ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming

ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming

FOREST, Va. --- ODAC athletes continued to shine in week 21 as a full slate of events featured strong performances throughout. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, January 24, include (pictured from left): Alec Topper from Bridgewater men's basketball, Emily Fritz from Randolph-Macon women's swimming, Stephen Ewing from Washington and Lee men's swimming, and Megan Horn from Washington and Lee women's basketball.

Below are entries for each of the winners from today's release. Most weeks this winter, the following schedule will be used for awards reporting:

  • Mondays: basketball, swimming
  • Tuesdays: indoor track & field

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MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alec Topper | Bridgewater | So. | Forward
Topper, a sophomore from Monroe, N.C., returned to the floor after a month away from competition and earned his second weekly award of the season after leading Bridgewater to its first two ODAC wins of the year. Topper opened with 23 points and a then career-high tying 10 rebounds in a 73-63 win over Eastern Mennonite. He was 9-of-15 from the field with two made three-pointers. Four of his rebounds came via the offensive glass. He also chipped in an assist, a steal, and a blocked shot. Topper then set new career-bests with 29 points and 12 rebounds in an 84-70 triumph over Randolph College. He was 11-of-15 from the field including 3-of-3 from downtown. He was also 4-of-5 from the foul line. He pulled down six offensive boards among his dozen caroms and added a pair of steals. For the season, Topper is averaging 13.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. His 32 offensive rebounds are sixth in the ODAC. He is ninth in field goal shooting (54.9% -- 56-of-102) and free throw shooting (78.8% -- 26-of-33). Topper's double-doubles were his second and third of the season.

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MEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Stephen Ewing | Washington and Lee | Fy.
Ewing, a first-year from Las Cruces, N.M., earns his first collegiate weekly award after helping Washington and Lee to a 174-87 win over VMI last week. Ewing won a pair of individual events with a pair of ODAC well-place times. That includes a victory in the 1000-yard freestyle in 10:10.13, which is the second fastest time in the conference this season. He also won the 500-yard freestyle in 4:55.46, which would rank inside the ODAC's top-10. His previous season-best time of 4:49.11 is ranked second in the league.

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WOMEN'S SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Emily Fritz | Randolph-Macon | Jr. | Breaststroke
Fritz, a junior from Reston, Va., competed often and well in picking up her first weekly award of the season after leading Randolph-Macon to a pair of dual meet victories last week. In a 112-93 win over Lynchburg, Fritz won the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:28.36. That time would be roughly fourth in the league and behind her ODAC second-best previous mark of 2:24.23. She added a fourth place showing in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:18.80. Fritz swam second on the Yellow Jackets winning 200-yard medley relay team, joining Maggie Cooke, Emma Russell, and Brooke Walthall on a time of 1:52.26. Fritz won three times in Randolph-Macon's 138-123 victory at Catholic. She against claimed the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:29.71, and added a first place showing in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:09.46. That time would be an ODAC top-10 time. She currently leads the league with a 1:06.31 mark set earlier this season. Fritz again swam second on a Yellow Jackets' winning relay, this time the 400-yard medley. She joined Elizabeth Kramer, Russell, and Walthall with a time of 4:10.52.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Megan Horn | Washington and Lee | Sr. | Guard
Horn, a senior from Basking Ridge, N.J., picks up her third weekly award of the season after leading Washington and Lee to three ODAC victories last week. Two of those wins came home, increasing the Generals streak to 16 straight victories in Lexington. Horn averaged 17.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.7 blocked shots, and 1.0 assists per contest over three outings. She opened with 15 points on 7-of-15 shooting in a 63-48 win over Randolph. She added seven rebounds and dished out five assists with one blocked shot. She crossed the 300-assist plateau against the WildCats, making her just one of four players in program history with that many helpers. Horn followed that contest with 23 points and eight rebounds in a 69-60 triumph at Bridgewater. She went 7-of-18 from the field with a 3-for-6 showing from beyond the arc. She also went 6-of-7 from the line. She chipped in five assists, two blocked shots, and a steal. Horn capped her by nearly collecting a triple-double in an 87-65 victory over Hollins. She went for 14 points with eight boards and nine assists to go with two steals and two blocked shots. For the season, Horn is averaging 14.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, both sixth in the ODAC. She is second in assists (63) and defensive rebounds (88), fifth in points scored (201) and blocked shots (14), sixth in total rebounds (105), and seventh in field goals made (70-of-190).

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