September 24, 2012

ODAC Players of the Week

Thru Week Prior to: September 24, 2012

 

FOOTBALL
Danny Grogg, Bridgewater, Sr., Defensive Line
Grogg, a senior from Harrisonburg, Va., had a big day along the interior of the Eagles defensive line as he helped Bridgewater move to 3-0. The BC defense held Shenandoah to just 212 yards of total offense in the league opener for both squads, which also mark the first ODAC competition for new confernece member SU. Grogg made eight stops on the day and was a staple in the Hornets' backfield with three tackles for a loss that cost SU 10 yards of offense. He also was in on both of Bridgewater's sacks with a solo effort and then combined with interior line-mate Joel Francis on a sack that ended the game as Shenandoah was attempting to work into field goal position to potentially tie the game.

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FOOTBALL
Willie Logan, Bridgewater, Jr., Quarterback
Logan, a junior from Luray, Va., helped direct Bridgewater to its third straight win to start the season and fourth straight dating back to last season. Logan was strong through the air on a day when the BC rushing offense was held in check as he went 17-of-31 for 261 yards and threw for both of the Eagles' touchdowns. He hit Tyler Moneymaker with a 27-yard touchdown pass to open the game's scoring, and then found Shawn Lee for a 63-yard touchdown to put Bridgewater ahead, 14-7, in the third quarter. He spread the ball around to his receivers and backs, completing passes to nine different players. Through three games, Logan has thrown four touchdown passes against just one interception.

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FIELD HOCKEY
Lindsay Leonard, Lynchburg, Sr., Midfielder
Leonard, a senior from Yorktown, Va., helped the Hornets to a 2-0 week with wins over Wesley and Shenandoah. In the 4-0 neutral site win over Wesley, Leonard notched a goal and added an assist to have three points on the day. In the 4-0 win over Shenandoah, Leonard opened the game's scoring off of a penalty corner. In addition, she kept enormous pressure on SU, firing 16 shots with 11 of them on SU's cage. Leonard is currently third in the league in points with 16.

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GOLF
Colby Francis, Lynchburg, Freshman
Francis, a freshman from Gladys, Va., was the top ODAC finisher at the Tom Kinder Memorial at Lakeview Golf Course last week. Francis opened his collegiate career with an even par 72 on day one, but then followed with a 3-under par 69 in round two on the 6,500-yard par 72 track. His two-day 141 was good for third overall, seven shots off the lead and one stroke back of second place. His 69 was tied for the second-best round of the tournament behind individual champion Trevor Banks' (Va. Intermont) opening round 65.

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GOLF
Elizabeth Cheng, Hollins, Junior
Cheng, a junior from Virginia Beach, Va., picks up her second weekly honor in as many weeks as she won the McDaniel Invitational over the weekend. Cheng fired a 2-over par 74 to win the event by four strokes over teammate Shelby Estes. In two tournaments this season, Cheng has a runner-up finish and an individual title while lowering her per-round average to 76.3. Her efforts helped Hollins win the team title by five strokes over Gettysburg. Cheng and Estes were the only two golfers to break 80 in the field.

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MEN'S SOCCER
Max Quellhorst, Washington and Lee, So., Midfielder
Quellhorst, a sophomore from Centerville, Ohio, helped Washington and Lee to a 2-0 week as he had an assist on the second goal in a 3-0 win over Virginia Wesleyan, and then followed that with the lone goal of the game in the 69th minute for a 1-0 win over Hampden-Sydney. The goal and the assist were the first two of the season for the second-year midfielder.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER
Kelli Uresti, Guilford, Fr., Midfielder
Uresti, a freshman from Buda, Texas, paced the Quakers to a 3-0 week with three road wins, including two in conference play. She scored her first two college goals in the Quakers' 5-4 overtime win over crosstown-rival Greensboro College. She followed that with one goal and three assists for a career-high five points in Guilford's 5-1 win at Hollins. She wrapped up her week with two goals in the Quakers' 6-0 road win over Eastern Mennonite. On the season, Uresti is tops on the team with 13 points.

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VOLLEYBALL
Mallory Carter, Randolph-Macon, Sr., Outside Hitter
Carter, a senior from Moseley, Va., helped Randolph-Macon to a 4-2 week with both its losses coming to nationally ranked teams --- No. 6 Emory and No. 12 Elmhurst. Carter earned a spot on the Emory Invitational All-Tournament Team after collecting 72 kills, 31 digs and five aces in four matches. Prior to the tournament, R-MC's week included a pair of 3-0 wins over Eastern Mennonite and Mary Washington, in which Carter notched 16 kills, five aces and 16 digs in addition to her totals at Emory. She racked up four matches with double-digits in kills including a career-high 22 in a 3-2 win over Maryville. She later eclipsed that mark with 25 kills in a 3-2 loss to #12 Elmhurst. She also had 12 and 10 digs in those matches, respectively. Carter, who averaged 4.0 kills/set this week, has 1,181 winners for her career and stands just six shy of moving past Katie King (1997-2000) for second-place all-time in R-MC history. Maggie McDearmon (2003-06) holds the school record with 1,243 kills.

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CROSS COUNTRY
Tim Smith, Roanoke, Senior
Smith, a senior from Roanoke, Va., picks up his second weekly award of the season after winning the Roanoke Invitational on Saturday. Smith completed the eight-kilometer course at Mowles Spring Park with a time of 27:54.30. Smith's time was 40.70 seconds faster than the second place time as he blistered the 42-runner field at the site of the 2009 ODAC Cross Country Championships.

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CROSS COUNTRY
Grace England, Roanoke, Sophomore
England, a sophomore from Dublin, Va., won the Roanoke Invitational on Saturday. She completed the five-kilometer course in 20:55.90, besting the second place time in the 41-runner field by 32.10 seconds at Salem's Mowles Spring Park, site of the 2009 ODAC Championshps. England's win helped Roanoke to the team title in the event as the Maroons' had all five of their scoring runners place inside the top-11.

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