FOREST, Va. --- The calendar may have flipped to a new month and the weather may be cooling a bit, but neither occurrence had any impact on ODAC student-athletes as their production levels stayed high through week five of the fall campaign. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, October 4, include (pictured from left): Grace Parker from Randolph-Macon volleyball, Alix Allen from Lynchburg women's soccer, Griffin Potter from Virginia Wesleyan men's soccer, and Kayla Brady from Lynchburg field hockey.

Below are entries for all four winners from today's multi-sport release. Most weeks this fall, the following schedule will be used for awards reporting:

• Sundays: football
• Mondays: field hockey, soccer, volleyball (basketball and swimming when they begin)
• Tuesdays: cross country (indoor track when it begins)
• Wednesdays: golf

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FIELD HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK Kayla Brady | Lynchburg | So. | Goalkeeper Brady, a sophomore from Millsboro, Del., was on-point with 11 saves in helping nationally 19th-ranked Lynchburg to a trio of wins last week. Brady helped shutdown three strong offensive beginning with a pair of saves in a 3-1 ODAC road win at Roanoke. She then made two more stops in a 3-0 shutout at Denison University in the first of two games in Ohio. The next day, Brady made seven saves as the Hornets pulled out a 2-1 overtime victory at Kenyon College. For the season, Brady owns a 1.48 goals-against average with a .780 save percentage in 527:36 of game time guarding Lynchburg's cage. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC FIELD HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK

MEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK Griffin Potter | Virginia Wesleyan | Sr. | Goalkeeper Potter, a senior from Manchester, Md., kept a clean sheet in two Marlins victories last week as he made 12 saves across the two contest. Potter made three saves during the midweek as Virginia Wesleyan earned a 2-0 result at Methodist University. Then in ODAC play, he kept a clean sheet for 110 minutes with nine saves in keeping previously unblemished Randolph College off the scoresheet for the first time this season in a 0-0 draw. It is the fourth time this season that Potter has registered nine or more saves in a game. He is currently second in the ODAC in both saves (61) and save percentage (.871). He owns a 0.95 goals-against average in 852:56 of game time between the posts. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC MEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK

WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK Alix Allen | Lynchburg | Sr. | Centerback/Holding Midfielder Allen, a senior from Virginia Beach, Va., contributed on both ends of the field in three Lynchburg wins that featured a pair of clean sheets. Allen got forward to score her first collegiate goal as part of a 9-0 ODAC win over Sweet Briar. She then anchored the center of the Hornets defensive unit on a second successive shutout in a 2-0 victory over the University of Mary Washington. Allen again found herself was strong defensively at Washington and Lee over the weekend, but this time she added the game-winning goal with her half-volley into the side netting off a feed from Amanda Wigboldy in the 96th minute clinching a 2-1 Hornets victory. Lynchburg currently stands atop the ODAC standings at 3-0-0 in league play and 8-1-0 overall. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK

VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Grace Parker | Randolph-Macon | Jr. | Outside Hitter Parker, a junior from Andover, N.J., registered two of her best matches of the season to help Randolph-Macon to a pair of five-set victories last week. Parker racked up 43 kills (4.30/set) at a .264 attack percentage with 22 digs (2.20/set) on the way to accounting for 47.5 points earned (4.8/set) in road wins at Bridgewater and Christopher Newport University. She posted a season-high 21 kills as the Yellow Jackets clawed back from two sets down at BC for a 3-2 win over the Eagles. She hit .278 for the match with nine digs, two aces, and block on the way to posting 23.5 points (4.7/set). Parker turned up the production in a 3-2 win over CNU the next day, resetting her career-high mark for kills with 22 winners at a .254 clip. She added 13 digs, an ace, and two blocks and was responsible for 24.0 points earned (4.8/set). For the season, Parker is sixth in the ODAC in kills per set (2.91) with 125 total kills. She averages 3.2 points per set, which is ninth in the conference. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK