January 16, 2012

ODAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

THRU WEEK PRIOR TO: JANUARY 16, 2012

INDOOR TRACK
Zander Tallman, Washington and Lee, Sophomore
Tallman, sophomore from Grand Blanc, Mich., picks up his second ODAC weekly honor of the early indoor track season. Tallman put together a championship-caliber performance at the Marietta Open (Ohio) this past weekend as he won a pair of individual events and helped the Generals to a relay victory. Tallman won the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.78 seconds, and then followed that with a 50.05 showing to claim top prize in the 400-meter dash. That time currently ranks third in all of NCAA Division III. Tallman also ran a leg on the Generals' 4x400-meter relay team, which won the event in 3:30.86.

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INDOOR TRACK
Carmen Graves, Roanoke, Junior
Graves, a junior from Christiansburg, Va., put together a strong performance at the Marietta Open (Ohio) this past weekend as she won a pair of individual events. Graves out-paced the field by 3.86 seconds in the 500-meter dash to win the discipline in a time of 1:18.16. She also captured the long jump competition with a leap of 5.06 meters (16' 7.25").

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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Josh Pittman, Guilford, Junior, Guard
Pittman, a junior from Archdale, N.C., sparked the Quakers to a 2-0 ODAC week with solid long-range shooting and sound play as Guilford's lead guard. Pittman poured in a game-high 26 points and banged home seven three-pointers in a road win over Bridgewater. He shot 7-of-10 from three-point land and corralled five boards to go with two assists and a steal. On the weekend against Eastern Mennonite, Pittman scored 17 points and dished out a game-best six assists in the Quakers' 79-73 win in Greensboro. He canned two more three-pointers and made 7-of-8 foul shots. His efforts from the charity stripe helped seal the Quakers' victory as he made all four of his free throw attempts in the final minute of the contest.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Sarah Seipp, Virginia Wesleyan, Freshman, Guard
Seipp, a freshman from Gaithersburg, Md., has emerged at VWC's leading scorer as a rookie as she has scored in double figures in 12 games this season, including each of the last eight contests. This week, she helped Virginia Wesleyan to a 3-0 record in ODAC play, highlighted by a career-high 27 points on the road against ODAC preseason title favorite Randolph-Macon College. The 27-point outburst is four shy of tying VWC rookie record (J. Lowery, 1977). Seipp did tie a VWC rookie mark, however, as she hit 10-of-14 free throws to match the record for freebies made (K. Thierault, 1987). Seipp added seven rebounds against R-MC. She continued her week with 17 points and nine boards versus Hollins, and then dropped in 14 points to go with nine rebounds against Roanoke. In all three games, Seipp made a trio of three-points on the way to a 9-for-17 showing from beyond the arc. Seipp currently averages 13.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.

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SWIMMING
Jocelyn Cassada, Washington and Lee, Senior
Cassada, a senior from Charlotte, N.C., won a pair of individual events and helped the Generals to a relay victory in a conference dual meet against Bridgewater College. In helping W&L to a 148-101 win, Cassada finished first in the 50-yard freestyle (28.93) and the 200-yard backstroke. She also swam a leg of the winning 200-yard medley relay, helping the Generals to a 2:07.21 first place time.

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