ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming

ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming

FOREST, Va. --- The regular season for swimming is all but concluded with the championship just two weeks away. While the ODAC swimmers start their tapers, the league's basketball teams are gearing up for their stretch run as teams vie for seeding for the conference tournament at the end of February. Those earning weekly awards in basketball and swimming include (headshots, left-to-right, top-to-bottom): Erin Hughes and William Brueggeman from Washington and Lee basketball, Kevin Bennett from Lynchburg men's swimming, and Olivia Anson from Emory & Henry women's 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
William Brueggeman | Washington and Lee | Jr. | Guard
Brueggeman, a junior from Houston, Texas, put together a pair of strong outings to help Washington and Lee run its winning streak to four straight games and move into a tie for fourth in the ODAC table. In the Generals 70-64 victory over Roanoke, Brueggeman tied a school record with seven-made three-pointers on the way to 28 points. He was 8-of-17 overall from the field including 7-of-13 from deep and canned 5-of-6 shots from the line. He added six rebounds and an assist to his line. At Lynchburg over the weekend, Brueggeman hit two more three points as part of a 6-for-12 shooting day to help W&L to an 84-80 triumph. He finished with 18 points and has added a 4-of-4 showing from the stripe and chipped in four rebounds. For the season, Brueggeman leads the ODAC in points scored (331) and scoring (18.4). He is second in three-pointers made (51-of-134), third in field goals made (108-of-238) and free throws made (64-of-79), and fourth in free throw shooting (81.0%) and defensive rebounds (115). He has scored 20 or more points in 10-of-18 games played.

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MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Kevin Bennett | Lynchburg | Fy.
Bennett, a first-year from Fredericksburg, Va., picks up his second weekly award of the season as he helped Lynchburg close its inaugural regular season with a tri-meet victory over Ferrum and Southern Virginia. Bennett set new program records in the 1,000-yard freestyle and as a member of the winning 400-yard freestyle relay. He crossed the line in 10:54.04 in the 1000-free, a mark which sits 12th in the ODAC. He also won the 100-yard backstroke in 0:56.96 and placed second in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:05.34. Bennett's split of 0:52.17 helped the Hornets to a time of 3:23.07 in the 400-free relay, which sits fourth in the conference.

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WOMEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Olivia Anson | Emory & Henry | Sr.
Anson, a senior from Apex, N.C., closes out her final regular season in Emory with her first ODAC weekly award of the season after helping the Wasps to a 124-51 victory over Sweet Briar. Anson posted a pair of ODAC top-20 times in winning two individual events and also aid her teammates in a relay victory. She won the 200-meter individual medley by 25-seconds in 2:38.00. That time converts to 2:22.34 for ODAC rankings purposes and would sit 18th on the league chart. She also claimed the 100-meter butterfly event by more than 10-seconds in 1:09.50, which converts to 1:02.61 and ranks 17th in the conference. Anson and her teammates won the 400-meter freestyle relay in 4:42.37 (conversion unavailable).

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Erin Hughes | Washington and Lee | Jr. | Guard
Hughes, a junior from Raleigh, N.C., shot 70.0-percent from the field over two Washington and Lee victories to help the Generals extend their winning streak to seven straight games. That ties a school-record for longest winning streak in program history. Hughes opened with 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field in an 89-78 victory over Roanoke. She added eight rebounds, three assists, and a steal to her line. Hughes then posted a person season-best 24 points in just 22 minutes of action in an 80-61 win at Eastern Mennonite. She was 9-of-11 from the field and 6-of-7 form the foul line. She chipped in nine rebounds, including six via the offensive glass, and added two assists and two steals. For the season, Hughes is averaging 12.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. She is fifth in the ODAC in steals (35), seventh in free throws made (60-of-78), and ninth in free throw shooting (76.9%).

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