ODAC Athletes of the Week | Field Hockey, Soccer, Swimming, Volleyball

ODAC Athletes of the Week | Field Hockey, Soccer, Swimming, Volleyball

FOREST, Va. --- The ODAC fall regular season is nearly complete with conference teams completing their eighth week of action. Tournament fields are taking shape and swimmers are starting to hit their strides as they move into the bulk of their schedules. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, October 25, include (pictured from left): Peyton Tysinger from Washington and Lee field hockey, Sydney Davis from Bridgewater women's soccer, Sydney Heifner from W&L volleyball, Todd Echols from W&L men's swimming, Caroline Baber from W&L women's swimming, and Michael Kutsanzira from W&L men's soccer.

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

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

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FIELD HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Peyton Tysinger | Washington and Lee | Jr. | Forward
Tysinger, a junior from Norfolk, Va., helped the nationally 12th-ranked Generals stay atop the ODAC standings with a pair of conference victories last week. In a 2-1 victory at Shenandoah -- which has received votes to the past two NFHCA coaches' polls -- Tysinger provided the assist on the game-winner scored by Maddy Duggleby in the 51st minute. Tysinger was then back on the scoresheet in a 7-2 triumph over Randolph-Macon. She scored twice with an unassisted effort in the 35th minute and then finished off a feed from Kailey Fitzgerald in the 46th minute. Tysinger, who put six shots on goal over the two games, has now racked up 14 points on six goals and two assists on the season. Washington and Lee has now won a program-best 13 straight games as it sits atop the ODAC standings at 6-0 in league play and 13-0 overall. The Generals have won 17 straight home games dating back to October 26, 2019.

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MEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Michael Kutsanzira | Washington and Lee | Jr. | Midfielder
Kutsanzira, a junior from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, picks up his second straight ODAC weekly award after leading nationally top-ranked Washington and Lee to a 1-0-1 week against league foes. Kutsanzira registered his ninth assist of the season on Adrian Zimmerman's game-tying tally in the 74th minute to rescue a point in a 1-1 come-from-behind draw with Roanoke. Kutsanzira then found the scoresheet twice in a 3-0 victory over Randolph-Macon on the weekend. Following a scoreless first half, he finished off a feed from Samuel Bass in the 50th minute for a 1-0 advantage. The duo again paired up in the 57th minute as Kutsanzira made it 2-0 Generals with his second two-goal game in three outings and third career multi-goal effort. Kutsanzira is currently leading the ODAC with nine assists, which is one off W&L's program record. He also scored six goals to give him 21 points on the season, fifth in the conference.

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MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Todd Echols | Washington and Lee | Jr.
Echols, a junior from Winston-Salem, N.C., helped Washington and Lee to a 176-74 victory over Randolph-Macon with a trio of event victories. Individually, Echols won the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:02.08. That sits in the top-five in the ODAC so far this season. He also won the 200-yard individual medley with an ODAC-best time of 2:02.73. Echols and teammates Matthew Fritz, Colin Whiting, and Devin Bateman won the 200-yard medley relay in 1:38.13, which is top-three in the ODAC.

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WOMEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Caroline Baber | Washington and Lee | Sr.
Baber, a senior from Richmond, Va., was a part of four winning swims as Washington and Lee posted a 156-100 victory over Randolph-Macon on Saturday. Baber won twice individually as she stopped the watches first in the 50-yard freestyle in 0:25.31 and the 100-yard butterfly in 0:59.76. Her 50-free time is fifth in the ODAC, while her 100-fly mark is #1 and the only time under one-minute in the league this season. Baber was a part of two winning relays. She and teammates Sara Gaston, Turner Bobbitt, and Claudia Barnett won the 200-yard medley relay in 1:50.94. Baber and Barnett were joined by Brynn Martinson and Sophia Rollo in winning the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:39.49. Both times are second only to previous W&L top times this season.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sydney Davis | Bridgewater | Sr. | Goalkeeper
Davis, a senior from Arlington, Va., helped Bridgewater maintain a pair of clean sheets in two ODAC victories to keep the defending champion Eagles within one point of the top the conference standings with two games left to play in the regular season. Davis combined for 13 saves as BC recorded their eighth and ninth shutouts of the season. She made three stops in a 1-0 triumph at Randolph-Macon. She more than tripled her output on the weekend as Bridgewater defeated 25th-ranked Lynchburg, 1-0, on the road. She notched a season-high 10 saves for the second time this season (Salisbury on 9/18), tying for the second-most of her career. The two-time All-ODAC shot-stopper saw 27 shots peppered at her net with all but two of her saves coming after the Eagles took a 1-0 lead in the sixth minute. Her effort also included a pair of full-stretch saves in the 87th minute to preserve the victory. For the season, Davis leads the ODAC with a .907 save percentage. She is second with a 0.41 goals against average and tied for third with 39 saves.

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VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sydney Heifner | Washington and Lee | So. | Outside Hitter
Heifner, a sophomore from Nashville, Tenn., picks up her third weekly award of the season after leading Washington and Lee to a 3-0 week that included a win over Randolph-Macon to take over sole possession of first place in the ODAC standings. Heifner collected 49 kills at 4.45 per set with 32 digs (2.91/set), seven blocks, four aces, and four assists over the three matches. She accounted for 56.5 points at 5.1 per set. Heifner led the Generals to a 3-2 win over Randolph-Macon during the midweek with a career-high 24 kills, the 10th-most in a single match in program history. She added 15 digs, two aces, and two blocks on the way to 27 total points at 5.4 per set. On the weekend, Heifner combined for 25 kills 29.5 points in 3-0 victories over Widener University and Cabrini University. She had 13 kills with 11 digs and three blocks against WU. She registered 12 kills with six digs, two blocks, and two aces against CU. The three wins improve to 21-5 overall and 10-0 in league play with one ODAC match remaining in the regular season. Heifner leads the ODAC in kills (323) and points earned (366.5). She is second in points per set (4.4) and is tied for second in kills per set (3.89). 

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