2020-21 ODAC Women's Basketball News
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Lynchburg Names Nichols as Women's Basketball Head Coach
May 23, 2021University of Lynchburg athletics and director of athletics Jon Waters are thrilled to announce the addition of Allison Nichols as the women's basketball program's sixth head coach. -
ODAC Announces 2021 All-ODAC Women's Basketball Awards
April 06, 2021University of Lynchburg forward Abby Oguich and Roanoke College point guard Whitney Hopson headline the 2021 All-ODAC Women's Basketball Awards. Oguich earned ODAC Player of the Year honors while Hopson was tabbed the ODAC Defensive Player of the Year. Lynchburg interim head coach Katie Crump earned ODAC Coach of the Year laurels from her peers, while Randolph College playmaker Kylie Stark took home ODAC Rookie of the Year recognition. Shenandoah University forward Olivia Weinel received ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors from the conference's athletic communications personnel.
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Lynchburg Captures Second ODAC Women's Basketball Title
March 11, 2021The University of Lynchburg and Roanoke College did not disappoint in their first-ever meeting in the ODAC women's basketball championship game on Thursday evening in Lynchburg's Turner Gymnasium. The Hornets fast-start and late-push was met by the Maroons timely outside shooting in the Lynchburg's 67-61 triumph to lift their second ODAC women's basketball trophy.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Baseball, Basketball, Football, Lacrosse, Softball, Swimming, Tennis
March 01, 2021The largest reporting day of the season kicks off Week 7 of ODAC weekly awards. While this is the final report for basketball and swimming ahead of their postseason events this week, baseball and softball continue with the addition of football, lacrosse, and tennis augmenting this week's honorees. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards include (pictured from top and left): Grayson Overstreet from Emory & Henry football, Jared Medwar from Hampden-Sydney lacrosse, Hanna Hull from Virginia Wesleyan softball, Buzz Anthony from Randolph-Macon men's basketball, Daja Burgee from VWU softball, Trevor O'Neill from Lynchburg men's swimming, Christina Harris from LYN women's tennis, Brett Tharp from Bridgewater football, Kaitlyn Harley from Ferrum women's lacrosse, Owen Tappy from H-SC baseball, Alexis Hoppers from E&H women's basketball, Avery Neaves from LYN baseball, Claire Galloway from LYN women's swimming, and Jack Fishwick from Roanoke men's tennis.
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ODAC Women's Basketball Tournament | 10-Team Field Announced
March 01, 2021The ODAC women's basketball season continues this week with the annual conference postseason tournament. This year's field features 10 tournament teams. Bridgewater College enters as the tournament's top seed after going 4-0 thru its conference schedule. The University of Lynchburg, Washington and Lee University, and Roanoke College round out the top-four seeds, respectively.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Swimming
February 22, 2021Despite the weather still throwing wrinkles into ODAC schedules, new sports joined the weekly reports with more teams active over this period. With more sports playing, weekly awards reports will now feature on multiple days. Today, men's and women's basketball and men's and women's swimming are joined by baseball an softball. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards include (pictured from top and left): Hanna Hull from Virginia Wesleyan softball, William Brueggeman from Washington and Lee men's basketball, Kevin Ledford from Roanoke baseball, Jessica Goldyn from VWU softball, Matt Yarbrough from Ferrum baseball, Erin Hughes from W&L women's basketball, Cullen Beach from Bridgewater men's swimming, and Chloe Dewberry from VWU women's swimming.
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ODAC Announces Adjustments to Basketball Tournament Formats
February 19, 2021Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) leadership has voted to expand the ODAC men’s and women’s basketball tournament formats slated to begin in March. The alteration to the formats is driven by a desire to provide additional competitive opportunities for the league’s programs.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Indoor Track & Field, Swimming
February 15, 2021The late surge of winter weather throughout the region has added to the chaos of schedules throughout the league, but ODAC athletes continue to appear unphased with some national-caliber showings and personal-best performances highlighting the past week's results. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards include (pictured from top and left): Maria Vinson from Roanoke women's swimming, Geni Roberts from Virginia Wesleyan men's track & field, Connor Kinkema from RC men's swimming, Kaitlin Measell and Andre Jackson from Shenandoah women's and men's track & field, Shirell Washington from VWU women's track & field, and Kasey Draper and Renee Alquiza from Roanoke men's and women's basketball.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Indoor Track & Field, Swimming
February 08, 2021Week four of ODAC competition featured some high-caliber performances with school records and personal-best outings dotting this week's honorees. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards include (pictured from top and left): Geni Roberts from Virginia Wesleyan men's indoor track & field, Abby Oguich from Lynchburg women's basketball, Josh Talbert from Randolph-Macon men's basketball, Kimberly Large and Connor Kinkema from Roanoke women's and men's swimming, Bailey Casto and Frank Csorba from Lynchburg women's and men's indoor track & field, and Alison Moreau from RC women's indoor track & field.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Indoor Track & Field, Swimming
February 01, 2021Weather threw yet another wrinkle at ODAC athletes and teams as snow over the weekend limited some events for week three. Those that competed showed they were not affected by the conditions as performances remained at a high level. Those earning weekly awards this week include (pictured from top and left): Alison Moreau from Roanoke women's track & field, Bailey Casto from Lynchburg women's track & field, Geni Roberts from Virginia Wesleyan men's track & field, Isaac Alderfer from Eastern Mennonite men's track & field, Sarah Sondrol from Shenandoah women's basketball, and Ian Robertson from Randolph-Macon men's basketball.
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ODAC Chat | Jennifer King, Washington Football Team and Guilford College
January 29, 2021In this edition of ODAC Chat, we sat down with Jennifer King, a former two-sport standout at Guilford College and current assistant running backs coach with the NFL's Washington Football Team. King's promotion to that position was announced on Friday, January 22, which made her the first full-time African-American female coach in NFL history. J.J. and Jennifer talked about her journey to his point in her NFL career, some interesting aspects of coaching in the pros vs. college, her time at Guilford, and the achievements of her early career in coaching women's basketball in college...which includes a national title at Johnson & Wales University (N.C.).
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
January 25, 2021Week two of the spring campaign sees men's and women's basketball early season action join continued swimming competition. Those earning weekly awards this week include (pictured from top and left): T.C. Thacker from Lynchburg men's basketball, Aimee DeBell from Randolph-Macon women's basketball, and Cat Sweigart and Blake Madaris from Emory & Henry women's and men's swimming.
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ODAC Women's Basketball Poll | Roanoke Leads Congested Trio at the Top
January 21, 2021It has been a long time coming, but the ODAC women's basketball season is set to get underway this week. The sprint to the ODAC Tournament begins on Thursday, and the league's head coaches conducted their annual ODAC Women's Basketball Coaches Poll to give us some insight into who might be vying for the conference hardware. As is true most ODAC seasons, parity rings true throughout the survey, albeit with a top-heavy group separating from the pack. Roanoke College leads the charge after collecting 112 points and six first place votes, but only 10 points separate the first three positions. Washington and Lee University and Bridgewater College split the remaining six top nods with three apiece. The Generals sit second with 106 markers, while the Eagles slot third with 102 tallies.
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Pyzik Smith to Step Down as Lynchburg's Women's Basketball Coach
November 16, 2020After 10 seasons of leading University of Lynchburg's women's basketball program to new heights, head coach Abby Pyzik Smith is stepping down from her post, effective December 1.
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NCAA Announces Four-Year Championship Hosting Assignments
October 14, 2020The City of Salem has long been touted as "Virginia's Championship City" for its history of hosting NCAA championship events in conjunction with the ODAC. There will be plenty of additional evidence to back up that moniker over the next half-decade.
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ODAC Feature | Lindsey Burke, Randolph-Macon
September 01, 2020We caught up with Randolph-Macon women's basketball coach Lindsey Burke, who took over the Yellow Jackets' reins last spring. Coach Burke talked to us about her background and starting her head coaching career in the current landscape, and she gave us a glimpse of what to expect when her team takes the floor.
