FOREST, Va. --- Basketball joins swimming as the sports in regular competition now the ODAC fall tournaments are complete. Those earning weekly honors in men's and women's basketball and men's and women's swimming include (headshots; from top and left-right) Tim Fisher from Virginia Wesleyan men's basketball, Megan Horn from Washington and Lee women's basketball, and Alyssa Reed and Parker Hayungs from Lynchburg swimming.
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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MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tim Fisher | Virginia Wesleyan | Jr. | Forward
Fisher, a junior from Richmond, Va., got his season started off on the right foot as he helped the Marlins rip off a 109-61 victory over Pfeiffer in the 2019-20 schedule opener. Fisher registered his 13th career double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds to go with two assists and two blocked shots. He was 7-of-12 from the field, which included hitting his lone three-point attempt, and added a 5-for-5 showing from the stripe. Three of his rebounds came via the offensive glass.
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MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Parker Hayungs | Lynchburg | Fy.
Hayungs, a first-year from Fredericksburg, Va., put together a strong day in leading Lynchburg to a first place finish at the Lynchburg Invitational. The Hornets competed against Hampden-Sydney, Virginia Wesleyan, and Southern Virginia. Hayungs won a trio of individual events and helped the Hornets claim a relay title. He won the 100-yard and 200-yard freestyle events in 0:50.84 and 1:49.16. He added a triumph in the 200-yard butterfly in 2:03.03 and swam a 0:50.76 split on the anchor leg of the winning 400-yard freestyle, which stopped the watches at 3:25.01. All four results are season-highs for Lynchburg. The relay time is slotted fourth in the league. His 200-free time is fifth in the ODAC, while his 100-free mark stands 13th. His 200-fly time is just off his previous season-best mark (2:01.96), which is sixth in the conference.
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WOMEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Alyssa Reed | Lynchburg | Gr.
Reed, a grad student from Forest, Va., picks up her second weekly award of the season after winning three individual events and helping Lynchburg to a relay victory in the Hornets triumph at the Lynchburg Invitational. Lynchburd defeated Sweet Briar, Virginia Wesleyan, and Southern Virginia. Reed won the 50-yard freestyle in 0:25.11, the 100-yard butterfly in 0:59.15, and the 200-yard individual medley in 2:19.52. Her 50-free and 200-IM times are ranked fourth in the ODAC, while her 200-fly time is sixth in the league. Reed also swam the backstroke leg (1:00.80) of the 400-yard medley relay team, which won in 4:14.59.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Megan Horn | Washington and Lee | So. | Guard
Horn, a sophomore from Basking Ridge, N.J., etched her name in the Washington and Lee record books in the Generals 76-62 triumph at Pfeiffer. Horn registered the first triple-double in W&L women's basketball history with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. The 10 assists along with three blocked shots mark new career-highs. She also came away with three steals. Horn buried a trio of three-pointers among her eight made field goals.
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