October 21, 2013

ODAC Players of the Week

Thru Week Prior to: October 21, 2013

FOOTBALL
Anthony Albanese, Catholic, Sr., Defensive End
Albanese, a senior from Long Valley, N.J., led a dominating defensive effort by Catholic as the Cardinals forced two turnovers and held Shenandoah to just 199 yards of total offense, including 90 yards thru the air, in a 37-7 road win. Albanese led the Cardinals with 11 total tackles including five solo stops. He was in the Hornets' backfield for much of the afternoon, racking up 3.5 tackles for a loss that cost SU 15 yards of offense. Included in that total was a quarterback sack to end the first half of play. He had two other stops of no gain, bringing his totals to six defensive plays where SU either lost or did not gain any yards. Albanese is currently #1 in the ODAC with seven sacks, which have cost opposing offenses a league-high 57 yards of offense. His 26 solo tackles are fifth in the league, while his 42 total stops rank 10th.

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FOOTBALL
Will McGhee, Randolph-Macon, Sr., Running Back
McGhee, a senior from Fishersville, Va., picks up his second weekly award as he accounted for all four Randolph-Macon touchdowns in the Yellow Jackets' 27-21 triumph over Washington and Lee. McGhee ran for 189 yards on 31 carries, good enough for a 6.1 yard-per-carry average. He opened the game's scoring on R-MC's first drive with a 40-yard scamper. He made it 14-0 Jackets late in the second frame with a 16-yard burst. His third score was a 6-yard effort midway thru the third quarter for a 21-7 R-MC advantage. After W&L posted two touchdowns to knot the game at 21-all, McGhee capped an 11-play 66-yard drive with a 3-yard TD run with 3:26 to play to provide Randolph-Macon its winning margin. He accounted for 44 of the 66 yards on that drive. McGhee leads the ODAC with 1,006 rushing yards, needing just six games to become the first ODAC back to crack 1,000 yards this season.

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FIELD HOCKEY
Abby Bunting, Lynchburg, Fr., Attack
Bunting, a freshman from Pocomoke City, Md., helped the Hornets to a trio of wins over the past week, including ODAC victories over Sweet Briar and Virginia Wesleyan. Bunting, who notched four goals on the week, opened with one goal in a 7-1 triumph at home against the Vixens. She followed that with the second and third goals in a 4-2 non-conference win over Centre College. She capped her week with a tally in a 7-1 win at home against the Marlins. Bunting has notched 11 points on the season with five goals and one assist.

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GOLF
Tanner Gross, Guilford, Fr.
Gross, a freshman from Archdale, N.C., picks up his second weekly award after leading Guilford to a fourth place team finish at the Golfweek Fall Invitational in Sandestin, Fla. Gross posted Guilford's low score of the tournament, which boasted eight of the top 20-teams in the country competing on the par 71, 6,505-yard layout at Raven Golf Club. Gross finished in a tie for eighth with a 2-over par 215 (70-75-70). He posted 1-under rounds of 70 on the first and last days, leading the Quakers to a 871 team score in the 18-squad event. Gross is currently second in the ODAC with a 72.6 per round stroke average.

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GOLF
Olivia Bowling, Randolph-Macon, So.
Bowling, a sophomore from Charlotte Hall, Md., earned medalist honors at the Bridgewater Invitational last week. She posted an 11-over par total of 155 with rounds of 81 and 74 at Lakeview Golf Course in Harrisonburg. Her total tied with Elizabeth Cheng from Hollins for the top spot, but Bowling was award first place on tiebreakers. Her efforts helped lead Randolph-Macon to the team title with a score of 695. Bowling currently leads the ODAC with a 77.8 per round stroke average.

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MEN'S SOCCER
Josh Kemp, Virginia Wesleyan, So., Midfielder
Kemp, a sophomore from Frisco, Texas, picks up his second weekly award of the season after helping Virginia Wesleyan to a pair of ODAC wins over Lynchburg (1-0) and Roanoke (2-1). Kemp notched both goals in the rematch of last year's ODAC title game at Roanoke. He opened the scoring in the 18th minute with a rifle shot from 20-yards that went in off the underside of the crossbar. He notched his second tally with 47 seconds remaining in the second overtime period and his near post run met a cross by Isaac Arrington to secure the double-overtime win. Kemp has 15 points on six goals and three assists this season.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER
Tricia Jessee, Washington and Lee, Fr., Forward
Jessee, a freshman from Roanoke, Va., helped the Generals to a pair of ODAC wins over Guilford (5-0) and Sweet Briar (10-0), helped W&L remain unbeaten at 9-0 in ODAC play. She scored twice at Guilford and followed that with her first career hat-trick in the win at Sweet Briar. Jessee has 15 points on seven goals and an assist this season.

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SWIMMING
Emily Rollo, Washington and Lee, Fr.
Rollo, a freshman from Haddonfield, N.J., posted two individual victories in the Generals dual match against Mary Washington and then aided in three first place and two second place relays at the ODAC Relays on Saturday. Against Mary Washington, Rollo placed first in the 100-yard and 200-yard backstrokes, touching the wall in 1:02.78 and 2:14.38, respectively. She also placed second in the 200-yard IM (2:16.99) and was a member of the 200-yard medley relay that placed fourth (1:55.82). At the ODAC Relays, she swam the last leg of the 150-yard backstroke relay that finished first (1:24.92) and was the third leg in the 100-yard dolphin kick relay that touched the wall first and was the only squad under one minute (56.18). Rollo led off the 300-yard IM relay that clocked in first in a time of 3:10.40. She was also a member of the 400-yard free relay (3:42.81) and the 150-yard butterfly relay(1:22.31) teams that captured second place.

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VOLLEYBALL
Megann Grimes, Bridgewater, Jr., Middle Hitter
Grimes, a junior from Midland, Va., picks up her second weekly award after helping lead Bridgewate to a 3-0 week, including a pair of ODAC wins over Shenandoah (3-0) and Washington and Lee (3-0). Grimes hit .643 on the week with 28 kills against just one error to go with 11 blocks and five digs from her middle position. She notched 12 kills and six blocks against Shenandoah, and then followed that with 11 winners and five blocks against the Generals. Grimes currently leads the ODAC in blocks solos (27) and total blocks (97), is second in attack percentage (.305) and third in total kills (271).

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CROSS COUNTRY
Andris Goncarovs, Guilford, Sr.
Goncarovs, a senior from Ithaca, N.Y., was the first NCAA Division III finisher and placed 23rd overall of 229 runners from all levels of competition at the Blue Ridge Open. He posted an eight-kilometer time of 25:19.51, marking the fastest 8K time of the season in the ODAC. It ranks as the third-fastest time in school history. His efforts helped GC to a fifth place of nine squads in the team standings.

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CROSS COUNTRY
Kaylee Kubisiak, Bridgewater, So.
Kubisiak, a sophomore from Abbottstown, Pa., placed 44th out of 509 competitors at the UW-Oshkosh Brooks Invitational at the Lake Breeze Golf Course in Wisconsin. Her six-kilometer time of 22:49.15 is the second fastest in the ODAC this season. The event featured several of the top NCAA Division III programs in the country, including three in the top-10 of the USTFCCCA's national poll. Kubisiak's efforts helped BC to a 16th place showing in the team standings (456 pts.).

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