2021-22 ODAC Women's Basketball News
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ODAC Announces Berkley and Jopson Award Winners
June 07, 2022It is rare to have a "first" for a set of awards that have been bestowed since the early 1980's, but that is exactly what we have this season following the announcement of the Marjorie Berkley and Harry G. "Doc" Jopson Awards on Tuesday afternoon. Shenandoah University women's basketball forward Olivia Weinel and Eastern Mennonite University cross country and mid-distance track athlete Isaac Alderfer garnered the conference's highest honors from the ODAC Board of the Directors. Weinel is the first recipient of either honor from Shenandoah since the Winchester-based school joined the ODAC prior to the 2012-13 season. Alderfer is the sixth Royal to earn the Jopson Award and 12th overall high honor winner from EMU. He is the first Royals' student-athlete to claim either trophy since Tyler Denlinger earned the Jopson Award in 2017. -
Bridgewater Names Flamini as Next Women's Basketball Head Coach
May 23, 2022Bridgewater College director of athletics Curt Kendall has announced the hiring of former ODAC Coach of the Year and WBCA Region Coach of the Year Stephanie Flamini as the College's new head coach for the women's basketball program. Flamini will be the eighth head coach in the program's history.
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W&L's Horn Headlines End-of-Season Women's Basketball Awards
March 22, 2022ODAC Player of the Year Megan Horn from Washington and Lee University headlined the end-of-season women's basketball awards, as recently announced by D3hoops.com and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). Horn was the lone conference player to garner All-America status. She was tabbed to the Honorable Mention All-American Team.
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Rotary Club of Salem Announces Finalists for 2022 Jostens Trophy
March 11, 2022The Jostens Trophy awards have long been coveted prizes in NCAA Division III men's and women's basketball by both student-athletes and their collegiate institutions. The honors were not presented in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but we are one step closer to learning who will lift the hardware in 2022 with the announcement of 22 finalists on Friday afternoon by the Rotary Club of Salem, Va.
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Shenandoah Falls to SVU in NCAA First Round
March 04, 2022The Shenandoah University women's basketball team saw the most successful season in its history come to an end Friday afternoon with a 67-48 loss to Southern Virginia in the opening round of the 2022 NCAA Division III Tournament.
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Generals Upset Bid Foiled in NCAA First Round
March 04, 2022The Washington and Lee women's basketball team fell by a score of 71-61 against No. 7 New York University in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night.
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Washington and Lee Joins Shenandoah in NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket
February 28, 2022ODAC champion Shenandoah University will have an ODAC running mate in the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament field as Washington and Lee University was selected at-large to join the Hornets in the 64-team field.
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Shenandoah Claims Second ODAC Women's Basketball Title
February 27, 2022Shenandoah University women's basketball is 2-for-2 is conference championship games as the Hornets lifted their second ODAC trophy in as many tries with a 56-43 victory over Randolph-Macon College on Sunday in the Salem Civic Center. Shenandoah (22-5 overall, 13-5 ODAC), seeded fourth in the tournament, earns the ODAC's automatic entry into the NCAA Division III Tournament field of 64 teams. Randolph-Macon (20-7, 16-2), the ODAC's second seed, is among the league's schools that will wait to see where they rank inside of the NCAA's Region VI for a possible at-large selection. The bracket will be announced on Monday on www.ncaa.com.
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ODAC Announces the 2021-22 All-ODAC Women's Basketball Awards
February 23, 2022Washington and Lee University earned three all-conference selections in addition to pair of special awards to headline the 2021-22 All-ODAC Women's Basketball Awards. Generals guard Megan Horn was tabbed the ODAC Player of the Year, while W&L mentor Christine Clancy garnered ODAC Coach of the Year laurels from her peers. Shenandoah University point guard Sierra St. Cyr collected ODAC Defensive Player of the Year plaudits. Randolph College is home to the ODAC Rookie of the Year for a second straight season with guard Teniyah Crenshaw-Patterson earning this year accolade. University of Lynchburg guard Lizzie Davis received ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors from the league's athletic communications personnel.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Baseball, Basketball, Lacrosse, Softball, Tennis
February 21, 2022Week 25 marks the final report of the season for basketball. But there is no shortage of action in the ODAC with the upcoming basketball and indoor track & field championships as well as more spring sports kicking off their campaigns. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, February 21, include (pictured from left and top): Sean Duffy from Hampden-Sydney men's lacrosse, Avery Smith from Randolph-Macon women's tennis, Canon Secord from Bridgewater men's tennis, Whitney Hopson from Roanoke women's basketball, Hanna Bishop from Washington and Lee women's lacrosse, Brett Tharp from BC baseball, Gracie Ellis from R-MC softball, Henry Delavergne from Shenandoah baseball, Rilee Baughan from R-MC softball, and Liam Ward from Guilford men's basketball.
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ODAC Announces Women's Basketball Tournament Field
February 19, 2022Tiebreakers were needed to determine the top seed in the upcoming ODAC Women's Basketball Tournament. Both Washington and Lee University and Randolph-Macon College finished their 18-game conference schedules with 16-2 records. But the Generals 52-49 victory at R-MC in the squads' lone matchup of the season earned W&L the nod in the ODAC's tiebreaking procedures and top billing in the 10-team tournament field. After a year away from its friendly confines, the ODAC Tournament returns to the Salem Civic Center for final-eight play following first round action at two campus sites at the beginning of the week. Competition in the first round is slated for Tuesday, February 22, at the seventh and eight seeds. The winners of those two games will join the top six seeds in Salem for traditional quarterfinal through championship competition beginning on Friday, February 25.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Men's Lacrosse
February 14, 2022Men's lacrosse is the first spring sport to feature in a weekly release this season as it joins basketball in reporting for Week 24. Seven lax teams were in action over the weekend with some strong performances the continued high quality we have come to expect from basketball. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, February 14, include (pictured from left): Olivia Weinel from Shenandoah women's basketball, Gage Turner from Randolph-Macon men's lacrosse, and Buzz Anthony from R-MC men's basketball.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball
February 07, 2022Basketball 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.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
January 31, 2022ODAC winter athletes started gearing up for ODAC championship competition in week 22 as the calendar prepares to turn to February. Performances remained at a high level, foreshadowing a strong end-of-season and postseason for all ODAC fans to enjoy. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, January 31, include (pictured from left): Savy Borroughs from Lynchburg women's swimming, Kate Kolb from Lynchburg women's basketball, Chris Jennings from Lynchburg men's swimming, and Buzz Anthony from Randolph-Macon men's basketball.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
January 24, 2022ODAC 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.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
January 17, 2022Swimming returned to action for the first time in 2022 in week 20, bringing the ODAC's winter sports into full swing for the first time since early December. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, January 17, include (pictured from left): Sophia Rollo and Devin Bateman from Washington and Lee women's and men's swimming, Kylie Stark from Randolph women's basketball, and Tim Fisher from Virginia Wesleyan men's basketball.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
January 10, 2022Week 19 features two days of reporting with indoor track & field competing for the first time in 2022. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, January 10, include (pictured from left): Lindsay Gauldin from Guilford women's basketball and Tim Jones from Eastern Mennonite men's basketball.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball
January 03, 2022Week 18 kicks off the new calendar year with two weeks worth of basketball action under its umbrella We saw some strong performances over the holiday season with a pair of familiar faces earning the first weekly awards of 2022. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, January 3, include (pictured from left): Megan Horn from Washington and Lee women's basketball and Kasey Draper from Roanoke men's basketball.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball
December 20, 2021Week 16 marks the final reporting period of the 2021 calendar year. Basketball teams remained in action over the past week with the holiday break on the horizon. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, December 20, include (pictured from left): Alec Topper from Bridgewater men's basketball and Olivia Harris from Lynchburg women's basketball.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
December 13, 2021The holiday season may limit games, but ODAC teams and student-athletes stayed hot in week 15 with strong individual outings and big team victories. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, December 13, including (pictured from left): Renee Alquiza from Roanoke women's basketball, Tharon Suggs from Lynchburg men's basketball, and Acadia ElzHowe from Sweet Briar swimming.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
December 06, 2021Swimming returned to action to join basketball for the first release of Week 14. Student-athletes may be juggling finals as they approach on their personal schedules, but you would not know it from afar with their productivity remaining high in their respective athletic arenas. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, December 6, including (pictured from left): Jaylen Williams from Shenandoah men's basketball, Kayla Cabiness from Ferrum women's basketball, Parker Hayungs from Lynchburg men's swimming, and Lacey Kramer from Randolph-Macon women's swimming.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball
November 29, 2021The Thanksgiving holiday limited the amount of contests ODAC schools competed in during week 13 with action only taking place on the hardwood. Earning this week's ODAC Basketball Player of the Week awards are Washington and Lee guard Megan Horn and Randolph-Macon forward Miles Mallory.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
November 22, 2021Week 12 saw ODAC basketball teams begin some conference play in addition to strong competition at non-conference tournaments. Swimming also took part in both competitive dual meets and the first invitational events of the schedule. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, November 22, include (pictured from left): Jessica Jennings from Virginia Wesleyan women's basketball, Devin Bateman and Brynn Martinson from Washington and Lee men's and women's swimming, and Buzz Anthony from Randolph-Macon men's basketball.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
November 15, 2021Week 11 of the conference season saw a full slate of basketball games competed with all teams now active. Swimming also featured throughout the conference with a combination of dual and multi-team events. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, November 15, include (pictured from left): Unoma Aguolu from Hollins basketball, Susanna Price and Ethan Brewer from Roanoke women's and men's swimming, and Kasey Draper from Roanoke men's basketball.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
November 08, 2021Week 10 features the first report for men's and women's basketball this season with games starting last week, joining men's and women's swimming in regular action. Those earning ODAC Athlete of the Week awards for Monday, November 8, include (pictured from left): Logan Deal from Roanoke men's swimming, Brii Redfearn from Eastern Mennonite women's basketball, Lily Mullens from RC women's swimming, and Miles Mallory from Randolph-Macon men's basketball.
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Roanoke Headlines ODAC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll
November 04, 2021Basketball was the first ODAC sport in action in January following a long layoff due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now it returns to its traditional footprint with the 2021-22 season kicking off on Friday, November 5. Roanoke College women's basketball appeared in its first ODAC title game since 2011 and finished as the runner-up to the University of Lynchburg. The Maroons have been predicted to make a return trip to the conference finals as they top the ODAC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll.
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Mathews Heads South from Bridgewater, Selected to Lead Guilford's Women's Basketball Program
September 10, 2021Former Bridgewater College women's basketball head coach Sarah Mathews is staying in the ODAC ranks as she has been tabbed to the lead the women's basketball program at Guilford College. Mathews spent the past four seasons guiding the Eagles.
