FOREST, Va. --- The crossover season is nearly upon us with spring sports getting ready to begin as a couple of winter sports wind down. Week 23 brough us within days of closing the first wrestling regular season since 1980 with its championship set for this coming Saturday at Shenandoah. Swimming will also compete for an ODAC trophy this week with four days of action in Greensboro. Men's and women's basketball is just a couple of weeks away from finalizing the league tables for ODAC Tournament qualification.
Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, February 6, include (pictured left-right): Rayshawn Dixon from Ferrum wrestling, Tyler Dearman from Guilford men's basketball, Dustin Smith from Roanoke wrestling, and Riley Corcoran from Bridgewater women's basketball.
Below are entries for all four winners from today's release. The schedule below will be used for reporting ODAC Athletes of the Week:
- Mondays: basketball, swimming, wrestling
- Tuesdays: indoor track & field
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
Tyler Dearman | Guilford | Sr. | Guard
Dearman, a senior from Greensboro, N.C., set a career-high for points scored twice in helping 16th-ranked Guilford rack up a pair of road wins last week. Dearman exploded for 28 points in the Quakers 75-65 victory at Ferrum College. He was 10-of-18 from the field including 4-of-9 from deep to go along with 4-of-7 at the line. He added four rebounds to go with three steals and an assist to complete his statistical output. Dearman increased his production and efficiency in Guilford's 71-63 triumph at Randolph College. His outburst continued with 30 points on 9-of-15 from the field. He was 4-of-7 from deep and connected on 8-of-9 foul shots. He chipped in three rebounds along with five assists, two steals, and two blocked shots in a busy night. For the season, Dearman is third in the ODAC in three-pointers made (50-of-141) and steals (42), fourth in points scored (361), and fifth in scoring (16.4). He is eighth in offensive rebounds (50).
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Riley Corcoran | Bridgewater | Fy. | Guard
Corcoran, a first-year from Chapel Hill, N.C., helped Bridgewater rattle off three ODAC wins last week to snap a three-game skid and return the Eagles to challenging position in the top-half of the league table at 10-4 in conference games and 15-5 overall. Corcoran opened with 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting including 2-of-3 from deep in a 64-46 triumph at Virginia Wesleyan to start BC's three-game run. Seh added five rebounds and dished out four assists while also registering a steal. Corcoran was again in double figures as Bridgewater handed Washington and Lee just its second ODAC loss of the season via a 52-45 grind-it-out scoreline. She went for 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting. She pulled down four rebounds and handed our three assists to go along with a steal in a 31-minute shift. Corcoran turned up the production in the Eagles 60-53 road win at 2022 ODAC champion Shenandoah University. She shook off a 3-for-9 shooting day by going 9-for-9 at the foul line. She collected four rebounds and hand out a pair of assists to go with two more steals. For the season, Corcoran is sixth in the ODAC in field goal shooting (72-of-150; 48.0%). She is averaging 9.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game with 36 assists and 32 steals.
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WRESTLER OF THE WEEK - 165 LBS. AND HEAVIER
Rayshawn Dixon | Ferrum | Jr. | 285 lbs.
Dixon, a junior from Fayetteville, N.C., capped his regular season with two more pins to help Ferrum to a 1-1 showing in dual matches against ODAC competition. Dixon, ranked fifth in the country and second in the Atlantic South Region by the NWCA at 285 pounds, collected the first of his two falls in a 31-14 loss to Roanoke. He collected his eighth pin of the season over Brady Elswick with 2:54 gone in the bout. Dixon improved to 26-1 overall with his ninth pin as part of a 35-13 victory over Southern Virginia University. Dixon earned the fall victory at 4:23 over Igor Lakicevic.
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WRESTLER OF THE WEEK - 157 LBS. AND LIGHTER
Dustin Smith | Roanoke | So. | 141 lbs.
Smith, a sophomore from Smithfield, Va., helped Roanoke improve to 5-0 in ODAC dual matches ahead of the upcoming ODAC Wrestling Championships next weekend at Shenandoah University. Smith earned a pin at 141 pounds over former two-time All-American Levi Englman from Ferrum College. The fall came at 1:45 and helped the Maroons secure a 31-14 team victory over the Panthers. Roanoke has just one dual match left and is in the driver's seat for the first ODAC team title since 1980 with a bout at home against Averett on Tuesday.
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