2018-19 ODAC Men's Soccer News
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Shenandoah Tabs MacDougall to Men's Soccer Post
January 04, 2019Shenandoah University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Bridget Lyons, Ph.D., announced Friday that Zack MacDougall has accepted the position as the Hornets new head men's soccer coach. -
Trio Represent ODAC Schools as Academic All-Americans
December 17, 2018Ferrum College running back Brian Mann, University of Lynchburg goalkeeper Delia LoSapio, and Randolph-Macon College midfielder Maddie Burns headline the ODAC's contingent of academic student-athlete honors from CoSIDA as the trio were tabbed Google Cloud Academic All-Americans from the fall seasons.
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Generals Season Ends on PKs to Johns Hopkins in NCAA First Round
November 10, 2018The No. 23 Washington and Lee men's soccer team's season came to a close after a 0-0 draw with No. 25 Johns Hopkins in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, with the Blue Jays advancing, 4-2, on penalty kicks.
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Washington and Lee, Lynchburg Headline All-ODAC Men's Soccer Awards
November 08, 2018Washington and Lee University earned eight all-conference awards in addition to three major individual honors and the University of Lynchburg secured a league-best nine honorees plus the remaining special recognition to headline the 2018 All-ODAC Men's Soccer Awards. Generals' forward Dylan Ritch garnered ODAC Player of the Year laurels for the second time in his career, while W&L mentor Mike Singleton was named the ODAC Coach of the Year. Defender Jack Rawlins rounded out the Generals special awards as he received ODAC Rookie of the Year distinction. Lynchburg midfielder Dan Friedberg secured the remaining special honor as the ODAC's sports information directors named him the ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete.
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Generals to Play at Messiah Versus Johns Hopkins to Open NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament
November 05, 2018Just one team will represent the ODAC in this season's NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Tournament, with conference champion Washington and Lee University serving in that role. The NCAA announced the field of 62 teams earlier today, laying out early round matchups and the road to the championship.
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Generals Claim Fifth ODAC Men's Soccer Title
November 04, 2018The Washington and Lee offense came alive in the second half, scoring three goals in a 13-minute span, to defeat Bridgewater, 3-0, and claim the 2018 ODAC Men's Soccer Championship on Sunday afternoon.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 9
October 29, 2018All fall sports save for football have concluded regular season play and enter or continue their ODAC tournaments this coming week. As such, this will be the final weekly reporting for several sports. Those earning ODAC weekly honors include (pictured from top-left): James Mishoe from Guilford men's golf, Liza Lewis from Randolph-Macon women's golf, Louis Lambert from GC men's golf, Jillian Barnard from Roanoke women's soccer, Patrick Sullivan from Washington and Lee men's swimming, Maria Vinson from Roanoke women's swimming, Brian Mann from Ferrum football, Nikki Simpao from Lynchburg field hockey, Bryce Smith from GC football, Rachel Gaston from Bridgewater volleyball, and Dylan Ritch from W&L men's soccer.
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Nine-Team Field Set for ODAC Men's Soccer Postseason
October 24, 2018The ODAC men's soccer tournament field had several positions yet to be decided heading into the final games of each team's schedules, a feature that has become a yearly custom for one of the conference's most competitive sports. Washington and Lee University, thanks to an unbeaten 10-game run thru the league slate, enters the postseason as the top seed for the first time since 2015.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 8
October 22, 2018The fall seasons are coming to a close with cross country already in the books with field hockey, men's soccer, women's soccer, and volleyball all closing their regular schedules this week. Those earning ODAC weekly honorees include (pictured from top-left): Amanda Kelley from Bridgewater women's golf, James Mishoe from Guilford men's golf, Hunter Taylor from Emory & Henry football, Allison Webb from Washington and Lee volleyball, Tyler Redmond from E&H football, Bailey Kratz from BC women's soccer, Dylan Ritch from W&L men's soccer, Hannah Freibert from W&L women's swimming, Danny Lynch from W&L men's swimming, and Nikki Simpao from Lynchburg field hockey.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 7
October 15, 2018Swimming joins the ranks for this version of the ODAC weekly release, while fall sports are left with just two weeks remaining in regular season play. Those earning ODAC weekly honorees include (pictured from top-left): Caitlin Mertens from Lynchburg women's soccer, Jamie Hiegel from Bridgewater men's cross country, Kaitlyn Johnson from LYN women's cross country, Alec Cobb from Hampden-Sydney football, Jackie Lerro from LYN field hockey, Will Corry from Washington and Lee football, Rachel Gaston from BC volleyball, Alex Nelson from Randolph-Macon men's golf, Laurie Jones from W&L women's golf, Alex Fernandez from R-MC men's golf, Emily Hageboeck from W&L women's swimming, Patrick Sullivan from W&L men's swimming, and Austin Kues from LYN men's soccer.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 6
October 08, 2018Believe it or not, we're just a few weeks away from the fall ODAC postseason tournaments. The athletes are certainly aware as they continue to ramp up performances in anticipation. Those earning ODAC weekly honorees include (pictured from top-left): Samantha Yates from Washington and Lee women's cross country, Andrew Hawk from Lynchburg men's cross country, James Mishoe from Guilford men's golf, Liza Lewis from Randolph-Macon women's golf, Joshua Chiquillo from Eastern Mennonite men's soccer, Ali Bishop from Bridgewater field hockey, Patrick Ryan from W&L football, Linsey Bailey from Roanoke women's volleyball, Hayden Bauserman from Shenandoah football, and Megan Engeland from W&L women's soccer.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 5
October 01, 2018The turn of the calendar to October means all sports are heavy into conference play. The performances reflect that with several outstanding showings as ODAC standings start to take shape. Those earning ODAC weekly honorees include (pictured from top-left): Kaitlyn Johnson from Lynchburg women's cross country, Jamie Hiegel from Bridgewater men's cross country, Alec Cobb from Hampden-Sydney football, Nikki Simpao from LYN field hockey, Chad Vanlandingham from H-SC football, Laurie Jones from Washington and Lee women's golf, Hunter Martin from H-SC men's golf, Alex Davidson from Virginia Wesleyan women's soccer, Adam Watson from Randolph men's soccer, and Linsey Bailey from Roanoke volleyball.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 3
September 17, 2018The weather has been national news over the past week with Hurricane Florence affecting nearly everything on the East Coast. That included sports schedules, which were forced into major alterations. Still, that didn't keep ODAC athletes from performing at high levels for the events that were competed. Plus, golf joins the ranks this week. Those earning ODAC weekly honorees include (pictured from top-left): Chamberlain Zulauf from Roanoke men's cross country, Kaitlyn Johnson from Lynchburg women's cross country, Laurie Jones from Washington and Lee women's golf, Wesley Jones from Emory & Henry men's golf, Caitlin Mertens from LYN women's soccer, Hayden Bauserman from Shenandoah football, Kayla Alderman from SU field hockey, Aaron Cox from Randolph-Macon football, Emily Cheatwood from SU women's volleyball, and Tyequis Stallins from E&H men's soccer.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 2
September 10, 2018Thru just two weeks of action, we can see that the 2018-19 campaign is going to be a banner season. Athletes continue to step up their performance levels, even finding some time on ESPN. Those earning ODAC weekly honorees include Alex Dolwick from Washington and Lee men's cross country, Evelyn Foster from Hollins women's cross country, Catherine Haufe from Bridgewater women's soccer, Abibi Osman from Lynchburg men's soccer, Jarrod Russ from Guilford football, Linsey Bailey from Roanoke volleyball, De'Eric Bell from Guilford football, and Megan Stevens from Shenandoah field hockey.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 1
September 04, 2018The first week of action is in the books for the 2018-19 academic year and ODAC athletes are already performing at a high level. Those earning ODAC weekly honorees include Caitlin Mertens from Lynchburg women's soccer, Skyler Lattuca from Virginia Wesleyan men's cross country, Samantha Yates from Washington and Lee women's cross country, Ariyel Yavalar from W&L field hockey, Daquan Pridget from Shenandoah football, Rachel Gaston from Bridgewater volleyball, Josh Breece from W&L football, and Thomas White from BC men's soccer.
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Lynchburg Tops ODAC Men's Soccer Preseason Poll
August 22, 2018Two-time defending ODAC champion University of Lynchburg opens the 2018 campaign as the favorite to hoist the program's fourth piece of conference hardware in the past five years as the Hornets stand atop the ODAC Men's Soccer Preseason Poll. Lynchburg earned nine first place votes from the league's head coaches on the way to securing 140 total points in the annual survey. Washington and Lee University sits second with 128 tallies and a trio of top nods, while Roanoke College rounds out the top-three with 122 markers including the remaining first place vote.
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ODAC Announces 2017-18 Sportsmanship Teams
August 10, 2018The Old Dominion Athletic Conference is pleased to announce the 2017-18 ODAC Sportsmanship Teams in each of the conference's 24 sponsored sports. The squads are comprised of a student-athlete selected by the coaching staffs of each team competing under the conference banner with all sports and schools fully represented.
