ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming

ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming

FOREST, Va. --- Week 10 features the first report for men's and women's basketball this season with games starting last week, joining men's and women's swimming in regular action. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, November 8, include (pictured from left): Logan Deal from Roanoke men's swimming, Brii Redfearn from Eastern Mennonite women's basketball, Lily Mullens from RC women's swimming, and Miles Mallory from Randolph-Macon men's basketball.

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

  • Sundays: football (thru 11/14/21)
  • Mondays: basketball, swimming
  • Tuesdays: indoor track & field (once the season begins)

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MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Miles Mallory | Randolph-Macon | Jr. | Forward
Mallory, a junior from Beltsville, Md., was named the MVP of the MMI Tip-Off Tournament hosted by Hood University as he helped the nationally top-ranked Yellow Jackets open the 2021-22 season with a pair of victories. Mallory started the year with 21 points on 9-of-16 shooting from the field to go with nine rebounds in a 70-61 win over Carnegie Mellon University. He also registered four steals and a blocked shot. Mallory pulled down another nine boards to go with 16 points in an 84-63 triumph over the host Blazers. He was 8-of-11 from the field and chipped in two blocked shots and an assist.

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MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Logan Deal | Roanoke | Fy.
Deal, a first-year from Mechanicsville, Va., competed in four events as he helped Roanoke to first place amongst six teams at the Guilford College Invitational. Deal finished second in in both the 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard IM with ODAC season-best times. His mark of 0:57.39 in the 100-breaststroke ranks 25th in NCAA Division III. His time of 1:57.56 in the 200-IM is 70th in the country. Deal also helped Roanoke win the 200-yard freestyle and 200-yard medley relays. He and Erik Kratzer, Richie Evans, and Xavier Williams posted a time of 1:26.05 in the 200-free, which tops the ODAC charts and ranks 21st nationally. Deal joined Kratzer, Ben Tate, and Williams in winning the 200-medley in 1:34.06. That also tops the conference table and slots 16th in Division III.

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WOMEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Lily Mullens | Roanoke | Fy.
Mullens, a first-year from North Canton, Ohio, competed in four events at the Guilford College Invitational, helping Roanoke finish second amongst eight teams in the standings. Mullens won the 100-yard backstroke 0:59.18, marking the only time below one-minute in the ODAC this season. That time is currently ranked 35th in NCAA Division III. She added a third place showing in the 50-yard freestyle in 0:24.94. Mullens competed on a pair of relay teams, both of which finished second. She and Hannah Zhang, Hannah Petty, and Elizabeth Roberts posted a time of 1:39.53 in the 200-yard freestyle relay, which ranks second in the ODAC. Mullens then joined Lore Gibson, Roberts, and Zhang in posting a time of 1:52.44 in the 200-yard medley relay, which slots third in the conference.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brii Redfearn | Eastern Mennonite | Fy. | Guard
Redfearn, a first-year from Fairfax, Va., had a strong to her collegiate career as she helped Eastern Mennonite open the season with a 76-44 victory at Apprentice School. Redfearn posted a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds that included five boards via the offensive glass. She was 7-of-16 from the field and canned 5-of-6 from the foul line. Redfearn handed out three assists and also made a difference defensively with five steals and a blocked shot.

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