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Old
Dominion Athletic Conference
Athletes of the Week
April 16, 2007
BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE
WEEK
Ricky Read,
Bridgewater College
Read, a senior from
Goode, Va., hit for a .500 average on the week, going 10-for-20 over
five games played. In conference play, Read was 7-for-11 with six
RBI in three wins. In a double-header against Randolph-Macon, he
was 6-for-8 with two runs bated in and a homer. He also went
1-for-3 against Eastern Mennonite with four runs driven in.
For the week. Read knocked in six runs while scoring a pair himself.
BASEBALL PITCHER OF
THE WEEK
Chase Davidson,
Roanoke College
Davidson, a senior from
Vinton, Va., pitched eight-innings of four-hit ball to get the victory
in Roanoke's win over Guilford on Friday. In his only start of the
week. Davidson allowed just four hits while striking out three batters.
The victory marked his third of the season, evening his record at 3-3.
| Baseball
Honor Roll |
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Nolan Shaffer, Bridgewater |
Went seven innings while giving up four hits and two runs while
striking out 10 in a win over EMU. |
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Phil Drew, Guilford |
Went 2-for-4 with his team-leading 14th double in a loss to
Roanoke. |
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Paul Keenan, Guilford |
Tossed seven innings giving up a pair of runs while scattering
five hits and striking out five in a loss to Roanoke. |
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Eric O'Brien, Lynchburg |
Went 5-for-9 with a double and three RBI in a 1-2 week for the
Hornets. |
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Jonathan Nichols, Lynchburg |
Earned a complete-game victory against HSC, going nine innings
while allowing four hits and three runs... he also fanned seven
batters. |
GOLFER OF
THE WEEK
Peter Latimer,
Guilford College
Latimer, a freshman from
Markinch, Scotland, won his first college tournament on the third hole
of sudden-death playoff in the Emory Invitational at Smoke Rise Golf
Club. He posted the first top-10 finish of his college career with
a 72-73-145 (+1) score in 36 holes of competition. He finished
tied with two others after the two rounds of regulation, and all three
students shot even-par on the first and second playoffs on the 18th
hole. Latimer won the event with a par four on the third try while
both of the others golfers carded bogey-fives. Latimer helped
Guilford place second among 14 teams and go 7-1 against teams ranked in
the April Golf World/Nike poll. The win marked the second victory
for a Guilford student-athlete this season.
MEN'S LACROSSE
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ryan Harrington,
Hampden-Sydney College
Harrington, a senior
from Dallas, Texas, powered the 16th ranked Tigers to a big win over
conference foe and 17th-ranked Washington & Lee, 6-5. Harrington
scored four of the six HSC tallies including three after Hampden-Sydney
found itself down 4-1 after the first quarter of play. Harrington
leads the Tigers with 28 goals, a mark that puts him fifth in the
conference at 2.33 goals per game.
| Men's Lacrosse
Honor Roll |
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Ryan Cranston, Lynchburg |
Scored three times and assisted on three others as the Hornets
defeated Randolph-Macon 11-3. |
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Brian Vierheller, Randolph-Macon |
Recorded 21 stops in the care for RMC in its loss to Lynchburg. |
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Amanda Hutchins,
Roanoke College
Hutchins, a junior from
Guilford, Conn., scored eight goals and had an assist in the Roanoke's
two ODAC wins last week. She scored five times in the team's win
over Bridgewater, and then netted three goals and an assist in the home
win over Virginia Wesleyan. Hutchins leads the Maroons with 24
goals scored, one of four players with at least 21 tallies. She is
eighth in the conference at 2.0 goals scored per game.
| Women's Lacrosse
Honor Roll |
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Traci Phipps, Randolph-Macon |
Scored four
goals and added two assists in a 17-6 victory over Lynchburg. |
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Meredith Newman, Sweet Briar |
Scored eight
goals and dished out three assists in a 1-2 week for the
Vixens... tallied three times apiece against Guilford and
Bridgewater. |
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Kelsi Robinson, Washington & Lee |
Tallied a pair
and assisted on four others in the Generals 18-3 win over
Guilford. |
SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE
WEEK
Laura Barry,
Bridgewater College
Barry, a junior from Richmond, Va., hit for
a .500 average (10-for-20) during the week as the Eagles went 6-0 to
improved to 30-4 on the season. She had five multi-hit games
during the week, scoring nine total runs. In an ODAC double-header
sweep of Randolph-Macon, Barry was 4-for-7 with three runs scored, four
RBI, two homers and a double. She knocked four doubles and a pair
of homers on the week, giving her a 1.000 slugging percentage with 20
total bases in 20 at-bats.
SOFTBALL PITCHER OF
THE WEEK
Jamie Fraysher,
Eastern Mennonite University
Fraysher, a sophomore from Waterford, Va.,
along with Natasha Viafora, each pitched a no-hitter on Tuesday with
Fraysher shutting out Shenandoah over five innings while allowing two
walks and striking out five batters. She then led EMU with another
pitching gem against Virginia Wesleyan as she went seven innings,
allowing one unearned run on three hits to pick up her 10th win of the
season.
| Softball Honor Roll |
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Lisa Rhodes, Bridgewater |
Won three times
last week, giving up 16 hits and two unearned runs in 16 innings
work... also struck out 11 batters. |
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Nicole Shelton, Eastern Mennonite |
Drove in 10
runs in a 3-1 week, hitting 5-for-12 with five runs scored. |
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Dana Detmar, Emory & Henry |
Slammed a
school record seventh homer of the season against Guilford...
batted .417 for the week. |
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Shannon Harris, Emory & Henry |
Went 2-1 with
20 strikeouts in 13.2 innings of work... struck out 14 Guilford
batters in 9 innings of work over two games against the Quakers. |
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Zenovia Hogue, Guilford |
Went 5-for-12
with a double, stolen base, a run scored and an RBI... hit the
game-tying single in a 6-5 win over Meredith... hit safely in
all five Guilford contests. |
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Taryn Pulvermuller, Guilford |
Won her third
straight decision with seven strong innings against Meredith...
tossed a career-high eight innings in a loss to E&H. |
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Dara Sandifer, Lynchburg |
Went 4-for-5
with a double, homer and five RBI in three games... boasted a
.857 on-base percentage, a 1.600 slugging percentage and scored
four runs. |
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Ali Manns, Lynchburg |
Threw six
scoreless innings to defeat Ferrum 1-0 while striking out
five... tossed an inning of relief while fanning a pair in a win
over Sweet Briar. |
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Lyndsi Craig, Roanoke |
Earned a win
and a save in Roanoke's sweep of E&H... went seven innings,
fanning 10 while allowing only one hit to get the win... struck
out 3-of-4 batters faced for the save. |
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Meagan Chenault, Sweet Briar |
Went 2-for-5 in
a double-header against Lynchburg... scored a run and drove in
another in the first game. |
MEN'S TENNIS PLAYER
OF THE WEEK
Ian Koons, Eastern
Mennonite University
Koons, a senior from Avvanadale, Va., went
3-0 last week against ODAC competition. The Royals' #1 singles
player defeated previously ranked Tim Ross of Washington & Lee on Sunday
in three sets, 4-6, 7-6 (7-1) and 10-6. He also earned victories
over Bridgewater and Guilford College, both in straight sets. With
the results from the past week, Koons finished the season with an
overall record of 9-4 and has a chance to become the first ranked player
in EMU men's tennis this decade.
| Men's Tennis Honor Roll |
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Ryan Smith & Brent Campbell, Bridgewater |
Completed their
four-year run as doubles partners by going 12-0 through the 2007
regular season with a win over EMU last week. |
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Caleb Kimbrough, Guilford |
Went 2-1 at #2 singles, earning
straight set victories against Eastern Mennonite and Roanoke. |
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William Moss, Hampden-Sydney |
Won his only #1
singles and doubles matches of the week against RMC, winning
6-0, 6-1 in singles and 8-0 in doubles. |
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Jon Malooly, Washington & Lee |
Went 2-0 at #2 singles, winning
6-1, 6-0 against Guilford and Eastern Mennonite... also won 8-1
in doubles against Guilford. |
WOMEN'S TENNIS
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Blair Blincoe,
Sweet Briar College
Blincoe, a freshman from Vienna, Va., ran
her consecutive match winning streak to six contests with a decisive
6-0, 6-0 win at #2 singles against Emory & Henry. Her fifth match
win of the streak came earlier in the week when she won 6-1, 6-0 against
Lynchburg. She also went 1-1 in double action, winning 8-1 against
the Hornets. Blincoe's steak also includes singles victories over
Guilford, Randolph-Macon and Bridgewater.
| Women's Tennis Honor Roll |
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Ginny Wortham, Washington & Lee |
Went 2-0
against E&H, winning at #2 singles and #2 doubles. |
MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK &
FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Nathan Turner,
Eastern Mennonite University
Turner, a sophomore from Elkton, Va.,
captured another shot put title while finishing in second place in the
hammer throw at the Lynchburg Track Classic this past weekend.
Turner threw a distance of 15.46 meters in the shot while reaching a
mark of 47.44 meters in the hammer throw.
| Men's Outdoor Track and
Field Honor Roll |
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Justin Hazelrigg, Lynchburg |
Finished third
in the hammer with a school record toss of 152-feet 1-inch in
the Lynchburg Track Classic... also placed sixth in the discus
(114' 8"). |
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Bryan Hutcheson, Virginia Wesleyan |
Ran the 1,500
for the first time at Duke, setting the VWC record with a time
of 4:24.36. |
WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK
& FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Dominique McCoy,
Roanoke College
McCoy, a freshman from Williamsburg, Va.,
was named Field Athlete of the Meet at the Lynchburg Track Classic last
weekend. She won the long jump with a leap of 5.47 meters, and
followed that up with a win in the triple jump with a mark of 10.81
meters. She finished her day with a third place finish in the
400-meter hurdles in a time of 1:10.19.
| Women's Outdoor Track &
Field Honor Roll |
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Jill Wattai, Bridgewater |
Won the 100
(12.73) and 200 (26.49) and finished fourth in the long jump
(15' 7.75") at Messiah... also ran a leg of the winning 4x100
team and second place 4x400 relay... her 100 time and the 4x100
time were second-bests in BC history. |
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Mary Mohay, Lynchburg |
Won the pole vault and qualified
provisionally for nationals by clearing 11-feet 5.75-inches...
also won the javelin (104' 6") at the LC Classic. |
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Elizabeth Webb, Washington & Lee |
Won the 1,500
meter (4:54.70) and placed second overall in the 3,000
(10:50.11) at Coastal Carolina against D-I and D-III
competition. |
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