FOREST, Va. --- Week three started to see the first spatterings of conference play dot league schedules. Regardless of opponent, ODAC student-athletes continued to perform at a high level. Those earning weekly honors in field hockey, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball include (from left-right) Taylor Hayes from Shenandoah field hockey, Luke Mega from Lynchburg men's soccer, Casey Raggett from Ferrum women's soccer, and Rachel Gaston from Bridgewater women's volleyball.
Remaining awards this week will be announced on Tuesday (m/w cross country) and Wednesday (m/w golf).
Below are entries for all four winners from today's multi-sport release. Click on the associated links to see that sport's weekly honor roll.
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FIELD HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Taylor Hayes | Shenandoah | Sr. | Midfielder
Hayes, a senior from Fredericksburg, Va., helped Shenandoah stay on top of the field hockey standings with four goals in a pair of non-conference wins for the Hornets. Hayes began her week with a hat trick in a 7-0 victory at Hood College. It marked the first three-goal game of her career and the seventh multi-goal outing in three-plus seasons. Hayes then registered the game's lone goal in the second quarter against Stevenson University as he 27th-minute tally held up for a 1-0 Shenandoah triumph. Hayes currently leads the ODAC in goals scored (6) and is tied for first with teammate Kelsey Jones in points (13).
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MEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Luke Mega | Lynchburg | Fy. | Forward/Midfielder
Mega, a first-year from Glen Allen, Va., picked the perfect time for his first career multi-goal game as the Hornets posted a 1-1 record against a pair of ranked opponents last week. Following a 2-0 loss to nationally 20th-ranked Mary Washington during the midweek, Mega put Lynchburg on the right foot against third-ranked Oglethorpe with a 20th minute unassisted tally for a 1-0 lead. He then doubled the Hornets margin with a second tally, this time off a dish from Abibi Osman in the 81st minute. Oglethorpe got one back late-on, but Mega's two tallies left Lynchburg with a 2-1 triumph. Mega is currently tied for fifth in the ODAC with three goals scored.
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WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Casey Raggett | Ferrum | Jr. | Forward
Raggett, a junior from Graham, N.C., put together a three-goal week as the Panthers earned a pair of non-conference wins last week. Raggett is the first Ferrum women's soccer player to earn an ODAC weekly award. She started her week with a pair of goals in the 4-1 victory over Southern Virginia. Her goals came in the 13th and 64th minutes of the contest. Raggett's most important goal, however, came in the 103rd minute against Maryville (Tenn.) as he double-overtime tally secured a 1-0 victory for Ferrum over the Scots. For the season, Raggett is second in the ODAC in goals scored (6) and tied for second with Shenandoah's Maiya Pencile in points (12).
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VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Rachel Gaston | Bridgewater | Sr. | Outside Hitter
Gaston, a senior from Mechanicsville, Va., led Bridgewater to a 4-0 week that improved the Eagles' season record to 11-0 thru the first three weeks of the schedule. Gaston, the reigning ODAC Player of the Year, averaged 4.00 kills per set and hit .269 with 36 digs at a 3.60 per-set clip. She also accounted for 43.0 total points at 4.3 per set. Gaston opened with nine kills and nine digs in a 3-0 win at Shenandoah. After hammering out four kills wth two assists in a set of work towards a 3-0 win over Mary Baldwin, Gaston registered the first of her two double-doubles on the week with 15 kills, 15 digs, and two blocks in a 3-0 victory over Hollins. She hit .394 in that match. She capped her week with 12 kills at a .300 attack percentage to go with 12 digs in a 3-0 victory over Greensboro. For the season, Gaston is third in the ODAC in kills (126) and kills per set (4.06), second in points per set (4.5), and fourth in total points (141.0).
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