2019-20 ODAC Women's Basketball News
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R-MC Tabs Burke to Lead Women's Basketball Program
April 27, 2020Lindsey Burke will become the fifth head coach in Randolph-Macon College women's basketball history, as announced by Director of Athletics Jeff Burns on Monday afternoon. -
ODAC Partnership with V-Foundation and Kay Yow Cancer Fund Remains Strong
April 07, 2020Prior to the 2019-20 Division III basketball seasons, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference announced a continued partnership with the V Foundation for Cancer Research and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund for supporting cancer research. For the third consecutive year, the ODAC men’s and women’s basketball programs spearheaded initiatives on their respective campuses in conjunction with select home games. Through those events, conference schools generated $8,900 of charitable donations to support both organizations, as well as a few other subsidiaries and causes. In the first three years of the partnership, more than $22,000 has been raised.
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Randolph-Macon's Williams Named D3hoops.com All-American
March 26, 2020Randolph-Macon College center Kelly Williams put the cherry on top of an impressive career and comeback story from a season-ending injury a year ago as she was named an All-American by D3hoops.com earlier this week. Williams, who was named to the All-America Fourth Team, is the lone ODAC representative on the pundit's four squads plus honorable mention list.
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Randolph-Macon's LaHaye Announces Retirement
March 25, 2020After 38 seasons as head coach of the Randolph-Macon women's basketball team, head coach Carroll LaHaye has announced her retirement.
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Yellow Jackets Season Closes in NCAA Second Round to Oglethorpe
March 07, 2020Randolph-Macon Women's Basketball's tournament run has come to a close after a Saturday evening loss to #8 Oglethorpe. Senior Kelly Williams (Garysburg, N.C./Halifax Academy) closed the final game of her career with 29 points and 15 rebounds, while senior Michal Ross (Glen Allen, Va./Glen Allen) finished her career with exactly 1,000 points.
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Randolph-Macon Stuns Ninth-Ranked Transylvania in NCAA First Round
March 06, 2020Randolph-Macon Women's Basketball upset the ninth-ranked team in the nation Friday night, advancing through the First Round of the NCAA Tournament and setting up a rematch with a familiar foe and another ranked opponent tomorrow night. R-MC earned the win on the home floor and hosts, the Transylvania Pioneers. Four Yellow Jackets were in double-figures on the night as the Yellow Jackets trailed very few minutes in the contest.
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Randolph-Macon Travels to Transylvania for NCAA Opening Rounds
March 02, 2020Randolph-Macon College is back in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament following a one-year hiatus as the Yellow Jackets are set to carry the R-MC and ODAC banners into the field of 64 teams as announced via webcast by the NCAA on www.ncaa.com on Monday afternoon.
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Randolph-Macon Hoists 10th ODAC Women's Basketball Trophy
March 01, 2020Randolph-Macon College completed an end-to-end run to the 2020 ODAC Women's Basketball Tournament crown on Sunday afternoon in Salem, Va., as the fourth-seeded Yellow Jackets never trailed in topping seventh-seeded Guilford College, 68-50.
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R-MC's Williams, E&H's Dickens Headline All-ODAC Women's Basketball Awards
February 26, 2020Randolph-Macon College center Kelly Williams and Emory & Henry College mentor Jaclyn Dickens headline the 2020 All-ODAC Women's Basketball Awards, as announced by the ODAC Wednesday afternoon. Williams earned ODAC Player of the Year laurels in addition to receiving ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors. Dickens was tabbed the ODAC Coach of the Year. Bridgwater College guard Madison Baum and Emory & Henry guard Peyton Williams shared ODAC Defensive Player of the Year recognition, marking the second season for the sport's newest award. University of Lynchburg forward Abby Oguich collected ODAC Rookie of the Year accolades.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Baseball, Basketball, Lacrosse, Softball, Tennis
February 24, 2020Today marks the final report for basketball weekly awards with the upcoming ODAC tournaments on tap for this week. Spring sports, meanwhile, are in full effect with student-athletes hitting their stride despite cooler temperatures in the region over the past week. Those earning weekly honors include (heads, top-bottom, left-right): Evan Parks (BSB) from Roanoke; Hanna Hull (SBALL) from Virginia Wesleyan; Keegan Woolford (BSB) from Shenandoah; Arielle Eure (SBALL) from Ferrum; Dwyer Neal (WLAX) from Bridgewater; Jason Sarro (MLAX) from RC; Taylor Garcia (WTEN) from Washington and Lee; Grant Sarver (MTEN) from Randolph-Macon; Caleb Jordan (MBB) from RC; and Kelly Williams (WBB) from R-MC.
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ODAC Women's Basketball Tournament | Four Ties Dot Final Standings
February 22, 2020Ties aplenty dominate the final ODAC women's basketball standings, including each of the top-six positions in the ODAC Women's Basketball Tournament field. Four separate ties dictated team placement with Saturday's results playing a major part in setting up the 10-team postseason bracket. Emory & Henry College knew it needed a win on the final day to lockdown the tournament's first seed. That's just what the South Region's second-ranked team did as the Wasps win over Bridgewater College put them into a stalemate with Washington and Lee University for top-billing. E&H's overtime victory over the Generals in the regular season provided the determining factor, with W&L entering the tourney as the second team.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Baseball, Basketball, Lacrosse, Tennis
February 17, 2020Spring sports are just about in full swing as the winter season continues to close towards ODAC and NCAA postseason opportunities. Those earning weekly honors include (heads, top-bottom, left-right): John Judy (BSB) from Eastern Mennonite, Marta Mikos (WTEN) and Jackson Gazin (BSB) from Washington and Lee, Jorden Davis (MBB) from Guilford, Sydney McKinney (WBB) from Emory & Henry, Sarah Perry (WLAX) from Randolph, and Trammel Robinson (MLAX) from Lynchburg.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Baseball, Basketball, Men's Lacrosse
February 10, 2020Believe it or not, some spring sports have joined the active ranks with first reports for baseball and men's lacrosse joining men's and women's basketball in action today with the continuation of indoor track & field for Tuesday. Those earning weekly honors include (heads, top-bottom, left-right): Kelly Williams (WBB) from Randolph-Macon, Davrion Grier (MBB) from Bridgewater, John Judy (BSB) from Eastern Mennonite, Mike Nickles (BSB) from R-MC, and Jack Hayden (MLAX) from Hampden-Sydney.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball
February 03, 2020Basketball is the solo focus of this report before the ODAC swimming championships and the start of some spring sports this weekend. Those earning weekly awards in basketball are William Brueggeman and Erin Hughes from Washington and Lee.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
January 27, 2020The regular season for swimming is all but concluded with the championship just two weeks away. While the ODAC swimmers start their tapers, the league's basketball teams are gearing up for their stretch run as teams vie for seeding for the conference tournament at the end of February. Those earning weekly awards in basketball and swimming include (headshots, left-to-right, top-to-bottom): Erin Hughes and William Brueggeman from Washington and Lee basketball, Kevin Bennett from Lynchburg men's swimming, and Olivia Anson from Emory & Henry women's swimming.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
January 20, 2020Believe it or not, we're just a few short weeks away from the ODAC Swimming Championships. League swimmers are on the stretch runs of their league slates as they prepare to taper for the conference event. Basketball, meanwhile, is roughly halfway thru its league season with plenty of movement remaining in the ODAC tables. Those earning weekly awards in basketball and swimming include (headshots, left-to-right, top-to-bottom): T.C. Thacker from Lynchburg men's basketball, Ahlia Moone from Bridgewater women's basketball, and Maggie Cooke and Victor Kontopanos from Randolph-Macon swimming.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
January 13, 2020The winter campaign is back in full-go mode with indoor track & field and swimming joining basketball over the past week. The four awards for indoor track and indoor field athletes will be announced on Tuesday, with this report focusing on basketball and swimming. Those earning weekly awards in basketball and swimming include (headshots, left-to-right, top-to-bottom): Whitney Hopson from Roanoke women's basketball, DJ Hill from Eastern Mennonite men's basketball, and Emily Hageboeck and Patrick Sullivan from Washington and Lee swimming.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball
January 06, 2020The first weekly report of the 2020 calendar year covers all basketball games spanning the past two weeks following a brief hiatus over the holidays. Those earning weekly honors in women's and men's basketball are Kelly Williams and Buzz Anthony from Randolph-Macon College.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball
December 23, 2019This marks the final ODAC weekly report of the 2019 calendar year with the league taking a break from reporting next week and resuming on the first Monday in January. Those earning weekly honors in women's and men's basketball are Whitney Hopson from Roanoke and Kevin Dennin from Washington and Lee.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball
December 16, 2019With the end-of-year holiday season approaching, basketball will be the lone ODAC sport in action with the calendar turn on the horizon. Those earning weekly honors in women's and men's basketball are Peyton Williams from Emory & Henry and Jake Hahn from Hampden-Sydney.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Indoor Track & Field, Swimming
December 09, 2019The winter season is in full swing for a week between the holiday seasons with indoor track & field opening its season and joining basketball and swimming for this weekly report. Those earning weekly honors in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor field, men's and women's indoor track, and men's and women's swimming are Miles Mallory from Randolph-Macon men's basketball, Peyton Murphy from Sweet Briar swimming, Zach Stephan from Hampden-Sydney swimming, Kayla Surles from Hollins basketball, Julian Douglas and Sammi Woods from Lynchburg track & field (field athletes), Jaylyn lane from Virginia Wesleyan track & field (track athlete), and Alex Shadkhoo from Lynchburg track & field (track athlete).
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball
December 02, 2019Thanksgiving week may have limited the number of sports in action to basketball and the amount of games in play, but that certainly didn't keep ODAC athletes from lighting up the scoreboard. Those earning weekly honors in men's and women's basketball are Peyton Williams from Emory & Henry and Christopher Chaney from Shenandoah.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
November 25, 2019The holiday season is fast approaching, but don't tell ODAC athletes a lull in play is looming as they continue to post several impressive outings. Those earning weekly honors in men's and women's basketball and men's and women's swimming include (headshots; from top and left-right) Buzz Anthony from Randolph-Macon men's basketball, Sydney McKinney from Emory & Henry women's basketball, and Emily Hageboeck and Patrick Sullivan from Washington and Lee swimming.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
November 18, 2019Several outstanding performances highlighted a strong week of competition in ODAC winter sports as the regular slates continue to progress towards the holiday season. Those earning weekly honors in men's and women's basketball and men's and women's swimming include (headshots; from top and left-right) Peyton Williams from Emory & Henry women's basketball, Tharon Suggs from Lynchburg men's basketball, and Danny Lynch and Caroline Baber from Washington and Lee swimming.
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ODAC Continues Partnership with V Foundation and Kay Yow Cancer Fund
November 13, 2019The Old Dominion Athletic Conference is proud to continue its association with the V Foundation for Cancer Research and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund for the third consecutive year. As has been done for the two previous seasons, each of the basketball-sponsoring member institutions will highlight a game associated with the V Foundation, Play4Kay, or an associated focus for one of its home games. The ODAC looks to build upon the momentum of the previous two years.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
November 11, 2019Basketball joins swimming as the sports in regular competition now the ODAC fall tournaments are complete. Those earning weekly honors in men's and women's basketball and men's and women's swimming include (headshots; from top and left-right) Tim Fisher from Virginia Wesleyan men's basketball, Megan Horn from Washington and Lee women's basketball, and Alyssa Reed and Parker Hayungs from Lynchburg swimming.
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ODAC Women's Basketball Poll | Guilford Tops ODAC Chart
October 31, 2019The last time the top-ranked team in the ODAC preseason poll won the conference title was in 2016-17 when Guilford College stood at the top. Quakers fans will hope the same holds true this season. Guilford is one of three teams to earn first place consideration in the 2019-20 ODAC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll, with the Quakers topping the annual coaches' survey with 139 points including seven first place votes. Washington and Lee University, last year's conference runner-up, sits second with 127 markers including three top nods. Randolph-Macon College landed the remaining three first place votes on the way to 123 tallies. Four teams are separated by just seven points in the second of four distinct segments to the poll results. University of Lynchburg is fourth with 99 points, while Emory & Henry College and Roanoke College tied for fifth with 95 points. Last season's conference champion, Shenandoah University, chimes in seventh with 92 points.
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ODAC Feature | Caroline Wesley Siler - Lynchburg
October 10, 2019Caroline Wesley Siler is about to be inducted into Lynchburg's athletic Hall of Fame, but she is more than a former star on the Turner Gymnasium floor as a basketball student-athlete. The Hornets' Director of Athletic Training Services is all-conference on the sidelines, helping Lynchburg's new crop of student-athletes reach their potential.
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Randolph Names Lanpher is Women's Basketball Head Coach
August 23, 2019The Randolph College Athletics department announced on Friday that it has selected Steve Lanpher as the next head coach of the women's basketball program. Lanpher assumes his post on Monday.
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Jayla Harris to Represent VWU, ODAC as NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee
August 05, 2019Jayla Harris of the Virginia Wesleyan University women’s basketball team has been named a 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year nominee. Nominated by Virginia Wesleyan, Harris was then selected as the Woman of the Year representative by the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) making her just one of 149 female student-athletes to receive this honor across all three NCAA Divisions.
