MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE WEEK
RICKY FLYNN, LYNCHBURG COLLEGE
Flynn, a junior from Gaithersburg, Maryland, finished third overall
at the Pre-NCAA South/Southeast Region meet, as he helped LC to a
third place finish, topping all other D-III teams entered.
Flynn ran his best time of the season Saturday, placing third
individually with an eight-kilometer time of 25:50.00, the top 8K
time in the ODAC this season.
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| Brandon Spalding, BC | Placed second overall and helped the Eagles to a first place showing at the Hagan Stone Classic with an 8K time of 26:41.3. |
| Justin Hochstetler, EMU | Led the Royals at the Virginia State Meet with an 8K time of 30:34.0, good enough for 7th individually. |
| Palmer Hicks, GC | Led Guilford at the Hagan Stone Classic with an 8K time of 29:56.8. |
| Ian Robinson, RC | Was the top D-III finisher at the Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational (N.C.), finishing fourth with an 8K time of 26:50.0. |
| Robert Aaron, VWC | Paced the Marlins at the Norfolk State Invitational with an 8K time of 27:09.14, his best time this season by 12 seconds; the mark was good for fourth overall. |
| Michael Welsh, W&L | Placed 34th out of 230 runners at the Pre-Nationals race in Hanover, Indiana, with an 8K time of 26:37.86; it marked his season-best time and just 28 seconds short of a new career standard. |
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE WEEK
ASHLEY MEYER, LYNCHBURG COLLEGE
Meyer, a junior from Springfield, Missouri, was the
top LC finisher at the 35th annual Paul Short Invite, as
the Hornets finished 14th out of 37 teams at the
prestigious meet in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Meyer posted her
career-best time and top LC women's time of the season, running a
23:22 over the six-kilometer course. Her mark places her with
the fifth fastest 6K time this year in the ODAC.
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| Katie Lee, BC | Led the Eagles to a third place finish at the Hagan Stone Classic with a 5K time of 22:07.9 |
| Kelsey Wiebe, EMU | Had the strongest showing for an EMU runner since 2006 by finishing second at the Va. State Meet with a 6K time of 26:35. |
| Grace Normann, GC | Continue her streak of Guilford best times with her fifth straight pacing of the Quakers at the Hagan Stone Classic; posted a 5K time of 21:55.2. |
| Jennifer Doughman, RC | Led the Maroons for the first time this season, finishing 10th at the Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational with a 5K time of 20:15. |
| Ashley Roane, VWC | Became the first VWC runner to post a 5K time under 20 minutes with a fifth place mark of 19:41.36 at the Norfolk State Invitational. |
| Kathryn Iwata, W&L | Placed first out of 31 runners and led the Generals to the team title at the Va. State Meet with a 6K time of 26:09.79. |
FIELD HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK
ALLIE WEIR, LYNCHBURG COLLEGE
Weir, a junior from Richmond, Virginia, added onto
her team best totals of points and goals, now currently posting 18
goals and 37 points. She scored seven goals over the week,
including her 11th hat-trick and fifth four-goal game of
her career against Shenandoah, also leading the Hornets to two
other victories. She has now scored in 44 of her 57 career
games played at LC, and has scored in all but two Hornet games this
season.
GOLFER OF THE WEEK
BURTON WOOD, GUILFORD COLLEGE
Wood, a senior from Siler City, North Carolina,
placed sixth among 87 competitors at the Greensboro College
Invitational, first among ODAC contestants. He shot 71-74-145
for a one-over-par score over 36 holes. Wood helped Guilford
place third among 16 teams.
MEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
BRANDON MASSIE, VIRGINIA WESLEYAN
COLLEGE
Massie, a junior from Chesapeake, earns his second
straight men's soccer Player of the Week award. Massie scored
four goals to help VWC to a 2-0 week in ODAC competition with a 6-1
win over Randolph College and a 2-0 victory over regionally-ranked
Eastern Mennonite University. He scored the fourth and fifth
goals against Randolph and both goals against EMU, both in the
second half. He now leads VWC with 10 goals scored.
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| Sam Huff, GC | Defender notched the first goal of his career in a 4-3 win at Bridgewater on Saturday; also contributed a strong right-back performance in a 0-0 tie against regionally-ranked Lynchburg. |
| Matt Sturdivant, LC | Was in net for a pair of shutout ties over the past week, recording 14 total saves in scoreless draws with Guilford and Hampden-Sydney; made eight stops versus Guilford. |
| Timothy Songer, RAND | Scored two goals, including the game-winner, a 3-2 win over Emory & Henry last week. |
| Tommy Pignatelli, W&L | Notched six points over the past week including the game-winner and an assist in a win over Emory & Henry and another goal with one more helper in a 4-0 shutout of Randolph-Macon. |
WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
PAGE MINTON, WASHINGTON AND LEE
UNIVERSITY
Minton, a freshman from Bowling Green, Kentucky,
scored twice and added two assists in a 5-0 win over Sweet
Briar. The defender followed that up with a strong showing
for the Generals' defense by shutting out Randolph-Macon and
holding the Yellow Jackets without a shot. The points marked the
first six of Minton's career.
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| Katie Lamm, EMU | Scored both Royal goals in a 2-1 ODAC win over Emory & Henry; is ranked in the top five in both goals and points in the ODAC. |
| Amber Stapler, GC | Recorded two shutouts wins for the Quakers by making 11 combined saves in victories over Greensboro and Bridgewater; made seven stops in a 1-0 win vs. the Pride. |
| Joanie Snyder, LC | Notched a hat-trick and assisted on another goal in the Hornets 9-0 win over Hollins. |
| Victoria Johnson, RAND | Helped lead the WildCats to a pair wins by making 18 total saves over three games, including two shutouts; she made seven stops in a 4-0 whitewashing of Gallaudet. |
| Courtney Whorten, VWC | Scored twice in a 3-0 win over Roanoke; she opened the scoring in the first half and put the Marlins up 2-0 in the second half. |
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JESSICA ULRICH, WASHINGTON AND LEE
UNIVERSITY
Ulrich, a senior from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
notched 44 kills and 40 digs in leading W&L to a 4-0
week. She also had four aces and four blocks. She
recorded season highs in kills and digs with 15 and 16,
respectively, in a 3-1 win over Emory & Henry on
Wednesday. She also added three service aces in the win over
the Wasps. Ulrich hit .688 with 11 kills in 3-0 win over Mary
Baldwin on Saturday, finishing the week with a .402 overall attack
percentage.
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| Katie Baker, BC | Had eight kills and three blocks in a win over Lynchburg, the only match of the week for the Eagles. |
| Samantha Shephard, E&H | Collected 17 blocks over 12 games for the Wasps, including nine against W&L and seven versus Piedmont; also collected 34 kills on the week. |
| Anna Miller, GC | Registered 34 kills and 25 digs in three matches for the Quakers; had a pair of 12 kill performances, and added 21 digs against Salem. |
| Maggie Horn, RMC | Had 16 kills to go with 22 digs and five blocks in a pair of match wins for the Jackets; went for 11 kills, 15 digs and three blocks in a 5-game win over VWC. |
| Ashley Winters, SBC | Led the Vixens with 12 kills, 20 digs and three blocks in a 3-1 win over Guilford. |
| Marissa Wood, VWC | Notched three matches of 40-plus assists, improving her streak to five matches with at least as many assists; had 124 assists for the week, also adding 37 digs and eight service aces. |