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2006-07 Year in Review
Baseball
Bridgewater came
back from an early hiccup in ODAC tournament play to take two
straight from Hampden-Sydney to claim the 2007 crown. The Tigers
had gotten the best of BC earlier in the tournament, but a 3-2
triumph in the first championship game led Bridgewater to a 7-0
victory in the "if" game. The Eagles advanced to the NCAA South
Regional, but were not able to move past that point as they dropped
their first two games to Methodist (21-14) and Emory (10-1),
respectively. Virginia Wesleyan catcher Matt Hudgins was named the
ODAC Player of the Year as well as the Virginia Player of the Year
in a vote of the Virginia Sports Information Directors. Hudgins
batted .447 (63-for-141) with 18 doubles, six homers and 47 RBI. He
also threw out 13 of 29 would-be base stealers. Fellow Marlin Chris
Rivera earned the league's top pitcher award. Rivera finished the
year with an 8-0 record and a 2.44 ERA. In 88.2 innings of work, he
fanned 64 batters while allowing only 83 hits and 24 earned runs.
Bridgewater sophomore catcher Andrew Chrismer was named the Rookie
of the Year. Chrismer batted .339 (58-for-171) with 10 doubles,
five homers and 37 runs batted in. Hampden-Sydney head coach Jeff
Kinne picked up the Coach of the Year award. Washington & Lee's
David Miller was named the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete of the
Year. He maintained a 3.788 grade point average while majoring in
business management.
Men's
Basketball
A year removed
from claiming its NCAA D-III national title, Virginia Wesleyan again
returned to the NCAA title game, but took a different route in
getting to Salem. Hampden-Sydney upset the top-seeded Marlins in
the semi-finals of the ODAC tournament and went on to win the
conference championship and an automatic bid into the national
tournament. Virginia Wesleyan and Guilford were awarded at-large
bids into the D-III dance with all three ODAC teams vying for a spot
in the national finals out of the same regional bracket. The
Marlins and Tigers met for the fourth time during the season after
each school won its opening round contest. Virginia Wesleyan made
amends for its ODAC championship loss, defeating Hampden-Sydney,
61-51. Guilford made its way through a pair of tough contests in
the sectional at Johns Hopkins, setting the stage for a possible
all-ODAC match-up in the regional final. Both VWC and GC won their
regional openers, and host Virginia Wesleyan churned out an
81-71result to defeat Guilford and move on to the national
tournament. The Marlins defeated a tough Washington University-St.
Louis squad before falling to Amherst College in the national
championship game, 80-67. Guilford's Ben Strong was named the Kurt
Axe ODAC Player of the Year as well as the NABC Co-Player of the
Year and the D3hoops.com Player of the Year. The 6-foot 11-inch
center averaged 25.4 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game.
He set an NCAA D-III tournament record with 59 points in GC's
regional opener against Lincoln, canning the winning free-throw in a
129-128 triple-overtime thriller. Quaker mentor Tom Palombo was
tabbed the conference's Coach of the Year after leading his squad to
a 24-5 overall record, 15-3 in ODAC play. Bridgewater freshman
Dominic Trawick was tabbed the league's Rookie of the Year, scoring
15.2 points per game including a 35-point effort against Eastern
Mennonite in which he set an ODAC record by making all 19 of his
free throw attempts. Hampden-Sydney guard Matt Green earned the
ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete Award, boasting a 3.91 grade point
average in mathematical economics.
Women's
Basketball
Randolph-Macon
became just the second team in ODAC history to win three straight
conference women's basketball titles, defeating Virginia Wesleyan
76-65 to move on to the NCAA tournament. The Yellow Jackets played
host to a NCAA sectional tournament, defeating Piedmont College,
83-68, and a very athletic William Patterson squad, 75-59, to earn a
spot in the NCAA regionals. Randolph-Macon traveled to New York
University where the Yellow Jackets saw their season come to a close
with a loss to Kean University, 68-60, in the regional first round.
Roanoke's Erin Hanson won the ODAC Player of the Year award. The
junior forward led the league in scoring with 18.9 points per
contest and finished tied for second with 9.9 rebounds per game.
She notched 14 double-doubles and scored 30 or more points on four
different occasions including a season-high 34 points to go with 11
rebounds against Emory & Henry in January. Eastern Mennonite head
coach Kevin Griffin earned the league's Coach of the Year award,
leading his Royals to a three seed in the ODAC tournament. Picked
to finish seventh in the preseason poll, the Royals finished with a
17-8 overall record and a 15-5 mark in the ODAC. Randolph-Macon's
Molly Ariail was tabbed the Rookie of the Year. The Yellow Jackets'
center finished fourth in the league in scoring and rebounding at
14.4 points and 8.3 rebounds per contest. She scored in double
figures in 20-of-25 games played. Lynchburg senior Caroline Wesley
earned the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar Athlete Award. She boasted a
3.93 grade point average while majoring in athletic training. She
also finished third on the Hornets' all-time scoring list with 1,215
points, and graduated as the program's all-time leader in blocks
with 158.
Men's Cross
Country
Washington & Lee
won its ninth ODAC cross country championship, finishing the
Bridgewater-hosted course with 42 place points. Bridgewater
finished in second with 72 points and Lynchburg crossed the tape
third with 80 points. The ODAC Runner of the Year award went to
Roanoke's Eric Johnson. The Maroon senior was the top individual
finisher in the ODAC meet, ending his eight-kilometer trek in
29:08.5. Johnson and Bridgewater's Brandon Spalding were the only
ODAC representatives at the NCAA D-III championships at Wilmington
College (Ohio). Johnson finished in 145th position (28:55.0) and
Spalding stopped the watches in 188th place (29:29.0) out of 279
runners. Virginia Wesleyan's Derek Hizer earned Rookie of the Year
honors, finishing 11th in the conference meet in 29:43.2. The
Generals' Tom Brower won the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete
Award. Aside from finishing seventh in the ODAC championships in
29:10.2, Brower boasted a 3.994 grade point average while majoring
in politics. W&L's Lori Schrock was tabbed the league's Coach of
the Year.
Women's Cross
Country
Washington & Lee
made it a sweep of the ODAC cross country crowns, claiming the
women's championship with 32 place points. Roanoke came in second
with 65 points and Eastern Mennonite finished third with 67 points.
The Generals' Jackie Burns and Kat Telfeyan stopped the clocks first
and second, respectively, earning the league's Runner of the Year
and Rookie of the Year honors. Burns completed the six-kilometer
trail in 24:36.6 while Telfeyan ended her morning in 25:17.2. Burns
and Telfeyan were joined by Roanoke's Meg Harnett in the NCAA D-III
championships at Wilmington College (Ohio). Burns crossed the in
163rd position (25:34.0) while Harnett came in 204th place (26:05.0)
and Telfeyan finished 245th (26:39.0) out of 279 runners.
Washington & Lee's Becca Taylor was named the ODAC/Farm Bureau
Scholar-Athlete. She owned a 4.132 grade point average, and
finished the ODAC championships in eighth position in a time of
26:38.7. The Generals' Kris Hoey picked up ODAC Coach of the Year
honors.
Equestrian
Bridgewater won
its first ODAC Equestrian Championship, totaling 19 points to
outpace the field on the grounds of Sweet Briar College. The former
Randolph-Macon Woman's College was named reserve champion with 17
points, and Hollins came in third with 10 points. Rider of the Year
and Rookie of the Year accolades went to Bridgewater's Lindsay
Clark. The Eagles' C.J. Caniglia was earned the ODAC/Farm Bureau
Scholar Athlete Award. He boasted a 4.0 grade point average while
majoring in biology. Bridgewater mentor Sarah Irvine was tabbed the
ODAC Coach of the Year.
Field Hockey
Lynchburg marched
through the ODAC regular season with a perfect 8-0 record and
carried its #1 tournament seeding all the way to the conference
championship with a 3-2 double-overtime triumph over Eastern
Mennonite. The Hornets traveled to Elizabethtown College (Pa.) for
their first round NCAA contest and fell victim to a goal five
minutes into the second half that proved the difference in a 1-0
loss. Washington & Lee's Kendall Korte won the Player of the Year
award. The junior midfielder finished the year with 20 points
scored on six goals and eight assists. Lynchburg's Allie Wier
claimed the Rookie of the Year award, leading the league in points
scored with 65 on 29 goals and seven assists. The Hornet's mentor,
Enza Steele, won her seventh Coach of the Year award, surpassing the
400-win plateau during the season. Randolph-Macon's Torrie Higgins
won the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete Award. She owned a 3.95
grade point average while majoring in psychology.
Football
Washington & Lee
University went 5-1 in league play to win the ODAC football
championship, its first conference gridiron crown since 1985. The
Generals earned an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament, but saw
their season come to an end in the opening round with a 42-0 loss to
Wilkes University (Pa.). Guilford receiver Chris Barnette was named
the Offensive Player of the Year. He caught a conference-best 94
passes for 890 yards and nine touchdown passes. He graduated from
Guilford with a program all-time best 266 receptions, which also
ranks third in ODAC history. Emory & Henry's Marshall Doss earned
the Defensive Player of the Year award. The since-graduated
linebacker finished second in the league with 90 tackles (28 solo).
He intercepted a pair of passes, forced two fumbles while recovering
four, and registered one quarterback sack. Washington & Lee
quarterback R.J. Varner earned Rookie of the Year honors. Varner
stepped onto the field in the fourth game of the year to relieve the
Generals' injured signal-caller and never looked back. He finished
the year completing 97-of-159 passes (61.0-percent) for 1,101 yards
and eight touchdowns. The Generals' head coach, Frank Miriello,
picked up his fourth Coach of the Year honor after leading W&L to
its first postseason appearance since the 1951 Gator Bowl.
Bridgewater quarterback Jeff Highfill was named the ODAC/Farm Bureau
Scholar-Athlete. He put together a 3.94 grade point average while
majoring in mathematics.
Golf
Guilford College
won its ODAC record-tying 10th conference golf championship, earning
the victory by 17 strokes over the closest competitor. The Quakers
posted rounds of 283, 294 and 296 for an 873 tournament total.
Washington & Lee finished second with 890 total strokes, and
Bridgewater came in third with 907 strokes. GC's Colin Clark
birdied the final five holes to post a final round score of
6-under-par 66 and claim individual top honors. Guilford went on to
the NCAA D-III championships and finished in a tie for seventh
(307-311-314-312-1244). The Quakers' Joseph Poplin was voted the
ODAC Golfer of the Year. The senior standout finished second in the
ODAC tournament and placed in the top ten in 8-of-10 events in which
he competed. Teammate Peter Latimer was named the Rookie of the
Year. He placed in the top ten twice including an individual
victory at the Emory Spring Invitational. Guilford head coach Jack
Jensen was named the Coach of the Year. Washington & Lee's
Nathaniel James, who finished in a tie for 19th in the NCAA D-III
championships, was tabbed the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete. He
owned a 3.555 grade point average while majoring in politics.
Men's Indoor
Track & Field
Lynchburg picked
up its tenth straight and 21st overall men's indoor track
championship with 181.50 points at Liberty University. Bridgewater
came in second with 107 points and Eastern Mennonite finished third
with 83 points. The Hornets' Ryan Holmes was named the ODAC Athlete
of the Year. The senior standout won his fourth straight triple
jump title with a leap of 13.89 meters and claimed his second
straight 55-meter hurdles crown with a time of 8.03 seconds. He
also earned All-America status for the second straight year by
finishing seventh in the triple jump (46-6 feet). Bridgewater's
Tony Konate earned Rookie of the Year honors after scoring in two
individual events. Lynchburg head coach Jack Toms was named the
ODAC Coach of the Year and picked up the South Region Coach of the
Year award, his 25th regional honor. Hornet pole vaulter Scot
Decker was tabbed the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete. He owned a
3.94 grade point average while majoring in business administration.
Women's Indoor
Track & Field
Roanoke won its
second straight and fifth overall ODAC women's indoor track
championship with 158 points at Liberty University. Washington &
Lee placed second with 106 points and Lynchburg came in third with
84 points. The Maroons' Robin Yerkes won both the ODAC Athlete and
Rookie of the Year awards. Yerkes scored in four events including a
victory in the 200-meter dash (26.02 sec.), second place finishes in
the 55-meter dash (7.35 sec.) and 400-meter dash (58.88 sec.), and
third in the 55-meter hurdles (8.78 sec.). Roanoke mentor Finn
Pincus won his second straight Coach of the Year award. Lynchburg's
Mary Mohay was named the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete. He
boasted a 3.89 grade point average while majoring in exercise
physiology.
Men's Lacrosse
Roanoke won its second straight and
14th overall men's lacrosse championship last season, defeating
Lynchburg 11-9 for the title. The third quarter proved the
difference as the Maroons overcame a one-goal halftime deficit with
four scores in the third frame to go on to victory. Roanoke earned
an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament, defeating Ohio Wesleyan
18-9 before falling to Salisbury in the second round, 15-9. Roanoke
senior attack Jon Mason wonthe ODAC Player of the Year award. He
also earned the Lt. Col. J.I. (Jack) Turnbull NCAA Div. III Attack
Player of the Year honor. Mason finished the season with 90 points
on 75 goals and 15 assists. Teammate Pat March earned the Rookie of
the Year award after posting 48 points on 34 goals and 14 assists.
Roanoke head coach Bill Pilat won his third straight ODAC Coach of
the Year award. Maroon attack Brendan Moore was tabbed the ODAC/Farm
Bureau Scholar-Athlete. He claimed a 3.812 grade point average
while majoring in economics.
Women's
Lacrosse
Washington & Lee
became the first school to win five straight ODAC women's lacrosse
titles last spring by defeating Roanoke 10-4. The Generals allowed
only one goal in the second half while adding to their 5-3 advantage
at the intermission to earn an automatic bid into the NCAA
tournament. Washington & Lee trounced the College of Wooster (Ohio)
in its first round contests, 14-4, but fell to nationally
second-ranked Salisbury in the second round, 10-7. Roanoke
goalkeeper Katlyn Scarlett was named the ODAC Player of the Year.
She posted a 6.77 goals-against-average and made 167 saves on the
season. Maroon teammate Brooks Laufman was tabbed the Rookie of the
Year after scoring 46 points on 36 goals and 10 assists. Washington
& Lee mentor Jan Hathorn won her fifth straight Coach of the Year
award. She stepped down from the program at the end of the season
upon being named the Generals' new Athletic Director.
Randolph-Macon's Torrie Higgins won her second ODAC/Farm Bureau
Scholar-Athlete Award (field hockey). She carried a 3.95 grade
point average into the spring semester, majoring in psychology.
Men's Soccer
Lynchburg won its
ODAC-best 11th men's soccer championship in the fall, defeating
Virginia Wesleyan 1-0. Brian Cocchiola scored an unassisted goal in
the 72nd minute to secure the victory. The Hornets earned an
automatic bid into the NCAA tournament while Virginia Wesleyan
received an at-large bid and was picked as a host site for the first
two rounds of play. Lynchburg saw its season come to an end with a
1-0 overtime loss to N.C. Wesleyan. Virginia Wesleyan thumped
Greensboro 5-0 before falling to N.C. Wesleyan, 1-0. Roanoke's Eric
Eversole was named the ODAC Player of the Year. The junior standout
notched 19 points on eight goals and three assists. The Marlins'
Brandon Massie was named the Rookie of the Year after scoring six
goals to go with five assists for 17 points. Lynchburg head coach
Chris Yeager won his first Coach of the Year award. Hampden-Sydney
senior Greg Smith was named the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete.
He also earned the conference's highest male honor, earning the
Harry G. "Doc" Jopson Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. Smith
graduated from HSC with a 3.92 grade point average while majoring in
mathematical economics.
Women's Soccer
A pair of ODAC
squads made strong runs in the NCAA tournament. Virginia Wesleyan
completed one of its best women's soccer seasons in program history,
beginning with a 2-0 victory over Guilford to claim the ODAC
championship. Washington & Lee joined the Marlins as an at-large
selection into the NCAA tournament. Both squads won a pair of games
in sectional play to move on to regional action. The nationally
24th-ranked Generals upset six-rated Washington University-St. Louis
2-1 to set up a regional final against conference foe Virginia
Wesleyan. The 19th-ranked Marlins defeated Elizabethtown College
(Pa.) 1-0 to make their way into the regional championship. The
squads played to a scoreless tie through a pair of overtime periods
with Virginia Wesleyan proving victorious by a 4-3 victory in a
penalty-kick shootout. The Marlins joined three other squads in
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, for the national finals only to see their
stay shortened by a 2-0 semifinal loss to #10 Wheaton (Ill.). VWC
midfielder Kelly Donnelly was named the ODAC Player of the Year.
She finished the year scoring three goals and assisting on four
others for 10 points. Washington & Lee defender Maggie Sutherland
was named the Rookie of the Year while Generals' head coach Neil
Cunningham was tabbed the Coach of the Year. Lynchburg's Lauren
Askey was named the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete. She boasted a
3.96 grade point average as an athletic training major.
Softball
It took both
championship games to decide the 2007 softball champion, but
Lynchburg outlasted Bridgewater, 7-4, in the "if" game to claim its
fourth ODAC crown. The Hornets earned an automatic bid into the
NCAA tournament with Bridgewater picking up an at-large selection.
Both squads performed well in their regional pools, but neither
could make it past the semi-final round before seeing their seasons
come to an end. Lynchburg's Caroline Cubbage asserted herself as
one of the most feared batters in the country on the way to earning
the ODAC Player of the Year award. She finished the campaign with a
.488 batting average (59-of-121) with 15 homeruns and 56 RBI. She
also led the country in walks, earning 54 free passes.
Bridgewater's Lisa Rhodes was tabbed the Pitcher of the Year. She
finished the season with a 19-2 record and a 1.15 earned run
average. She allowed only 122 hits and 24 earned runs in 146.0
innings pitched while striking out 77 batters. Roanoke's Kelsey
Ruitenberg was named the Rookie of the Year. The Maroons' dual
threat batted .337 with three homers and 31 runs batted in. She
also posted an 8-3 record in the circle with a 1.53 ERA. She fanned
63 batters in 68.2 innings of work. Eastern Mennonite's J.D.
McCurdy and Randolph-Macon's Kevin Proffitt shared the Coach of the
Year award. Roanoke hurler Amy Gillis won her second straight ODAC/Farm
Bureau Scholar-Athlete Award. She posted a 3.926 grade point
average as a sociology major.
Swimming
Randolph-Macon forced a changing of
the guard in ODAC swimming, winning its first conference title and
ending Washington & Lee's 13-year run atop the conference. The
Yellow Jackets came back from a 10-point deficit going into the
final day of action to win the title. Randolph-Macon finished with
609 total points while the Generals put up 603 points. Sweet Briar
finished third with 251 points. The former Randolph-Macon Woman's
College standout, Kim Edmonds, won her second ODAC Swimmer of the
Year award. She won three events at the ODAC/Atlantic States
Swimming Championships. She set a new ODAC record in the 200-yard
breaststroke (2:26.92), and also won the 100-yard breaststroke in
1:08.60. She had previously set the record in that event with a
time of 1:06.29. Edmonds' final victory came in the 200-yard
individual medley (2:13.15). Randolph-Macon's Marlene Graf was
tabbed the Rookie of the Year. She won the 500-yard freestyle
(5:18.68) and 1,650-yard freestyle (18:35.05) at the ODAC
championships. Yellow Jacket head coach Dave Holland was named the
Coach of the Year. Washington & Lee's Amy Roberson earned the
ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete Award. She posted a 3.864 grade
point average while double-majoring in psychology and sociology.
Men's Tennis
Washington & Lee
made its way through the ODAC regular season unscathed as the
Generals entered the conference tournament with a perfect 9-0 league
mark. They made their way through the tournament bracket, defeating
Roanoke 9-0 for a record 27th ODAC crown. An automatic bid put
Washington & Lee into the NCAA tournament, but an opening round 5-1
loss to Johns Hopkins ended the Generals' season. Hampden-Sydney's
William Moss was named the ODAC Player and Rookie of the Year. Moss
was 12-1 overall and 8-0 in league play at #1 singles. He and his
teammate, Richie Holzapfel, posted a 9-5 overall and 5-3 conference
record in #1 doubles action. Washington & Lee head coach David
Detweiler won his first Coach of the Year award. Virginia
Wesleyan's Eric Caudill was tabbed the ODAC/Farm Bureau
Scholar-Athlete. An liberal arts management major, Caudill
maintained a 3.982 grade point average.
Women's Tennis
It was a banner
year for Washington & Lee in women's tennis as the Generals not only
claimed their 17th ODAC title, but they also won the NCAA Div. III
team championship. W&L knocked off Amherst College to win its first
women's tennis national title. Head coach Cinda Rankin was rewarded
for leading her squad to a 25-1 overall record, garnering the
Wilson/ITA National Coach of the Year award. Standout Emily
Applegate earned the ODAC Player of the Year award and fell just
short of winning back-to-back individual crowns, falling in the
individual final. Applegate posted a 17-2 overall record including
a 13-1 mark in dual events and a 2-0 record in ODAC play. In
doubles action, she maintained a 16-4 overall mark with several
partners. Virginia Wesleyan's Imee Bautista was named the ODAC
Rookie of the Year. Bautista posted 20 wins in both singles and
doubles action, the first Marlin women's player to accomplish the
feat. Bridgewater mentor Mimi Knight was named the ODAC Coach of
the Year after leading the Eagles to a 10-6 overall record and an
8-2 league mark. Washington & Lee's Katie Kingsburg was tabbed the
ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete as well as the Walter Byers
Postgraduate Scholarship, the NCAA's highest academic award. She
boasts a 3.994 grade point average while majoring in psychology.
Washington & Lee's Ginny Wortham earned the ODAC's top female honor
in receiving the Marjorie Berkeley Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Award.
Men's Track
and Field
Lynchburg won its
tenth straight and 22nd overall ODAC men's track and field
championship last spring, notching 239.5 total points. Bridgewater
finished second with 130.5 points and Roanoke came in third with 84
points. The Hornets' Chris Martin earned ODAC MVP of the Meet
honors, winning the long jump (22-9.25 feet) and triple jump (45-3
feet) while placing third in the high jump. Bridgewater's Tony
Konate picked up his second Rookie of the Year honor of the
campaign, winning the 200-meter dash (21.78 sec.) and placing second
in the 100-meter dash (10.96 sec.). Lynchburg mentor Dr. Jack Toms
won his second conference Coach of the Year of the season. The
Hornets' Scot Decker was also a repeat winner, notching his second
ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete Award. Following the fall
semester, Decker boasted and 3.67 grade point average while majoring
in business management. Lynchburg also made a strong showing at the
NCAA D-III championships as ODAC pole vault champion Andy Rollins
finished in a tie for second at nationals to earn All-America
status.
Women's Track
and Field
Roanoke won its
fourth straight and fourth overall ODAC women's track and field
title in the spring, winning 10 different events on the way to
scoring 217 total points. Washington & Lee finished second with
113.5 total points and Lynchburg rounded out the top three with 75
points. Washington & Lee's Elizabeth Webb earned ODAC MVP of the
Meet and ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete accolades. She won the
800-meter (2:21.76), 1,500-meter (4:50.2) and 5,000-meter (19:13.95)
runs. She also posted a 4.117 grade point average while majoring in
chemistry. Roanoke's Robin Yerkes won her second Rookie of the Year
award of the season. She won both the 100-meter (12.39 sec.) and
200-meter (25.1 sec.) dashes and was also on Roanoke's first place
4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams. Maroon mentor Finn Pincus
picked up the Coach of the Year award. Roanoke and Washington & Lee
had athletes perform well at the NCAA D-III Championships. The
Maroons' 4x100-meter relay team finished second in the nation in a
time of 46.67 seconds. Yerkes earned All-America honors by placing
fifth in the 200-meter dash (25.19). She added a ninth place
showing in the 400-meter dash (57.12). W&L's Stacy Doornbos and
Roanoke's Meredith Withers finished 14th and 15th in the heptathlon,
respectively.
Volleyball
Washington & Lee
continued its dominance in ODAC volleyball as the Generals made
their 10-0 conference regular season mark stand up by winning their
sixth straight and tenth overall title. Washington & Lee defeated
Randolph-Macon 3-0 to earn its automatic bid into the NCAA tourney.
The Generals proved strong in the national tournament, defeating
Vassar (3-1) and New York University (3-2) before falling to Stevens
Tech (3-1) in a final 16 match up. Randolph-Macon's Maggie
McDearmon earned the ODAC Player of the Year award. The three-time
All-ODAC performer finished the season with 338 kills and a .243
hitting percentage. She also picked up 395 digs, blocked 0.69
attacks per game and recorded 40 service aces. Bridgewater's Erika
Dirnagl was named the Rookie of the Year after registering 313
kills, a .438 hitting percentage, and blocking 1.40 attacks per
contest. Washington & Lee's Bryan Snyder earned his sixth straight
Coach of the Year award. Randolph-Macon's Mollee Farrell was voted
the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete. She maintained a 3.72 grade
point average while double-majoring in biology and psychology.
Past Summaries
2005-06
Year-in-Review
2004-05 Year-in-Review
2003-04
Year-in-Review
2002-03 Year-in-Review
2001-02 Year-in-Review
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