ODAC Women's Basketball Players of the Week Archive

Gwin, a junior from Buxton, N.C., averaged 26.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in the Maroons 1-1 week as they locked up the #7 seed in the ODAC women's basketball tournament. She opened with the week with 22 points on 7-of-15 shooting in a 57-53 win over Hollins. She also notched seven boards and two assists while going 6-of-6 from the charity stripe. She followed that up with a career-high 31 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field and 10-of-10 from the foul line in a 69-67 last minute loss to Bridgewater. She also buried a three of the long-distance field goals she attempted, and came away with six rebounds and a blocked shot. Gwin currently ranks fourth in the ODAC in scoring (16.0 ppg) and fifth in field goal percentage (47.2%).

Rheinheimer, a junior from Manheim, Pa., helped the Royals to a pair of conference wins last week, including a victory over fellow regionally-ranked foe Guilford to take over sole possession of first place in the ODAC. In a 81-70 win over Randolph-Macon during hte midweek, Rheinheimer notched a career-high 19 points as she connected on 7-of-11 shots from the field, including 5-of-9 from three-point territory. She added two boards and two assists in 34 minutes of action. Against Guilford, Rheinheimer canned four more shots from beyond the arc towards 12 points in addition to four rebounds, two assists and a steal. For the seaosn, Rheinheimer averages 8.7 points per game and is third in the ODAC in three-pointers made (46).

Greene, a senior from Hampton, Va., picks up her third weekly award of the season after scoring 64 points and leading Hollins to a 1-1 record last week. in a 76-63 win over Emory & Henry, Greene poured in an ODAC season-best 37 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the field. She was also 15-of-19 from the foul line en route to her second 30-point game of the season. She chipped in six rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals in the win. Over the week in a 59-49 setback to Shenandoah, Greene notched 27 points on 6-of-14 field goal shooting and 15-of-18 from the stripe. She corralled four rebounds to go with three assists and a trio of steals. For the season, Greene is #1 in the ODAC in scoring (20.2 ppg) and free throws made (127), second in steals (60) and third in assists (74).

King, a junior from Teachey, N.C., helped Guilford to a pair of conference wins over the past week as the Quakers topped Emory & Henry College (73-58) and Virginia Wesleyan College (58-49) to push their winning streak to eight straight games. King shot 69.6-percent from the floor on the way to averaging 18 points over the two wins. She also averaged 8.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocked shots. During the midweek, King matched a career-high with 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting against the Wasps. The 10 field goals is a personal-best. She also added seven rebounds. Over the weekend, King notched 14 points and 10 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. She also notched four blocked shots, which contributed to the Quakers' school record 11 for the game. The four rejections move her into fourth in the GC record books (96).

Ygarza, a sophomore from Conestoga, Pa., picked up her second weekly award of the season after helping the Royals to three wins in the final week to lock up the second seed in the ODAC Tournament. Ygarza sliced her way to a career high 29 points in Friday's 88-59 triumph over Emory & Henry, going 11-15 from the floor, with eight rebounds. In Saturday's clash at Guilford, she again led all scorers with 19 points, hitting 8-of-12 shots. She also notched 12 points and eight boards in a week opening win against Randolph. In three games last week, Ygarza averaged 20.0 points and 7.0 rebounds, shooting 65% from the floor (24-37). Entering the postseason, Ygarza is 10th in the ODAC with 14.1 PPG, eighth with 7.2 RPG, second with 110 FTs, and second with a 56.4 FG%.

Seipp, a freshman from Gaithersburg, Md., helped Virginia Wesleyan to a pair of ODAC victories last week, including an overtime victory over Eastern Mennonite to take over the top spot in the ODAC standings. Seipp, who has scored in double figures in 15 straight games, notched 19 points to go with seven rebounds and four steals in a 67-56 win over Lynchburg. She was 4-of-7 from beyond the arc. In the Marlins' 82-76 extra time win over EMU, Seipp scored the final six points of the game as she nailed a three-pointer and connected on 3-of-4 free throws down the stretch. She finished with 27 points, matching her career-high. She added six rebounds, three assists and two steals as VWC moved to 15-2 in ODAC play (18-4 overall).

Rheinheimer, a sophomore from Manheim, Pa., helped the EMU women go 3-0 and take over first place in the ODAC standings. On Tuesday, Rheinheimer notched a career best 19 points in a come-from-behind win over Randolph-Macon. She scored all of her points in the second half, including 10 during a decisive 23-3 game-ending run. Thursday, she scored 11 as she hit three triples, the fourth straight game in which she hit three or more from long range. Then on Saturday's at Roanoke, Rheinheimer scored the final five points of the contest, including the game-winning jumper with 12 seconds to play, giving the Royals a 45-44 win. She finished with 14 points and 5 rebounds. For the week, Rheinheimer averaged 14.7 points with 2.7 rebounds. She was 8-for-19 from three point range for 42% and 10-for-10 from the free throw line. After averaging 8.3 points over the first 10 games of the season, Rheinheimer has scored in double figures in each of the last 10 games, averaging 14.6 points. She is also first in the ODAC in three point field goals and second in three point field goal percentage.

Wieczorek, a senior from Grasonville, Md., added two more doubles in a pair of Randolph-Macon conference wins to give her five on the season. Wieczorek, who averages a double-double during ODAC play (16.0 ppg, 10.4 rpg), helped the Yellow Jackets to road wins at Lynchburg (79-67) and Virginia Wesleyan (73-66). Against LC, she dropped in 23 points to go with 11 rebounds, six of which came via the offensive glass. She was 8-of-16 from the field and 7-of-8 from the line. At VWC, Wieczorek shot 8-of-12 from the field and 1-of-2 from the stripe for 17 points paired with 15 boards. Overall, Wieczorek is averaging 14.3 points and 9.3 rebounds.

Yoders, a freshman from Myerstown, Pa., responded to her first three starts of the season by leading EMU to three straight wins, including an impressive win over Guilford in overtime. In Yoders’ first start, she responded by hitting 8-of-11 shots for a game high 18 points as the women broke the program record for largest winning margin, 101-33 over Randolph. The freshman notched her third double-double Friday against Emory & Henry with 16 points and 11 rebounds. She also handed out a game high six assists. Then Saturday against Guilford, Yoders took over late in regulation to lead EMU to the overtime win. She helped erase a late seven-point deficit by scoring EMU’s final six points of regulation, tying the game with 54 seconds left in the second half. In overtime, Yoders added another six points and iced the victory with two free throws with seven seconds on the clock. She scored 21 points (9-of-12 in free throws) and pulled down eight rebounds. Over her three starts this week, Yoders shot 50% from the floor and was 15-of-22 from the free throw line, averaging 18.3 points, 9.0 rebounds (4.3 offensive and 4.7 defensive), and 3.0 assists.

Bolton, a junior from Pittsboro, N.C., earns her second weekly award of the season. Bolton led the Generals to a 2-0 week with wins over Randolph-Macon and Guilford. She led the team in scoring in both contests, registering 20+ points in both games. Against R-MC, Bolton scored 26 points while going a perfect 12-of-12 from the line and 7-of-10 from the field. She also added seven rebounds, two assists and two steals. Against Guilford, she finished with 21 points and collected a team-high 13 rebounds for her third double-double of the season.

Wieczorek, a junior from Grasonville, Md., recorded double-doubles in each of three victories from Randolph-Macon as the Yellow Jackets extended their winning streak to 12 games. Wieczorek opened the week with a career day in which she notched 21 points and an ODAC season-high 19 rebounds in a win over Eastern Mennonite. She connected on 10-of-12 field goals and added two assists, a pair of blocked shots and a steal. She followed that up with 11 points and 14 boards in a win at Guilford, and finished the week with 10 points and 10 rebounds at Emory & Henry. For the week, Wieczorek averaged 14.3 points and 14.3 rebounds while also hitting all six of her foul shot.

Burkholder, a senior from Bridgewater, Va., picks up her third ODAC weekly honor this season, her first since the turn over the calendar. Burkholder averaged 26.5 points per game and became Bridgewater's all-time leading scorer on Friday night in Lynchburg as she led the Eagles to a 2-0 week in ODAC play. On Tuesday night against EMU, Burkholder drained 8-of-16 shots from the field and was 14-of-14 from the stripe to lead the Eagles offense with 30 points on the night. On Friday night in Lynchburg, Burkholder survived a slow start before knocking in six of her last nine shots, including a layup with 11:15 to play which put her atop the career scoring list with her 1,600th career point. On the week, Burkholder recorded a dozen steals as well, including seven against Lynchburg. She finished 21-of-22 (.955) from the foul line while also averaging 4.5 rebounds per game.