October 8, 2012
ODAC Players of the Week
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FOOTBALL
Robert Smith, Guilford, So.,
Linebacker
Smith, a sophomore from Winston-Salem,
N.C., continued his impressive campaign in Guilford's 20-7 ODAC win
at Shenandoah University with 13 tackles against the Hornets. The
sophomore linebacker keyed a Quakers' defensive effort that limited
host SU to 206 total offensive yards and a single fourth-quarter
touchdown. Smith had four solo stops and nine assists to extend his
streak of games with 10 or more takedowns to six. He had two stops
behind the line, including a fourth-quarter sack. Smith entered the
game as the ODAC's tackles leader and maintained those advantages
following the contest as he leads the ODAC with 64 total stops,
12.8 tackles per game and 11 TFLs. His 3.5 sacks are fifth in the
league. In last week's national rankings released by the NCAA,
Smith was among those listed in tackles for loss (11th) and tackles
(14th) per game.
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FOOTBALL
Vance Hendren, Randolph-Macon, Sr.,
Halfback
Hendren, a senior from Powhatan, Va.,
played three key roles for Randolph-Macon in the Yellow Jackets
45-21 victory over Catholic in the first night game at Day Field.
Hendren assumed his usual role as lead blocker for the Yellow
Jackets rushing attack as he help R-MC to a 205-yard day on the
ground. He added to his efforts with four rushing touchdowns, which
accounted for half of his carries on the day. He then turned wide
receiver and hauled in a 32-yard touchdown pass to give him five
scores and 30 points on the day. The five touchdowns are one shy of
tying the Randolph-Macon single-game record, and they go down as
the second highest output in ODAC history, tied with four other
players. The 30 points are tied for the third-best mark conference
history books. Hendren is currently tied for third in the league
with six total touchdowns and 36 points.
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FIELD HOCKEY
Carrie Jacobs, Randolph-Macon, So.,
Defender
Jacobs, a sophomore from Orange, Va.,
led the Yellow Jackets to a pair of wins, including a league
victory over Virginia Wesleyan to remain undefeated against
conference opponents. Jacobs posted an assist and scored the
game-winning goal in R-MC's 4-3 non-conference win over Frostburg
State on Thursday. She followed that up by scoring the first goal
of the game and assisting on Rachel Gardner's game-winner in
double-overtime for a 2-1 Jackets' triumph. Jacobs is currently
fourth in the ODAC in both goals (9) and points (22), while her two
game-winning goals are tied for second in the league.
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GOLF
Kyle Fuller, Randolph-Macon,
Sophomore
Fuller, a sophomore from Richmond,
Va., won tournament medalist for the first time in his collegiate
career as he topped the field in the 11-team 66-golfer field at the
Ted Keller Memorial, hosted by Randolph-Macon at Hunting Hawk Golf
Club. The reigning ODAC Rookie of the Year posted a 2-under 70 to
lead by one stroke after the first round on the par 72 6,882-yard
track. The entire field battled the elements in round two, with
Fuller recording a 3-over 75 to card a two-round showing of 1-over
par 145 to win the event by two strokes over Scott Obenshain from
Ferrum College. Fuller's efforts helped Randolph-Macon to a second
place team showing behind nationally fifth-ranked Guilford College.
Fuller now has three top-10 finishes so far this fall.
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GOLF
Elizabeth Cheng, Hollins,
Junior
Cheng, a junior from Virginia Beach,
Va., won tournament medalist honor for the second time this season
as she topped the field at the inaugural Generals Invitational,
hosted by Washington and Lee University at the Lexington Country
Club. Cheng turned in a 4-over 76 following the first round on the
par 72 5,829 track. She came back with an even-par 72 to post a
two-round total of 4-over par 148 to win the event by 11 strokes.
Cheng, winner of three ODAC weekly honors, leads the ODAC with a
75.4 strokes-per-round average.
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MEN'S SOCCER
Freddy Gomez, Guilford, Sr.,
Forward
Gomez, a senior from Valparaiso,
Chile, extended his goal-scoring streak to four games with three
goals in Guilford's two ODAC contests last week. In the first game
of the week, Gomez scored twice in the Quakers' 4-1 win over Emory
& Henry. He followed that with his league-best 10th tally of
the year in a 2-1 road loss to Bridgewater. Gomez moved into second
place among Guilford's career leaders in goals with 40, five shy of
the school record.
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WOMEN'S SOCCER
Dessi Dupuy, Lynchburg, So.,
Forward
Dupuy, a sophomore from Lynchburg,
VA., helped the Hornets to a pair of league wins last week. DuPuy,
the reigning ODAC Co-Rookie of the Year, opened her week with a
tally in LC's 3-0 home win over Emory & Henry. She followed
that by scoring at just about the last possible opportunity in the
Hornets' 1-0 double-overtime victory at Bridgewater. She notched
the game's lone goal with just 52-seconds left on the 2-OT clock
via an unassisted effort. DuPuy, who helped LC stay undefeated on
the season, now has seven goals and is third on the team with 16
points.
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VOLLEYBALL
Katie Long, Bridgewater, Jr., Outside
Hitter
Long, a junior from Floyd, Va., led
the Eagles to a 4-0 week at the Goucher Invitational where she
earned Co-Most Valuable Player honors (with Steveson's Jessica
Geiselman). Long racked up 48 kills during the tournament with a
trio of double-digit efforts. Included in that total is a 19-kill
effort in which she hit .474 in a 3-0 win against Frostburg State.
She followed that with 13 kills in a 3-0 victory over McDaniel to
give her 32 winners on Sunday. She hit .407 in the latter match. On
Saturday, she smacked 11 kills against host Goucher. For the
tournament, Long hit .339 and average just short of 4.0 kills per
game. She's currently fifth in the ODAC with 209 total kills.
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CROSS COUNTRY
Andris Goncarovs, Guilford,
Junior
Goncarovs, junior from Ithaca, N.Y.,
picks up his second weekly award of the season after winning the
Hagan Stone Classic on Saturday. Goncarovs bested a field of 135
runners on the eight kilometer course with a time of 26:19.20,
which is the sixth-fastest 8K time in the ODAC this season. His
victory is the first for a Guilford cross country student-athlete
since October 15, 2011. Goncarovs has led the Quakers in each meet
this season.
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CROSS COUNTRY
Jasmine O'Neill, Guilford,
Sophomore
O'Neill, a sophomore from
Winston-Salem, N.C., led Guilford with her 13th-place finish out of
114 runners at the Hagan Stone Classic on Saturday. She completed
the five-kilometer course with a personal-best time of 21:09.99.
This is the third meet in a row that O'Neill has led Guilford,
which finished eighth in the 13-team meet. Aside from being a
personal-best, Oneill's time at the Hagan Stone Classic is the
ninth-fastest 5K mark in school history.
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