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

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

FOREST, Va. --- Week nine marks the final report for field hockey, men's and women's soccer, and volleyball with ODAC tournaments in those sports either underway or beginning this week. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, November 1, include (pictured from left): Grace Hayes from Bridgewater volleyball, Luke Mega from Lynchburg men's soccer, Adrianna Gunther from Virginia Wesleyan women's soccer, Devin Bateman from Washington and Lee men's swimming, Emilee Wooten from Roanoke field hockey, and Brynn Martinson from W&L women's swimming.

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 (returns in the spring)

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FIELD HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Emilee Wooten | Roanoke | Sr. | Forward
Wooten, a senior from Gaithersburg, Md., added five more goals to her season total including arguably the most important for Roanoke of the season as the Maroons won a pair of ODAC games to lock up the fourth seed and an all important quarterfinal hosting opportunity in the upcoming ODAC Tournament. Wooten opened her week with four goals in an 8-0 win at Ferrum. That set up the season finale at Randolph-Macon in which the Maroons all-time points and goals scored leader tallied the lone goal of the game for a 1-0 Roanoke win. Wooten intercepted a restart and finished off a give-and-go with Lindsey Keyes in the 16th minute. That win secured the fourth seed for the Maroons as R-MC will make the return trip to Salem as the fifth seed in the ODAC quarterfinals. For the season, Wooten is second in the ODAC in goals (21) and third in points (46). She has scored at least one goal in 13-of-17 games played.

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MEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Luke Mega | Lynchburg | Jr. | Forward
Mega, a junior from Glen Allen, Va., put together an eight-point week to close the regular season and begin the ODAC Tournament. In the regular season finale, Mega put one in the upper corner from the top the penalty box in the 11th minute for the first goal in a 6-1 victory over Bridgewater. That win locked up the second seed in the ODAC Tournament. In Lynchburg's quarterfinal tilt against seventh-seeded Shenandoah, Mega registered the seventh multi-goal game of his career with his first collegiate hat trick to lead Lynchburg to a 4-0 victory. His goals came in the 19th, 65th, and 68th minutes as he tallied the first, third, and fourth goals for Lynchburg. For the season, Mega is fourth in the ODAC with 25 points 11 goals (3rd) and three assists. He has scored at least one goal in seven of his past 10 games played.

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MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Devin Bateman | Washington and Lee | Fy.
Bateman, a first-year from Fredericksburg, Va., won a team-high three individual events in the Generals 162-90 dual meet victory over Lynchburg over the weekend. Bateman posted a winning time in the 100-yard butterfly of 0:52.98, which is second in the ODAC this season only to his own previous best time (0:52.73). He also won the 50-yard freestyle in 0:21.90 and the 100-yard freestyle in 0:48.54. Both of those times rank third in the conference.

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WOMEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Brynn Martinson | Washington and Lee | So.
Martinson, a sophomore from Charlotte, N.C., helped Washington and Lee secure a 153-103 dual meet victory over Lynchburg with a trio of individual event victories and one relay win. Martinson set new ODAC season-best times in the 50-yard, 100-yard, and 200-yard freestyles. Her 50-free time of 0:24.20 ranks 12th in Division III, while her mark of 0:53.16 in the 100-free is the 14th fastest time in the country. Her time of 1:57.47 in the 200-free sits 33rd. Martinson and teammates Caroline Baber, Claudia Barnett, and Sophia Rollo won the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:38.93. That time is tops in the ODAC and seventh nationally.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Adrianna Gunther | Virginia Wesleyan | So. | Midfielder
Gunther, a sophomore from Rosedale, Md., had three of the most important points of the season when Virginia Wesleyan needed them most to secure the top seed in the upcoming ODAC Tournament. Gunther supplied the game-winning assist in a 3-2 double-overtime ODAC win over Randolph-Macon. She found Breacain McClenahan in the 101st minute. Gunther then picked the perfect time to score her first goal of the season in a 1-1 draw through 110 minutes at Bridgewater. She found the ball in a mass of players off a set piece and deposited it past the Eagles keeper in the 78th minute to knot the game. The result gave the Marlins the point they needed to lock up the #1 seed in the ODAC postseason.

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VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Grace Hayes | Bridgewater | Jr. | Setter
Hayes, a junior from Boone, N.C., was a strong engine for Bridgewater's offense in a pair of victories last week a key ODAC triumph with in the regular season finale. Hayes dished out 79 assists at 9.88 per set and chipped in 22 assists (2.75/set) with five kills, two aces, and two blocks. She registered 41 assists with 12 digs, three kills and an ace in a 3-2 non-conference win over Mary Washington. That victory marked the first win for BC over UMW since the 2013 campaign. Hayes then handed out 38 assists at 12.67 per set and helped Bridgewater's offense to a .333 team attack percentage in a crucial 3-0 victory at Eastern Mennonite. She added 10 digs, two kills, two blocks, and an ace as the Eagles secured the fourth seed and an important hosting opportunity in the quarterfinals of the upcoming ODAC Tournament. For the season, Hayes is third in the ODAC in assists (779) and fourth in assists per set (8.95).

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