ODAC Players of the Week

Thompson, a junior from Memphis, Tenn., helped the Generals to their first win over a ranked opponent since 2010. Thompson spearheaded a Washington and Lee defensive effort that bent but didn't break as the Generals topped 23rd-ranked Centre College, 34-16, on Saturday. Thompson led the unit with 10 tackles, including nine solo stops. The defensive back helped W&L maintain a 21-10 halftime lead when he put the clamps on a fourth down play inside the W&L 25-yard line when he tackled the ball carrier for a one-yard loss with less than a minute to go in the frame. For the season, Thompson is third on the squad with 19 tackles.

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Pawlowski, a freshman from Greensboro, N.C., helped the Quakers to their first win of the 2012 campaign as he had a hand in four of Guilford's six touchdowns in its 45-35 shootout with Averett University. Pawloski was 18-of-28 passing for 239 yards and three touchdowns, and he added a six-yard touchdown as the game's final score to ice the victory. Pawlowski and receiver Nick Mearite had a strong connection as the pair hooked up for eight catches that covered 125 yards and included two first half touchdowns, one coming on a fourth-and-goal play. His three touchdown passes and 64.3 completion percentage are season-highs for the first-year signal-caller.

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DeLuca, a senior from Clarksville, Md., helped Shenandoah improve to 5-2 with a pair of strong performances in wins over Notre Dame of Maryland (13-0) and Stevenson (2-0). She opened the week against NDM by setting a new Shenandoah field hockey record with five goals and 11 points as she added an assist to her output in SU's big win over the Gators. On Saturday, DeLuca provided the offensive punch with both goals in the Hornets' second straight shutout. She currently leads the ODAC in goals scored (10) and points (21).

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Dozier, a freshman from Manakin Sabot, Va., started off his collegiate career with a bang as he won individual medalist honors at the season-opening Shenandoah Invitational at the Winchester Country Club in Winchester, Va. Dozier completed two rounds on the par 72 6,806-yard track in 4-over par 148 (73-75) to win by one stroke over Randolph-Macon's Scott Hellmuth and Newport News Apprentice golfer Ben Hunter. Dozier's first round 73 tied for with Hunter's opening-18 tally as the low-round of the tournament.

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Cheng, a junior from Virginia Beach, Va., has the distinction of becoming the first women's golfer to earn an ODAC Golf of the Week award. At the Hollins Invitational, Cheng helped HU to the team title by finishing second overall and first among ODAC players on the 5,834-yard par 72 track at Ashley Plantation Golf Club. Her two round total of 155 (79-76) came in at 11-over par, two strokes behind Emily Javadi from Sewanee. Hollins' team total of 314 (158-126, +26) was took strokes clear of Sewanee for the team crown.

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Gorman, a senior from Annapolis, Md., helped the Eagles to a 2-0 week and extend their winning streak to five straight games. Gorman notched all three goals in a 3-1 non-conference win over Stevenson on Wednesday. His goals came in an 11-minute span late in the second half. He scored twice in the 76th minute and added a third in the 88th minute before Stevenson regrouped with its lone tally 1:04 from full time. On Saturday, Gorman helped BC claw back from a 2-0 deficit against Randolph College in the ODAC opener. His assist on Daniel Visone's goal tied the game in the 76th minute. For the season, Gorman is second in the ODAC in points (11) and tied for second with four goals.

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Graves, a senior from Christiansburg, Va., helped Roanoke to a 2-0-1 week that including a 1-1 draw with nationally second-ranked Emory University on Sunday. Graves opened her week with two goals in a 6-1 win over Guilford. She followed that with an assist in a 2-0 shutout of Shenandoah for the Maroons' second conference win of the week. Against Emory, Graves supplied Roanoke's scoring effort against the NSCAA Atlantic South Region's top rated squad with a goal in the 56th minutes. Her seven points this week marked the first output for the three-sport star (indoor track, outdoor track) this season.

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Slade, a sophomore from Burlingon, N.C., helped that Marlins to a 3-0 week that included a trio of victories over ODAC foes Lynchburg (3-1), Hollins (3-0) and Roanoke (3-0). The Marlins' setter passed out 99 assists on the week, just one helper short of averaging 10 per set (99 in 10 sets played). She also picked her spots well on the attack, collected seven kills on 13 attacks with just one error for a .462 attack percentage. Against Lynchburg, Slade handed out 44 assists with seven digs and a block assist. The 44 helpers marked her sixth match this season with at least 40 assists. She followed that with 32 assists against Hollins and 23 more against Roanoke. She added three kills and three digs in the latter match.

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Stanton, a junior from Memphis, N.Y., set the ODAC's seasonal top-time at eight kilometer distances as he finished 17th in a field of 141 at the Iona Meet of Champions, an event that was largely dominated by NCAA Division I competition. He crossed the finish line in 26:09.77, which is the best 8K time in the ODAC by more than a minute over teammate Lawrence Minor.

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Bernal, a freshman from Centreville, Va., continued an impressive start to her first collegiate campaign as she competed in the NCAA Division I dominated Iona Meet of Champions on Saturday. She crossed the finish line with a time of 25:12.81 in 50th position. Her time is the fourth-fastest in the conference this season.

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