BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kyle Bradley, Lynchburg College
Bradley, a sophomore from Brookneal, Va., hit .619
last week to lead the Hornets to a 4-2 showing with all four
victories coming in conference play. Lynchburg's second
baseman scored at least one run in each of the team's six games,
crossing the dish eight total times. He hit safely in
13-of-21 at bats, driving in a pair of runs and stealing a base in
the effort. He also walked twice to post a .680 on-base
percentage.
BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Larry Greene, Hampden-Sydney College
Greene, a senior from Alexandria, Va., picks up his
second ODAC weekly honor after tossing a complete game to win the
first of two games against Emory & Henry over the
weekend. In seven innings of work, he gave up one run on six
hits while fanning seven and walking a pair. On the season,
Greene is 3-1 against ODAC foes.
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| Ricky Read, Bridgewater | Read batted .466 with a pair of doubles, two homers and five RBI... he also tossed seven innings in a victory over EMU, striking out eight Royals. |
| Brandon Zollman, Eastern Mennonite | Went 11-for-20 with a double, two triples and a pair of RBI to go with three steals... also threw a pair of scoreless innings of relief. |
| Byron Myers, Guilford | Myers went 5-for-8 in two Quaker wins with three doubles and eight RBI, four in each game. |
| Paul Keenan, Guilford | Scattered 11 hits over eight innings, surrendering only two earned runs while fanning 11 in a victory over Southern Virginia. |
| Josh Michael, Hampden-Sydney | Went 7-for-11 with five runs scored, five driven in and two stolen basses in a 3-1 week for the Tigers. |
| D.W. Moore, Lynchburg | Went 1-0 in two starts last week, throwing nine innings to defeat RMC... he scattered 10 hits while giving up only two runs and striking out two against the Jackets. |
| Alan Moore, Roanoke | Batted .385 in four games last week, driving in five runs and scoring twice himself... three hits and four RBI came in a road win at Guilford |
| Jonathan Wills, Roanoke | Pitched a seven inning complete game, allowing one unearned run to give the Maroons their first ever win over Virginia Wesleyan. |
| David Miller, Washington & Lee | Went 3-for-5 with a 3-run homer in W&L's only game last week against Southern Virginia. |
| Jeff Pharis, Washington & Lee | Tossed three innings against Southern Virginia, giving up two runs on two hits in relief. |
MEN'S LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Zach Thomas, Roanoke College
Thomas, a junior from Bel Air, Md., had six goals and
three assists as the maroons went 2-0 last week. He had four
goals and two helpers in the team's home win over #14
Hampden-Sydney. He also had six groundballs in that
victory. In the team's win over Widener University, Thomas
had two goals and an assist for three points and also picked up
four groundballs.
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| Dan Simpson, Guilford | Won 23-of-41 face-offs in two ODAC matches, winning 14-of-24 in a loss to Lynchburg and 9-of-17 against VWC. |
| Thomas Jennings, Hampden-Sydney | Scored seven times and assisted on another in a 1-1 week for the Tigers. |
| Drew Smythers, Virginia Wesleyan | Helped VWC to a 2-0 week by winning 19-of-36 face-offs, giving him 126 for the season, a new VWC record... he has 312 for his career, only the second Marlin to do so in the program history (356 by Bryan Smith, 1995-98). |
| Chris Lalli, Washington & Lee | Made 21 saves while allowing only four shots past him between the pipes in an 8-4 win over VMI. |
WOMEN'S LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brooks Laufman, Roanoke College
Laufman, a freshman from Annapolis, Md., led all
Roanoke goal scorers with six tallies in the team's two ODAC
victories last week. She scored twice in the team's win at
Lynchburg and then notched four more goals in a road win at
Guilford. She also chipped in three groundballs and a draw
control.
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| Sarah Wade, Bridgewater | Scored once in a win at Hollins and then notched two more with two assists at RMC. |
| Mary Hutchins, Guilford | Scored four times and assisted on seven other goals in a 1-2 week for the Quakers... had four assists with a goal at Hollins, chipped in another tally in a loss to Roanoke, and then scored twice and helped on three others in a loss to Mary Washington. |
| Kathryn Ollice, Lynchburg | Scored seven goals in a 1-1 week for the Hornets including five tallies in a 18-9 win over SBC. |
| Lizzy Spero, Randolph-Macon | Scored six goals on 10 total shots in a 13-9 win over Bridgewater. |
| Julie Sellers, Sweet Briar | Scored four goals in a two-game week for the Vixens, all four coming against Lynchburg |
| Avery Lovejoy, Washington & Lee | Had four goals in a 19-1 win over Sweet Briar. |
SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jennifer Hall, Bridgewater College
Hall, a junior from Lynchburg, Va., hit for a .461
average on the week as the Eagles went 3-1 with all action in ODAC
play. Hall was 1-for-3 with a 3-run homer in a 6-0 win over
Emory & Henry. In the second game against E&H, she
was 0-2 but walked three times and scored a run. In a loss to
Lynchburg, Hall was 2-4 with two homers, three runs scored and two
RBI. In the second contest against the nationally-ranked
Hornets, Hall was 3-for-4 with two runs scored, four RBI and
another homer to lead the Eagles to a 12-2 win. On the week,
she hit four round-trippers and had nine RBI with eight runs
scored. She also stole four bases and walked five
times. Hall had an on-base percentage of .611 and a slugging
percentage of 1.386 in the four contests.
SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Courtney Brooks, Randolph-Macon College
Brooks, a sophomore from Spotsylvania, Va., led the
Yellow Jackets to three wins last week without surrendering a
run. In the 3-0 win at VWC, Brooks went the distance,
allowing just four hits to pick up the win. Thursday, Brooks
tossed a five-inning no-hitter with nine strikeouts as the Jackets
topped Maine-Presque Isle, 8-0. On Saturday, Brooks
surrendered just one hit in a 12-0 win over R-M Woman's
College. For the week, Brooks tossed 17 innings, giving up
only five hits while walking five and fanning 18.
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| Mandee Madden, Eastern Mennonite | Hit the game-winning blast in a 6-5 win over Roanoke... batted .545 with five runs scored and five RBI to go with a double, triple, and a stolen base. |
| Natasha Viafora, Eastern Mennonite | Won twice with a complete-game shutout of SBC and a 6-5 win over Roanoke... she fanned eight batters in each game to give her 16 in 12 innings of work. |
| Charissa Duncan, Guilford | Went 9-for-18 with four runs scored, a double and four RBI in six games for the Quakers... went 4-for-4 with two RBI in a win over RMWC. |
| Taryn Pulvermuller, Guilford | Won back to back games for the first time in her career with a six inning effort against RMWC and then a seven inning showing versus NC Wesleyan. |
| Krystal Ellis, Sweet Briar | Went 6-for-12 with six runs scored, two doubles, a pair of homers and eight RBI last week. |
| Nikki Taylor, Sweet Briar | Rebounded from a tough start against EMU to fan three in three innings of work against So. Virginia. |
MEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
William Moss, Hampden-Sydney College
Moss, a freshman from Fredericksburg, Va., picks up
his second ODAC weekly honor by going 3-0 at #1 singles and
2-0 at #1 doubles last week. He recorded a 6-0, 6-1 win over
Guilford, a 6-1, 6-1 triumph over Eastern Mennonite, and a 6-0, 6-0
victory over St. Paul's in singles action. In doubles play,
he won 8-6 over the Quakers and 8-0 against St. Paul's top
pairing. On the year, Moss is 9-1 overall and 6-0 in ODAC
competition, all from the #1 position.
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| Caleb Kimbrough, Guilford | Won three times in singles (6-3, 6-3 and 6-1, 6-3 at #2)... he won his collegiate debut at the #1 spot with a 6-2, 6-1 showing over NC Wesleyan. |
| Kyle Allen, Roanoke | Went 2-0 last week (6-2, 6-1 over both BC And E&H) with both coming at #1 singles in ODAC competition. |
| Eric Caudill, Virginia Wesleyan | Won 6-0, 6-0 at LC to improve to 24-3 on the year, a career-high total for victories... he has won 17 of his last 18 matches and is now 13-1 in dual matches, all at #1, and 6-1 in the ODAC. |
WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Hilary Teeter, Bridgewater College
Teeter, a junior from Gettysburg, Pa., went 2-0 at #1
singles and 2-0 at #1 doubles as the Eagles picked up a pair of
ODAC victories over Emory & Henry and Sweet Briar. Teeter
lost only five games in singles action, winning 6-3, 6-1 against
E&H and then triumphing 6-1, 6-0 versus the Vixens. She
partnered with Marlena Pipkin to win 8-1 against the Wasps and 8-2
versus Sweet Briar in doubles play.
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| Krystal Parrish, Guilford | Won both her #2 singles matches and twice at #1 doubles in two non-conference wins. |
| Stephanie Nance, Sweet Briar | Won 6-3, 6-1 and 6-1, 6-1 in a pair of ODAC wins at #6 singles. |
MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Ricky Flynn, Lynchburg College
Flynn, a sophomore from Gaithersburg, Md.,
provisionally qualified for the NCAA D-III nationals in the
5,000-meter run at the Duke Invitational over the weekend.
His time of 14:40.80 finished 27th of 158 runners, setting a new
ODAC top mark for this season. He moved up to second all-time
in the Lynchburg histories.
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| Nathan Rittenhouse, Bridgewater | Finished 56th in the 5,000 at Duke in a time of 15:08.81, besting the BC record of 15:24.7 (Gerald Crouse, 1979). |
| Bryan Hutcheson, Virginia Wesleyan | Ran the 1,500 for the first time at Duke, setting the VWC record with a time of 4:24.36. |
WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE OF THE
WEEK
Mary Mohay, Lynchburg College
Mohay, a junior from Fairfax, Va., won the pole vault
at the North Carolina A&T Aggie Relays last weekend. She
cleared 10-feet 6-inches, nearly a foot better than the next
highest clearance in the ODAC this season.
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| Ashley Roane, Virginia Wesleyan | Placed 14th in her section of the 5,000 at Duke, setting a new VWC record by nearly 24 seconds with a time of 19:27. |