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ODAC Women's Basketball Report: Week 13

Another week of 12 conference games has left ODAC women's basketball fans with two teams separated at the top of the league table and another six in a logjam fighting to not only hold onto a spot in the top-eight, but also hold off teams currently lower in the standings.

Nationally fifth-ranked Washington and Lee is now 19-0 overall and 10-0 in league play with two more wins last week. Bridgewater also won twice and is now two games clear of the logjam at 16-3 and 9-1. Guilford (16-3, 7-3) and Randolph-Macon (13-6, 7-3) also claimed two wins last week, putting them a game ahead of Hollins (14-5, 6-4) and Shenandoah (14-5, 6-4). Virginia Wesleyan (11-8, 5-5) is not only trying to move up the ladder, but also hold off Lynchburg (11-8, 4-6).

Bridgewater (16) and Shenandoah (11) continue to receive votes towards the D3hoops.com top-25.

  • ANNA GIANNOPOULOU | GUILFORD | FORWARD
    Giannopoulou, a senior from Athens, Greece, put together arguably her best and most complete week of the season in helping Guilford register a pair of league victories to improve to 16-3 overall and 7-3 in conference games. Giannopoulou averaged 21.5 points and 11.0 rebounds powered by a pair of double-doubles to go with four assists, seven steals, and seven blocked shots over the two outings. In a 55-45 victory at Hollins on Wednesday, Giannopoulou posted 12 rebounds (10 defensive) and 21 points including her 1,000th career point. She added two assists, five steals, and three blocked shots to her line. In an 80-75 overtime win over Shenandoah on Friday, Giannopoulou posted her eighth double-double of the year with 22 points and 10 rebounds (8 defensive). She was 9-of-16 from the field and 3-of-4 from the line while adding two assists, a pair of steals, and four blocked shots to fill the stat sheet. For the season, Giannopoulou is sixth in the ODAC in scoring (16.0) and rebounding (9.0). She leads the conference in blocked shots (48) and ranks sixth in foul shooting (.767, 56-of-73) and seventh in steals (42) and field goal shooting (.472, 118-of-250).

  • MARY SCHLEUSNER | WASHINGTON AND LEE | FORWARD
    Schleusner, a senior from Charlotte, N.C., added a second Division III record to her growing journal of conference and national benchmarks in helping nationally fifth-ranked Washington and Lee to a pair of victories to improve to 19-0 overall and 10-0 in ODAC games. Schleusner notched two more double-doubles to not only tie for the Division III lead with 16 this season, but bring her career total to a new D-III best 85.

    The Division III career rebounding leader – currently at 1,777 – averaged 22.0 points and 18.0 rebounds in WLU's over Roanoke (69-47) and at Virginia Wesleyan (64-59) with 13 total offensive boards to go with two assists, two steals, and two blocked shots. Against RC, Schleusner posted 17 points and 20 boards (8 offensive) to go with two assists, a steal, and a blocked shot. She turned up the production to 27 points against the Marlins, going 10-of-19 from the field and 7-of-9 from the line. She pulled down 16 rebounds (5 offensive) and chipped in a steal and a blocked shot. Schleusner's 44 points this week gives her 2,220 for her career. That leaves her 43 points shy of matching former Guilford star Laura Haynes for second in the ODAC record book and 151 markers away former Randolph-Macon national player of the year Megan Silva, the all-time scoring leader for all of ODAC basketball.

    For the season, Schleusner leads the ODAC in both scoring (21.9) and rebounding (17.4). She is third in blocked shots (40), fifth in field goal shooting (.495, 154-of-311), seventh in foul shooting (.741, 80-of-108), and 12th in assists (50).

    • Averett guard DaiShaundria Giggetts averaged 12.0 points and 4.5 rebounds with 3 assists and 3 steals, while fellow guard Kyjana Jordan averaged 3.0 points and 4.5 rebounds with 3 steals and 4 blocked shots in the Cougars' two-game week.
    • Bridgewater forward Jay Garcia averaged 20.0 points and 8.0 rebounds with 4 assists and 4 blocked shots in the Eagles' 2-0 week.
    • Hollins guard Noelani Carter averaged 7.0 rebounds and came away with 12 steals in HU's 2-0 week; her effort including a career-high 8 steals in a win over EMU.
    • Lynchburg guard Audra Petty averaged 21 points and 4.5 rebounds in the Hornets' 1-1 week; she notched a career-high 31 points in a win at Randolph; guard Brooke Cason averaged 5.5 points and 3.0 rebounds with 2 assists, 2 steals, and 5 blocked shots.
    • Randolph-Macon forward McKenzie Matheny averaged 11.5 points and 10.5 rebounds with 3 assists and 5 blocked shots in the Yellow Jackets' 2-0 week.
    • Roanoke guard Paige Breuer averaged 15.5 points powered by 8 made 3-pointers to go with 3 steals in the Maroons' 1-1 week.
Mary Schleusner
Anna Giannopoulou