September 8, 2014

ODAC Players of the Week

Thru Week Prior to: September 8, 2014

FOOTBALL
Jordan Farmer, Guilford, Sr., Defensive Line
Farmer, a senior from Advance, N.C., helped the Quakers record the first shutout in the 18-game history of the Gate City Soup Bowl as Guilford defeated Greensboro College, 52-0. Farmer helped GC keep The Pride outside of the Quakers' red zone all night, recording seven total tackles with 2.5 tackles for a loss. Among those stops behind the line were 1.5 quarterback sacks, one of which resulted in a fumble that was returned 39 yards to setup a Quaker touchdown. Farmer forced a pair of fumbles on the day as Guilford pressured Greensboro into five miscues. In all, Guilford held Greensboro to just 277 yards of total offense, compared to 525 yards for the Quakers.

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FOOTBALL
Kevin Saxton, Emory & Henry, Fr., Quarterback
Saxton, a freshman from Monroe, N.C., burst on the scene to play in big part in Emory & Henry's 41-12 thumping of Ferrum on Saturday, marking the first win in the inaugural game of head coach Curt Newsome's tenure. Saxton, a transfer from Appalachian State University, went 17-for-28 for 329 yards and five touchdowns in his first collegiate action. The five touchdowns tie for the third-most in program history, joining the five throw by Kyle Boden in 2013. Saxton completed passes to eight different receivers, hooking up with them on six completions of 20 or more yards. It was the first time E&H had started a freshman quarterback since the 2008 season.

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FIELD HOCKEY
Maggie Waxter, Washington and Lee, So., Attack
Waxter, a sophomore from Baltimore, Md., helped the Generals to a 3-1 week by scoring one goal in each contest this week. She has also now scored in all five of W&L's games in 2014, with her five tallies tying for the most scored by a General in all of 2013. Waxter a goal each in wins over Transylvania (5-0) and Hendrix (3-1), followed by one more in a loss to Rhodes (2-1). Her final tally of the week proved to be the game-winner in a 4-2 triumph over Sewannee. All four Generals' wins came on the road.

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MEN'S SOCCER
C.J. Stevens, Randolph, Jr., Goalkeeper
Stevens, a junior from Mechanicsville, Va., helped the WildCats to a pair of wins at the Tiger/WildCat Classic, earning MVP honors in the process. Randolph's shot-stopper proved just that in a 1-0 win over Penn St.-Abington as he saved a penalty kick in the 80th minute to preserve the WildCats lead and eventual victory. He made two overall saves in that contest. Stevenson followed up that effort with six saves in a 5-0 victory over Marymount (Va.). Thru four games played, Stevens leads all ODAC keepers with a 0.26 goals-against-average and a .941 save percentage, having allowed only one goal this season.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER
Angela Bosco, Lynchburg, Sr., Forward
Bosco, a senior from Long Island, N.Y., put together a seven-point week as the Hornets moved to 4-0 with a pair of wins on the weekend. Bosco scored once against nationally fifth-ranked Johns Hopkins, but it proved a big one as she slotted home the game-winner in the second overtime period to give LC a 2-1 victory. She camed back with two goals and an assist in a 4-0 win over Franklin & Marshall College. The seven points mark Bosco's first of the season.

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VOLLEYBALL
Alex Kinzer, Washington and Lee, Jr., Setter
Kinzer, a junior from Greenville, S.C., kept the Generals' offense humming as Washington and Lee went 4-0 at the W&L Invitational. Kinzer earned MVP honors after dishing out 141 total assists, including a pair of matches in which she averaged more than 10 assists per set. She averaged 9.4 per set overall. Kinzer also racked up 10 aces and 27 digs while posting 10 total blocks. She picked her spots well in attack, registering 12 kills. In a 3-1 win over Maryville (Tenn.), she handed out 34 assists with four kills, two aces, eight digs and five blocks. Kinzer has handed out 946 assists so far this season, good for a 9.11 per set average.

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CROSS COUNTRY
Mac Strehler, Washington and Lee, So.
Strehler, a sophomore from Moseley, Va., paces the Generals to a second place team finish at the Sewanee Invitational. Strehler completed the eight-kilometer course in 26:28.12 to finish second among 69 runners. He was the top NCAA Division III finisher, proving 28-seconds faster than the next runner from the D-III ranks.

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CROSS COUNTRY
Alana Babington, Washington and Lee, So.
Babington, a sophomore from Mobile, Ala., helped Washington and Lee to a fourth place showing in the team standings at the Sewanee Invitational. Babington completed the six-kilometer course in a career-best time of 24:23.84, which ranked fourth overall out of 74 runners. She defeated her previous career-low time by nearly two-seconds, which she established in 2013 at the NCAA regional meet.

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