FOREST, Va. --- Basketball and indoor track & field remained in action during Week 23 with swimming preparing for its championship coming up this weekend. Both of this week's basketball honorees helped their teams to a trio of ODAC victories that extended lengthy winning streaks. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, February 7, include (pictured from left): Olivia Weinel from Shenandoah women's basketball and Miles Mallory from Randolph-Macon men's basketball.
Below are entries for each of the winners from today's release. As winter sports continue, spring sports will soon begin competition. Once those seasons begin, the following schedule will be used for awards reporting:
- Mondays: basketball, baseball, softball, m/w lacrosse, and m/w tennis
- Tuesdays: indoor track & field, outdoor track & field
- Wednesdays: m/w golf
For more on ODAC athletics, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the ODAC's home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com. Don't forget to become a fan of the ODAC on Facebook and follow @odacathletics on Twitter and Instagram.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Miles Mallory | Randolph-Macon | Jr. | Forward
Mallory, a junior from Beltsville, Md., earned his third weekly award of the season after helping unanimously top-ranked Randolph-Macon to a trio of ODAC victories to improve the Yellow Jackets records to 20-1 overall and 12-0 in conference play. Mallory averaged 18 points and shot 57.1-percent from the field over the three outings. He opened with 14 points and five rebounds in a 77-43 victory at Randolph. He was 7-of-12 from the field and chipped in an assist and a blocked shot in 24 minutes. Mallory then helped R-MC top second-place Guilford, 60-56, with 21 points and 11 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season. He was 8-of-15 from the field and 5-of-7 from the foul line. Three of his boards came via the offensive glass. He added an assist and a steal to his line. Mallory capped his week with 19 points and five rebounds in a 72-67 win over Roanoke. He went 9-of-15 from the field and canned his lone foul shot. He pulled down four offensive caroms and blocked a pair of shots. For the season, Mallory is fifth in the ODAC in scoring (16.3) and fourth in rebounding (8.6). He leads the conference in blocked shots (53) and is third in field goals made (146-of-252), field goal shooting (57.9%), defensive rebounds (127), and total rebounds (181). He is fourth in offensive boards (54) and fifth in total points scored (342). Randolph-Macon has won 14 straight games and 37 of their last 38 outings dating back to the 2019-20 season. R-MC's lone blemish over that span is a one-point overtime loss to Christopher Newport in late November.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Olivia Weinel | Shenandoah | Sr. | Forward
Weinel, a senior from Mount Airy, Md., helped Shenandoah collect three more ODAC victories last week to run the Hornets' winning streak to a season-high seven games and a tie for fourth place in the league table at 9-4 in conference play and 14-4 overall. Weinel was a consistent performer in all three contests beginning with 13 points in a 65-57 win over Lynchburg. She was 5-of-14 from the field and 3-of-4 from the stripe while adding four rebounds, an assist, two steals, and a blocked shot to her line. The 2021 ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year again scored 13 points, but this time in a 57-54 victory over Roanoke. She was 5-of-8 from the field and knocked down 3-of-4 from the foul line to go with four rebounds. Weinel was instrumental in the Hornets 52-47 overtime victory over Guilford to close the week. For the third time she notched 13 points and added seven rebounds, two steals, and a blocked shot. In the overtime period, she accounted for six of SU's 13 markers in the frame, including two free throws that put Shenandoah ahead for good with 1:31 to play. For the season, Weinel is averaging 11.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. She is sixth in the ODAC in field goals made (91-of-187) and eight in field goal shooting (48.7%).
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