October 20, 2014

ODAC Players of the Week

Thru Week Prior to: October 20, 2014

FOOTBALL
John Carrick, Washington and Lee, So., Linebacker
Carrick, a sophomore from Charlotte, N.C., helped the Generals pick up their first win of the season in a 28-25 nail-biter against Randolph-Macon. Carrick finished with five tackles on the game, but his biggest plays came in fourth quarter when he intercepted a pair of Yellow Jacket pass attempts. His first take away came with less than eight minutes to play as he came down with the turnover at the R-MC 46-yard line and returned it to the 22-yard line. That setup a Generals touchdown to make the scored 28-17. After Randolph-Macon scored, converted a two-point conversion to pull within 28-25 and got the ball back, Carrick put an end to any comeback attempt by intercepting a pass a the W&L 15-yard line with seven-seconds to play. The interceptions were the first two for Carrick on the season. He leads the Generals with 40 total tackles.

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FOOTBALL
Holton Walker, Hampden-Sydney, Sr., Wide Receiver
Walker, a senior from Lynchburg, Va., put his name in the Hampden-Sydney and ODAC record books on Saturday as he helped the Tigers defeat previously undefeated Emory & Henry, 49-27. Walker caught 10 passes for 275 yards and three touchdowns, which each going for 30-yards or more. The 275 receiving yards broke his own single-game school-record of 268 yards set against Maryville (Tenn.) in the NCAA Division III playoffs last season. The performance is also the third-best in ODAC single-game history, eclipsing himself on that list as well. He caught scoring passes of 75, 30 and 43 yards, with his first touchdown coming on H-SC's second possession. Walker leads the ODAC with 843 receiving yards. He's second in receptions (41) and touchdowns (7).

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FIELD HOCKEY
Shannon Strosser, Bridgewater, So., Defender
Strosser, a sophomore from Dover, Del., helped the Eagles to a pair of ODAC wins last week, which put them into second position in the ODAC standings. Strosser had a hand in all three goals in BC's double-overtime victory at Shenandoah, which previously had not lost in conference play. Strosser scored the first goal of the game and then sent to game into overtime with her tally in the 62nd minute. She assisted Taylor Prillaman on the game-winner in the 92nd minute. Later in the week, Strosser assisted on the game's opening goal in a 3-0 home win over Virginia Wesleyan. This week's goals were the first of the season for Strosser. She now has four total assists.

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GOLF
Kyle Fuller, Randolph-Macon, Sr.
Fuller, a senior from Richmond, Va., helped the Yellow Jackets to a second place team finish out of 15 squads at the Ted Keller Memorial hosted by Randolph-Macon at the Hanover Country Club. Full tied for first overall with a two round total of 144 after rounds of one-over 71 and three-over 73. He and Brad Lankler from Franklin & Marshall College competed in a playoff to determine the individual medialist. Lankler separated himself on the third extra hole. Fuller is currently second in the ODAC with a 73.1 per round average over eight rounds competed.

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GOLF
Caroline Holloway, Washington and Lee, Fr.
Holloway, a freshman from Gainesville, Fla., helped lead W&L to a third-place showing out of 16 teams at the Golfweek Division III Fall Invitational at the Baytowne Golf Club in Sandestin, Fla. The event featured eight of the nation's top-18 teams, but Holloway helped set the tone from the start for the Generals, shooting an opening round 69 (-3) that led the tournament and is the lowest round in ODAC history. She shot an 84 the second day, but recovered to shoot a -2 70 in the final round to finish second overall with the two lowest rounds of the tournament. Holloway played seven rounds during the fall and averaged 77.7 strokes per round, second-best in the ODAC.

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MEN'S SOCCER
Troy Jurney, Randolph, So., Midfielder
Jurney, a sophomore from Camp Lejeune, N.C., put together an eight-point week as the WildCats went 1-1 in league play. He opened the week by contributing to all four goals in Randolph's 4-0 win over Randolph-Macon. He scored three times, notching only the third hat-trick in program history, and added an assist to to tie the WildCats' single-game record of seven points. Later in the week in a 2-1 loss at Virginia Wesleyan, Jurney assisted on Randolph's goal. For the season, Jurney has racked up 11 points on four goals and three assists.

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SWIMMING
John Womack, Washington and Lee, So.
Womack, a sophomore from Glendale, Ariz., helped the Generals to a dual meet win over Mary Washington last week. Womack finished first in a pair of individual events and helped his teammates to a victory in one relay. He won the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyles, posting times of 1:46.94 and 4:58.44, respectively. He also swam a leg of the 200-yard freestyle relay team that touched the wall first in a time of 1:27.12.

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SWIMMING
Elisabeth Holmes, Washington and Lee, So.
Holmes, a sophomore from Raleigh, N.C., wins her second straight weekly award after helping W&L to a dual meet win over Mary Washington and a victory at the ODAC Relays hosted by Washington and Lee. Holmes won three individual events against UMW, touching the wall first in the 200-yard (1:57.34), 500-yard (5:15.70) and 1000-yard (10:48.57) freestyle events. She also helped her teammates to wins in the 200-yard medley relay in 1:42.44, which set a new Cy Twombly Pool record. At the ODAC Relays, Holmes competed in four events, aiding to victories in the 8x25-yard freestyle (1:38.30), 500-yard freestyle (4:49.43), 200-yard medley (1:52.45), and 200-yard freestyle (1:41.31) relays.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER
Julia Baca, Bridgewater, Jr., Forward
Baca, a junior from Mount Airy, Md., helped the Eagles to a pair of big conference wins last week that catapulted BC into a tie for second place in the league standings. Baca scored the second goal in a 2-0 road win at Shenandoah University during the midweek. Over the weekend, she opened the Eagles' scorebook against Virginia Wesleyan with a strike from the top of the box in the ninth. BC added two more insurance goals in the second half on the way to a 3-0 triumph. Baca is third in the ODAC with 33 points and 15 goals scored.

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VOLLEYBALL
Jordan Templin, Randolph, Sr., Outside Hitter
Templin, a senior from Ferrum, Va., registered 6.5 kills per set in two ODAC wins last week, adding 52 kills to her league-leading totals. Templin opened her week with 23 kills, nine digs and a block in a 3-1 win over Guilford. The next day, she upped the ante with 29 winners, 13 digs, three blocks and two assists in a 3-1 victory over Emory & Henry She had just one error in the contest on the way to a .622 attack percentage. The 29 kills mark a new Randolph program record and are the second-most by an ODAC player this season. It also marks her fourth match of at least 20 kills this year, tied for tops in the conference. For the week, Templin was responsible for 56 points at a 7.0 per set clip, hitting .431 with 22 total digs. She currently leads the ODAC with 366 kills and is second at 3.94 kills per set.

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CROSS COUNTRY
Ryan Gehman, Eastern Mennonite, Sr.
Gehman, a senior from Millersville, Pa., helped EMU to an eighth place team showing at the Gettysburg Invitational by placing second overall in a field of 355 runners. He finished the eight-kilometer course with a time of 25:49.4, six seconds behind the winner from Lebanon Valley College.

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CROSS COUNTRY
Kat Lehman, Eastern Mennonite, Fr.
Lehman, a freshman from Dover, Ohio, helped the Royals to a seventh place team showing out of 35 squads at the Gettysburg Invitational. She finshed fifth overall and tops among NCAA Division III competitors, completing the six-kilometer course in 23:11.4. The top four places went to a trio from D-I Bucknell and one from D-II Alderson-Broaddus.

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