FOREST, Va. --- Week 25 marks the final report of the season for basketball. But there is no shortage of action in the ODAC with the upcoming basketball and indoor track & field championships as well as more spring sports kicking off their campaigns. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, February 21, include (pictured from left and top): Sean Duffy from Hampden-Sydney men's lacrosse, Avery Smith from Randolph-Macon women's tennis, Canon Secord from Bridgewater men's tennis, Whitney Hopson from Roanoke women's basketball, Hanna Bishop from Washington and Lee women's lacrosse, Brett Tharp from BC baseball, Gracie Ellis from R-MC softball, Henry Delavergne from Shenandoah baseball, Rilee Baughan from R-MC softball, and Liam Ward from Guilford men's basketball.

Below are entries for each of the winners from today's release. As winter sports continue, spring sports will soon begin competition. Once those seasons begin, the following schedule will be used for awards reporting:

• Mondays: basketball, baseball, softball, m/w lacrosse, and m/w tennis
• Tuesdays: indoor track & field, outdoor track & field
• Wednesdays: m/w golf

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BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK Brett Tharp | Bridgewater | Sr. | Closer Tharp, a senior from Baker, W.Va., made five closing relief appearances in Bridgewater's first seven games of the season and recorded four saves over nine total innings to help the Eagles open the year at 5-2. Tharp gave up just two hits and did not allow a run while walking three and fanning eight over the five outings. Three of his saves covered multiple innings of work. He closed out both portions of a double-header as Bridgewater took 2-of-3 games from N.C. Wesleyan in their season-opening series. He worked the final inning in game two and walked one while fanning two for his first save. He picked up save #2 in the nightcap as he did not allow a baserunning while striking out three over 2.0 innings of work. Against DeSales, Tharp worked the final two innings for his third save of the week. He gave up a hit and walked two with a strikeout. The next day, he finished out both games of a sweep of Etown. He gave up a hit and struck out one in finalizing Bridgewater's 11-6 game one win, and then worked the final three innings without allowing a baserunner and striking out one in a 4-2 victory for his fourth save. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK

BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Henry Delavergne | Shenandoah | Gr. | Centerfielder Delavergne, a graduate student from Warrenton, Va., kicked off the 2022 season with a .529/.529/.706 slash line to lead Shenandoah to three wins in their first four games. Delavergne registered four multi-hit games in going 9-for-17 with four runs scored, three doubles, five RBI, and a pair of stolen bases. He also was perfect in centerfield -- six putouts and an assist in seven chances -- with several nice plays including a diving catch. In a sweep (8-5, 8-6) of Widener, Delavergne went 4-for7 with a double in each outing and two runs scored with three RBI. He also stole a base in game two. In a split (8-15, 7-6) with Misericordia, Delavergne collected three hits in game one including his third double in as many games. He drove in a pair of runs with two more hits in game two. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Liam Ward | Guilford | Sr. | Forward Ward, a senior from Malvern, Pa., earns his first weekly award of the season after helping Guilford clinch the second seed in the upcoming ODAC Tournament with a 1-1 showing against teams in the top of the league standings. Ward shot 54.5-percent (18-of-33) from the field while averaging 23.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. He opened with 27 points and seven boards in a 65-57 victory at Roanoke. He was 10-of-20 from the field including 2-of-4 from three-point range. He was also 5-of-6 from the line and collected two assists, two steals, and a blocked shot. Ward then poured in 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting in a 72-66 loss to nationally top-ranked and ODAC #1 seed Randolph-Macon. He canned one more three-pointer and canned both of his foul shots. He pulled down seven more rebounds and handed out a pair of assists. For the season, Ward is third in the ODAC in scoring (19.1) and total points scored (439). He is fourth in field goals made (172-of-358) and steals (47), and fifth in rebounding (7.7) and total rebounds (176). Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

MEN'S LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sean Duffy | Hampden-Sydney | Sr. | Midfielder Duffy, a senior from Ambler, Pa., helped Hampden-Sydney start off the 2022 season with a 19-11 victory over Southern Virginia University. He registered a career-high eight points powered by a personal-best seven goals along with an assist. Three of his goals and his assist came in the first quarter with the Tigers' building a 7-3 lead after the opening 15 minutes. Duffy, who scored one man-up goal, added a ground ball to his stat line. Ten of his 15 shots were on target (66.7%). Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC MEN'S LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

MEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Canon Secord | Bridgewater | Sr. | #1 Singles | #1 Doubles Secord, a senior from Harrisonburg, Va., helped Bridgewater open the spring season with a 9-0 victory at Ferrum. The two-time ODAC Player of the Year joined Matthew Leonard in posting an 8-1 win over Patrick Marsh and Jacob Glass at #1 doubles. Secord then topped Marsh, 6-0, 6-0, to grab a second point in top-flight singles play. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC MEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK Gracie Ellis | Randolph-Macon | Fr. | Pitcher Ellis, a freshman from New Kent, Va., was nearly perfect in her first collegiate appearance as she started the Yellow Jackets season-opener in a sweep of Mary Washington. Ellis worked all five frames of the shortened affair, earning an 8-0 victory over the Eagles. She allowed just two hits and did not walk a batter. She fanned 10 UMW batters. After allowing a single to the first batter she faced, she retired the next six hitters including four via strikeout. Ellis closed the game by setting down 10 consecutive batters. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK

SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Rilee Baughan | Randolph-Macon | Jr. | Pitcher/First Base Baughan, a junior from Warsaw, Va., got it done both at the dish and in the circle for the Yellow Jackets as Randolph-Macon opened the 2022 season with a sweep of Mary Washington. In an 8-0 win in game one, Baughan homered and drew a walk in R-MC's shortened shutout of the Eagles. She then earned a complete game victory in the circle in game two while also doing damage at the plate in Randolph-Macon's 6-2 victory. Baughan belted a two-run shot for the game's first runs in the top of the first inning. In the circle, she gave up two runs (one earned) on seven hits. She did not walk a batter and fanned five. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Whitney Hopson | Roanoke | Sr. | Point Guard Hopson, a senior from Mechanicsburg, Va., helped Roanoke close out the regular season with wins over a pair of top-five teams in the ODAC standings as the Maroons locked up the third seed in the upcoming conference tournament. Hopson shot 59.1-percent (13-of-22) from the field and canned all nine of her foul shots over the two games. She opened with a career-high matching 28 points in an 84-66 victory at Washington and Lee. She was 8-of-12 from the field including 3-of-4 from deep and 9-of-9 at the line. She added seven rebounds, five assists, and two steals to her output totals. Hopson then went for 10 points with six boards in a 66-63 come-from-behind win over Randolph. She was 5-of-10 from the field while dishing out four assists to go with a pair of steals. For the season, Hopson leads the ODAC in assists-to-turnover ratio (1.9) and is second in assists (127) and steals (59). She is averaging 6.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

WOMEN'S LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Hanna Bishop | Washington and Lee | So. | Attack Bishop, a sophomore from Bronxville, N.Y., helped the nationally fifth-ranked Generals start of the new season with a tight victory in a battle of national powers. The 2021 ODAC Rookie of the Year accounted for four points as Washington and Lee went on the road and posted a 10-9 victory over seventh-ranked Franklin & Marshall College. Bishop scored three times with one free-position goal. She also dished out an assist, collected a ground ball, and caused a pair of turnovers. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC WOMEN'S LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Avery Smith | Randolph-Macon | Sr. | #1 Singles | #1 Doubles Smith, a senior from Walpole, Mass., helped Randolph-Macon lift the lid on a the spring season with a pair of wins in the Yellow Jackets 6-3 team triumph over Meredith College. Smith paired with Grace Holderman to earn an 8-2 victory over Ellie Osborne and Aly Henneberry at #1 singles. Smith then earned a second point in top-flight singles play as she bested Henneberry, 6-4, 6-4, to complete R-MC's come-from-behind victory. Click to learn more about the past week in ODAC WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK