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

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

FOREST, Va. --- The final week of the ODAC regular season is upon us with field hockey, soccer, and volleyball completing action in week eight. Strong performances impacted standings greatly over the past seven days with brackets only a few days away from being revealed. Those earning weekly honors for Monday, October 24, include (pictured, from left and top): Samuel Bass and Lindsay White from Washington and Lee men's and women's soccer, Peyton Kirchner from Roanoke volleyball, Regan Leach and Ahmad Woodson from Lynchburg women's and men's swimming, and Kessa Romero from Lynchburg field hockey.

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

  • Sundays: football (thru 11/13/22)
  • Mondays: field hockey, soccer, swimming, volleyball, wrestling (when it begins)
  • Tuesdays: cross country
  • Wednesday: golf

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FIELD HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kessa Romero | Lynchburg | Sr. | Midfielder
Romero, a senior from Gloucester, Va., helped lead nationally 20th-ranked Lynchburg to a pair of victories last week including one ODAC win. Romero put together a seven point week starting with a goal in a 5-0 victory on the road at Virginia Wesleyan. She scored the game's second goal with 11 minutes gone off an assist from Emily Yanes. Romero then had a hand in all three goals of the Hornets second road win of the week, a 3-1 result at Mary Washington. She knotted the game 1-all 6:26 into the second half by depositing home a rebounded effort. She then assisted Marlou Wendriks on the go-ahead goal a little over two minutes. Romero sealed the victory 10:40 from time with a second unassisted effort. For the season, Romero has posted 16 points on five goals and an ODAC ninth-best six assists.

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MEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Samuel Bass | Washington and Lee | Sr. | Midfielder
Bass, a senior from Charlotte, N.C., collects his first ODAC weekly award of the season after leading the nationally 11th-ranked Generals to a pair of conference wins. Washington and Lee is now unbeaten in 15 straight matches (11-0-4), the second longest streak in program history. Bass factored in two important goals for W&L. He provided the assist on the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over Randolph during the midweek. Bass and Michael Kutsanzira worked a perfect quick restart on the first corner of the game with Bass setting up a long curling shot from his teammate in the eighth minute. Bass was on the scoresheet in the Generals second victory, a 3-1 result at Randolph-Macon. Matteo Adler ran on to a through-ball on the left side of the R-MC box. He passed across the six-yard box to an oncoming Bass, who one-timed the feed into the back of the net in the 22nd minute for the game's first goal. For the season, Bass is third in the ODAC in assists (5), eighth in points (15), and ninth in goals scored (5). He now ranks third in W&L history with 21 career assists, one shy of matching second place.

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MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Ahmad Woodson | Lynchburg | Fy.
Woodson, a first-year from Palmyra, Va., won a pair of individual events in Lynchburg's 175-87 dual meet loss at Mary Washington. Woodson set a Hornets dual meet record in the 1,000-yard freestyle with the second fastest time in program history at 10:20.60. Thanks ranks third in the ODAC and 54th in Division III this year. Woodson also won the 500-yard freestyle in 5:00.89, the fourth-best time in the conference and 78th in the country.

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WOMEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Regan Leach | Lynchburg | Fy.
Leach, a first-year from Mount Pleasant, S.C., registered two times inside the ODAC's posted top-five including an event victory in Lynchburg's 185-77 dual meet loss at Mary Washington. Leach won the 100-yard freestyle in 56.26 seconds, which ranks sixth in the conference. She was even better in the 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard butterfly. She finished second in the 200-IM at 2:14.52, setting a Lynchburg dual meet record in addition to ranking #1 in the ODAC and 39th in Division III. Leach's time of 1:01.16 in the 100-fly stopped the watches third. It is the second fastest in the conference and ranks 71st in the country. Leach also anchored the second place 400-yard relay team in 3:48.75.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Lindsay White | Washington and Lee | Sr. | Forward
White, a senior from Greensville, S.C., was on the mark twice as she helped Washington and Lee to a pair of ODAC to remain alone at the top of the conference standings. White provided the game-winning goal in the 87th minute in a 2-1 triumph over Bridgewater in a clash of top-of-the-table league squads. She collected a deflect pass from Emma Mansfield about 10 yards out to the right of the six-yard box and fired a shot into the far corner for the deciding score. White then opened the Generals account in a 4-0 victory at Averett on the weekend. She found the net off a corner kick scenario in the fifth minute for a 1-0 advantage. For the season, White has registered 17 points powered by seven goals scored, both ranking seventh in the conference. She has also dished out three assists.

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VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Peyton Kirchner | Roanoke | So. | Middle Blocker
Kirchner, a sophomore from Williamsport, Md., was active both offensively and defensively from the middle of the front row in helping Roanoke to a 3-1 week. Kirchner registered three straight matches of 12 kills with attack percentages of at least .357 in all outings. She collected 43 total kills (3.31/set) at a .447 clip with 14 blocks, 12 digs, and 10 aces towards 61.0 total points (4.7/set) earned. Kirchner opened with 12 kills on a .417 attack percentage in a 3-0 loss at Salem College. She added an assist to her line in that match. She had 12 kills on 22 swings towards a .409 hitting clip in a 3-0 victory at Hollins. She added four aces, three digs, and one block to her effort. Kirchner registered 20.0 points in a 3-1 victory at Goucher. That included 12 kills on just 16 swings at a .625 attack pct. She produced eight blocks and seven digs to go with three aces. She again had three service winners in a 3-0 victory over Rutgers-Camden. She hammered seven kills at a .357 attack percentage with five more blocks, a pair of digs, and an assist. For the season, Kirchner leads the ODAC in hitting percentage (.343) and is third in assisted blocks (55), points (330.5), and points per set (3.8). Her 3.01 kills per set and 259 total winners rank seventh and eighth in the conference, respectively. She is fifth in total blocks (63), eighth in blocks per set (0.73), and ninth in aces (36).

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