2006-07 Year in Review
 

Baseball

Bridgewater came back from an early hiccup in ODAC tournament play to take two straight from Hampden-Sydney to claim the 2007 crown.  The Tigers had gotten the best of BC earlier in the tournament, but a 3-2 triumph in the first championship game led Bridgewater to a 7-0 victory in the "if" game.  The Eagles advanced to the NCAA South Regional, but were not able to move past that point as they dropped their first two games to Methodist (21-14) and Emory (10-1), respectively. Virginia Wesleyan catcher Matt Hudgins was named the ODAC Player of the Year as well as the Virginia Player of the Year in a vote of the Virginia Sports Information Directors.  Hudgins batted .447 (63-for-141) with 18 doubles, six homers and 47 RBI.  He also threw out 13 of 29 would-be base stealers.  Fellow Marlin Chris Rivera earned the league's top pitcher award.  Rivera finished the year with an 8-0 record and a 2.44 ERA.  In 88.2 innings of work, he fanned 64 batters while allowing only 83 hits and 24 earned runs.  Bridgewater sophomore catcher Andrew Chrismer was named the Rookie of the Year.  Chrismer batted .339 (58-for-171) with 10 doubles, five homers and 37 runs batted in.  Hampden-Sydney head coach Jeff Kinne picked up the Coach of the Year award.  Washington & Lee's David Miller was named the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete of the Year.  He maintained a 3.788 grade point average while majoring in business management.

Men's Basketball

A year removed from claiming its NCAA D-III national title, Virginia Wesleyan again returned to the NCAA title game, but took a different route in getting to Salem.  Hampden-Sydney upset the top-seeded Marlins in the semi-finals of the ODAC tournament and went on to win the conference championship and an automatic bid into the national tournament.  Virginia Wesleyan and Guilford were awarded at-large bids into the D-III dance with all three ODAC teams vying for a spot in the national finals out of the same regional bracket.  The Marlins and Tigers met for the fourth time during the season after each school won its opening round contest.  Virginia Wesleyan made amends for its ODAC championship loss, defeating Hampden-Sydney, 61-51.  Guilford made its way through a pair of tough contests in the sectional at Johns Hopkins, setting the stage for a possible all-ODAC match-up in the regional final.  Both VWC and GC won their regional openers, and host Virginia Wesleyan churned out an 81-71result to defeat Guilford and move on to the national tournament.  The Marlins defeated a tough Washington University-St. Louis squad before falling to Amherst College in the national championship game, 80-67.  Guilford's Ben Strong was named the Kurt Axe ODAC Player of the Year as well as the NABC Co-Player of the Year and the D3hoops.com Player of the Year.  The 6-foot 11-inch center averaged 25.4 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game.  He set an NCAA D-III tournament record with 59 points in GC's regional opener against Lincoln, canning the winning free-throw in a 129-128 triple-overtime thriller.  Quaker mentor Tom Palombo was tabbed the conference's Coach of the Year after leading his squad to a 24-5 overall record, 15-3 in ODAC play.  Bridgewater freshman Dominic Trawick was tabbed the league's Rookie of the Year, scoring 15.2 points per game including a 35-point effort against Eastern Mennonite in which he set an ODAC record by making all 19 of his free throw attempts.  Hampden-Sydney guard Matt Green earned the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete Award, boasting a 3.91 grade point average in mathematical economics.

Women's Basketball

Randolph-Macon became just the second team in ODAC history to win three straight conference women's basketball titles, defeating Virginia Wesleyan 76-65 to move on to the NCAA tournament.  The Yellow Jackets played host to a NCAA sectional tournament, defeating Piedmont College, 83-68, and a very athletic William Patterson squad, 75-59, to earn a spot in the NCAA regionals.  Randolph-Macon traveled to New York University where the Yellow Jackets saw their season come to a close with a loss to Kean University, 68-60, in the regional first round.  Roanoke's Erin Hanson won the ODAC Player of the Year award.  The junior forward led the league in scoring with 18.9 points per contest and finished tied for second with 9.9 rebounds per game.  She notched 14 double-doubles and scored 30 or more points on four different occasions including a season-high 34 points to go with 11 rebounds against Emory & Henry in January.  Eastern Mennonite head coach Kevin Griffin earned the league's Coach of the Year award, leading his Royals to a three seed in the ODAC tournament.  Picked to finish seventh in the preseason poll, the Royals finished with a 17-8 overall record and a 15-5 mark in the ODAC.  Randolph-Macon's Molly Ariail was tabbed the Rookie of the Year.  The Yellow Jackets' center finished fourth in the league in scoring and rebounding at 14.4 points and 8.3 rebounds per contest.  She scored in double figures in 20-of-25 games played.  Lynchburg senior Caroline Wesley earned the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar Athlete Award.  She boasted a 3.93 grade point average while majoring in athletic training.  She also finished third on the Hornets' all-time scoring list with 1,215 points, and graduated as the program's all-time leader in blocks with 158.

Men's Cross Country

Washington & Lee won its ninth ODAC cross country championship, finishing the Bridgewater-hosted course with 42 place points.  Bridgewater finished in second with 72 points and Lynchburg crossed the tape third with 80 points.  The ODAC Runner of the Year award went to Roanoke's Eric Johnson.  The Maroon senior was the top individual finisher in the ODAC meet, ending his eight-kilometer trek in 29:08.5.  Johnson and Bridgewater's Brandon Spalding were the only ODAC representatives at the NCAA D-III championships at Wilmington College (Ohio).  Johnson finished in 145th position (28:55.0) and Spalding stopped the watches in 188th place (29:29.0) out of 279 runners.  Virginia Wesleyan's Derek Hizer earned Rookie of the Year honors, finishing 11th in the conference meet in 29:43.2.  The Generals' Tom Brower won the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete Award.  Aside from finishing seventh in the ODAC championships in 29:10.2, Brower boasted a 3.994 grade point average while majoring in politics.  W&L's Lori Schrock was tabbed the league's Coach of the Year.

Women's Cross Country

Washington & Lee made it a sweep of the ODAC cross country crowns, claiming the women's championship with 32 place points.  Roanoke came in second with 65 points and Eastern Mennonite finished third with 67 points.  The Generals' Jackie Burns and Kat Telfeyan stopped the clocks first and second, respectively, earning the league's Runner of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors.  Burns completed the six-kilometer trail in 24:36.6 while Telfeyan ended her morning in 25:17.2.  Burns and Telfeyan were joined by Roanoke's Meg Harnett in the NCAA D-III championships at Wilmington College (Ohio).  Burns crossed the in 163rd position (25:34.0) while Harnett came in 204th place (26:05.0) and Telfeyan finished 245th (26:39.0) out of 279 runners.  Washington & Lee's Becca Taylor was named the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete.  She owned a 4.132 grade point average, and finished the ODAC championships in eighth position in a time of 26:38.7.  The Generals' Kris Hoey picked up ODAC Coach of the Year honors.

Equestrian

Bridgewater won its first ODAC Equestrian Championship, totaling 19 points to outpace the field on the grounds of Sweet Briar College.  The former Randolph-Macon Woman's College was named reserve champion with 17 points, and Hollins came in third with 10 points.  Rider of the Year and Rookie of the Year accolades went to Bridgewater's Lindsay Clark.  The Eagles' C.J. Caniglia was earned the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar Athlete Award.  He boasted a 4.0 grade point average while majoring in biology.  Bridgewater mentor Sarah Irvine was tabbed the ODAC Coach of the Year.

Field Hockey

Lynchburg marched through the ODAC regular season with a perfect 8-0 record and carried its #1 tournament seeding all the way to the conference championship with a 3-2 double-overtime triumph over Eastern Mennonite.  The Hornets traveled to Elizabethtown College (Pa.) for their first round NCAA contest and fell victim to a goal five minutes into the second half that proved the difference in a 1-0 loss.  Washington & Lee's Kendall Korte won the Player of the Year award.  The junior midfielder finished the year with 20 points scored on six goals and eight assists.  Lynchburg's Allie Wier claimed the Rookie of the Year award, leading the league in points scored with 65 on 29 goals and seven assists.  The Hornet's mentor, Enza Steele, won her seventh Coach of the Year award, surpassing the 400-win plateau during the season.  Randolph-Macon's Torrie Higgins won the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete Award.  She owned a 3.95 grade point average while majoring in psychology.

Football

Washington & Lee University went 5-1 in league play to win the ODAC football championship, its first conference gridiron crown since 1985.  The Generals earned an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament, but saw their season come to an end in the opening round with a 42-0 loss to Wilkes University (Pa.).  Guilford receiver Chris Barnette was named the Offensive Player of the Year.  He caught a conference-best 94 passes for 890 yards and nine touchdown passes.  He graduated from Guilford with a program all-time best 266 receptions, which also ranks third in ODAC history.  Emory & Henry's Marshall Doss earned the Defensive Player of the Year award.  The since-graduated linebacker finished second in the league with 90 tackles (28 solo).  He intercepted a pair of passes, forced two fumbles while recovering four, and registered one quarterback sack.  Washington & Lee quarterback R.J. Varner earned Rookie of the Year honors.  Varner stepped onto the field in the fourth game of the year to relieve the Generals' injured signal-caller and never looked back.  He finished the year completing 97-of-159 passes (61.0-percent) for 1,101 yards and eight touchdowns.  The Generals' head coach, Frank Miriello, picked up his fourth Coach of the Year honor after leading W&L to its first postseason appearance since the 1951 Gator Bowl.  Bridgewater quarterback Jeff Highfill was named the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete.  He put together a 3.94 grade point average while majoring in mathematics.

Golf

Guilford College won its ODAC record-tying 10th conference golf championship, earning the victory by 17 strokes over the closest competitor.  The Quakers posted rounds of 283, 294 and 296 for an 873 tournament total.  Washington & Lee finished second with 890 total strokes, and Bridgewater came in third with 907 strokes.  GC's Colin Clark birdied the final five holes to post a final round score of 6-under-par 66 and claim individual top honors.  Guilford went on to the NCAA D-III championships and finished in a tie for seventh (307-311-314-312-1244).  The Quakers' Joseph Poplin was voted the ODAC Golfer of the Year.  The senior standout finished second in the ODAC tournament and placed in the top ten in 8-of-10 events in which he competed.  Teammate Peter Latimer was named the Rookie of the Year.  He placed in the top ten twice including an individual victory at the Emory Spring Invitational.  Guilford head coach Jack Jensen was named the Coach of the Year.  Washington & Lee's Nathaniel James, who finished in a tie for 19th in the NCAA D-III championships, was tabbed the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete.  He owned a 3.555 grade point average while majoring in politics.

Men's Indoor Track & Field

Lynchburg picked up its tenth straight and 21st overall men's indoor track championship with 181.50 points at Liberty University.  Bridgewater came in second with 107 points and Eastern Mennonite finished third with 83 points.  The Hornets' Ryan Holmes was named the ODAC Athlete of the Year.  The senior standout won his fourth straight triple jump title with a leap of 13.89 meters and claimed his second straight 55-meter hurdles crown with a time of 8.03 seconds.  He also earned All-America status for the second straight year by finishing seventh in the triple jump (46-6 feet).  Bridgewater's Tony Konate earned Rookie of the Year honors after scoring in two individual events.  Lynchburg head coach Jack Toms was named the ODAC Coach of the Year and picked up the South Region Coach of the Year award, his 25th regional honor.  Hornet pole vaulter Scot Decker was tabbed the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete.  He owned a 3.94 grade point average while majoring in business administration.

Women's Indoor Track & Field

Roanoke won its second straight and fifth overall ODAC women's indoor track championship with 158 points at Liberty University.  Washington & Lee placed second with 106 points and Lynchburg came in third with 84 points.  The Maroons' Robin Yerkes won both the ODAC Athlete and Rookie of the Year awards.  Yerkes scored in four events including a victory in the 200-meter dash (26.02 sec.), second place finishes in the 55-meter dash (7.35 sec.) and 400-meter dash (58.88 sec.), and third in the 55-meter hurdles (8.78 sec.).  Roanoke mentor Finn Pincus won his second straight Coach of the Year award.  Lynchburg's Mary Mohay was named the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete.  He boasted a 3.89 grade point average while majoring in exercise physiology.

Men's Lacrosse

Roanoke won its second straight and 14th overall men's lacrosse championship last season, defeating Lynchburg 11-9 for the title.  The third quarter proved the difference as the Maroons overcame a one-goal halftime deficit with four scores in the third frame to go on to victory.  Roanoke earned an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament, defeating Ohio Wesleyan 18-9 before falling to Salisbury in the second round, 15-9.  Roanoke senior attack Jon Mason wonthe ODAC Player of the Year award.  He also earned the Lt. Col. J.I. (Jack) Turnbull NCAA Div. III Attack Player of the Year honor.  Mason finished the season with 90 points on 75 goals and 15 assists.  Teammate Pat March earned the Rookie of the Year award after posting 48 points on 34 goals and 14 assists.  Roanoke head coach Bill Pilat won his third straight ODAC Coach of the Year award.  Maroon attack Brendan Moore was tabbed the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete.  He claimed a 3.812 grade point average while majoring in economics.

Women's Lacrosse

Washington & Lee became the first school to win five straight ODAC women's lacrosse titles last spring by defeating Roanoke 10-4.  The Generals allowed only one goal in the second half while adding to their 5-3 advantage at the intermission to earn an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.  Washington & Lee trounced the College of Wooster (Ohio) in its first round contests, 14-4, but fell to nationally second-ranked Salisbury in the second round, 10-7.  Roanoke goalkeeper Katlyn Scarlett was named the ODAC Player of the Year.  She posted a 6.77 goals-against-average and made 167 saves on the season.  Maroon teammate Brooks Laufman was tabbed the Rookie of the Year after scoring 46 points on 36 goals and 10 assists.  Washington & Lee mentor Jan Hathorn won her fifth straight Coach of the Year award.  She stepped down from the program at the end of the season upon being named the Generals' new Athletic Director.  Randolph-Macon's Torrie Higgins won her second ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete Award (field hockey).  She carried a 3.95 grade point average into the spring semester, majoring in psychology.

Men's Soccer

Lynchburg won its ODAC-best 11th men's soccer championship in the fall, defeating Virginia Wesleyan 1-0.  Brian Cocchiola scored an unassisted goal in the 72nd minute to secure the victory.  The Hornets earned an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament while Virginia Wesleyan received an at-large bid and was picked as a host site for the first two rounds of play.  Lynchburg saw its season come to an end with a 1-0 overtime loss to N.C. Wesleyan.  Virginia Wesleyan thumped Greensboro 5-0 before falling to N.C. Wesleyan, 1-0.  Roanoke's Eric Eversole was named the ODAC Player of the Year.  The junior standout notched 19 points on eight goals and three assists.  The Marlins' Brandon Massie was named the Rookie of the Year after scoring six goals to go with five assists for 17 points.  Lynchburg head coach Chris Yeager won his first Coach of the Year award.  Hampden-Sydney senior Greg Smith was named the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete.  He also earned the conference's highest male honor, earning the Harry G. "Doc" Jopson Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award.  Smith graduated from HSC with a 3.92 grade point average while majoring in mathematical economics.

Women's Soccer

A pair of ODAC squads made strong runs in the NCAA tournament.  Virginia Wesleyan completed one of its best women's soccer seasons in program history, beginning with a 2-0 victory over Guilford to claim the ODAC championship.  Washington & Lee joined the Marlins as an at-large selection into the NCAA tournament.  Both squads won a pair of games in sectional play to move on to regional action.  The nationally 24th-ranked Generals upset six-rated Washington University-St. Louis 2-1 to set up a regional final against conference foe Virginia Wesleyan.  The 19th-ranked Marlins defeated Elizabethtown College (Pa.) 1-0 to make their way into the regional championship.  The squads played to a scoreless tie through a pair of overtime periods with Virginia Wesleyan proving victorious by a 4-3 victory in a penalty-kick shootout.  The Marlins joined three other squads in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, for the national finals only to see their stay shortened by a 2-0 semifinal loss to #10 Wheaton (Ill.).  VWC midfielder Kelly Donnelly was named the ODAC Player of the Year.  She finished the year scoring three goals and assisting on four others for 10 points.  Washington & Lee defender Maggie Sutherland was named the Rookie of the Year while Generals' head coach Neil Cunningham was tabbed the Coach of the Year.  Lynchburg's Lauren Askey was named the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete.  She boasted a 3.96 grade point average as an athletic training major.

Softball

It took both championship games to decide the 2007 softball champion, but Lynchburg outlasted Bridgewater, 7-4, in the "if" game to claim its fourth ODAC crown.  The Hornets earned an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament with Bridgewater picking up an at-large selection.  Both squads performed well in their regional pools, but neither could make it past the semi-final round before seeing their seasons come to an end.  Lynchburg's Caroline Cubbage asserted herself as one of the most feared batters in the country on the way to earning the ODAC Player of the Year award.  She finished the campaign with a .488 batting average (59-of-121) with 15 homeruns and 56 RBI.  She also led the country in walks, earning 54 free passes.  Bridgewater's Lisa Rhodes was tabbed the Pitcher of the Year.  She finished the season with a 19-2 record and a 1.15 earned run average.  She allowed only 122 hits and 24 earned runs in 146.0 innings pitched while striking out 77 batters.  Roanoke's Kelsey Ruitenberg was named the Rookie of the Year.  The Maroons' dual threat batted .337 with three homers and 31 runs batted in.  She also posted an 8-3 record in the circle with a 1.53 ERA.  She fanned 63 batters in 68.2 innings of work.  Eastern Mennonite's J.D. McCurdy and Randolph-Macon's Kevin Proffitt shared the Coach of the Year award.  Roanoke hurler Amy Gillis won her second straight ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete Award.  She posted a 3.926 grade point average as a sociology major.

Swimming

Randolph-Macon forced a changing of the guard in ODAC swimming, winning its first conference title and ending Washington & Lee's 13-year run atop the conference.  The Yellow Jackets came back from a 10-point deficit going into the final day of action to win the title.  Randolph-Macon finished with 609 total points while the Generals put up 603 points.  Sweet Briar finished third with 251 points.  The former Randolph-Macon Woman's College standout, Kim Edmonds, won her second ODAC Swimmer of the Year award.  She won three events at the ODAC/Atlantic States Swimming Championships.  She set a new ODAC record in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:26.92), and also won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:08.60.  She had previously set the record in that event with a time of 1:06.29.  Edmonds' final victory came in the 200-yard individual medley (2:13.15).  Randolph-Macon's Marlene Graf was tabbed the Rookie of the Year.  She won the 500-yard freestyle (5:18.68) and 1,650-yard freestyle (18:35.05) at the ODAC championships.  Yellow Jacket head coach Dave Holland was named the Coach of the Year.  Washington & Lee's Amy Roberson earned the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete Award.  She posted a 3.864 grade point average while double-majoring in psychology and sociology.

Men's Tennis

Washington & Lee made its way through the ODAC regular season unscathed as the Generals entered the conference tournament with a perfect 9-0 league mark.  They made their way through the tournament bracket, defeating Roanoke 9-0 for a record 27th ODAC crown.  An automatic bid put Washington & Lee into the NCAA tournament, but an opening round 5-1 loss to Johns Hopkins ended the Generals' season.  Hampden-Sydney's William Moss was named the ODAC Player and Rookie of the Year.  Moss was 12-1 overall and 8-0 in league play at #1 singles.  He and his teammate, Richie Holzapfel, posted a 9-5 overall and 5-3 conference record in #1 doubles action.  Washington & Lee head coach David Detweiler won his first Coach of the Year award.  Virginia Wesleyan's Eric Caudill was tabbed the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete.  An liberal arts management major, Caudill maintained a 3.982 grade point average.

Women's Tennis

It was a banner year for Washington & Lee in women's tennis as the Generals not only claimed their 17th ODAC title, but they also won the NCAA Div. III team championship.  W&L knocked off Amherst College to win its first women's tennis national title.  Head coach Cinda Rankin was rewarded for leading her squad to a 25-1 overall record, garnering the Wilson/ITA National Coach of the Year award.  Standout Emily Applegate earned the ODAC Player of the Year award and fell just short of winning back-to-back individual crowns, falling in the individual final.  Applegate posted a 17-2 overall record including a 13-1 mark in dual events and a 2-0 record in ODAC play.  In doubles action, she maintained a 16-4 overall mark with several partners.  Virginia Wesleyan's Imee Bautista was named the ODAC Rookie of the Year.  Bautista posted 20 wins in both singles and doubles action, the first Marlin women's player to accomplish the feat.  Bridgewater mentor Mimi Knight was named the ODAC Coach of the Year after leading the Eagles to a 10-6 overall record and an 8-2 league mark.  Washington & Lee's Katie Kingsburg was tabbed the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete as well as the Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship, the NCAA's highest academic award.  She boasts a 3.994 grade point average while majoring in psychology.  Washington & Lee's Ginny Wortham earned the ODAC's top female honor in receiving the Marjorie Berkeley Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award.

Men's Track and Field

Lynchburg won its tenth straight and 22nd overall ODAC men's track and field championship last spring, notching 239.5 total points.  Bridgewater finished second with 130.5 points and Roanoke came in third with 84 points.  The Hornets' Chris Martin earned ODAC MVP of the Meet honors, winning the long jump (22-9.25 feet) and triple jump (45-3 feet) while placing third in the high jump.  Bridgewater's Tony Konate picked up his second Rookie of the Year honor of the campaign, winning the 200-meter dash (21.78 sec.) and placing second in the 100-meter dash (10.96 sec.).  Lynchburg mentor Dr. Jack Toms won his second conference Coach of the Year of the season.  The Hornets' Scot Decker was also a repeat winner, notching his second ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete Award.  Following the fall semester, Decker boasted and 3.67 grade point average while majoring in business management.  Lynchburg also made a strong showing at the NCAA D-III championships as ODAC pole vault champion Andy Rollins finished in a tie for second at nationals to earn All-America status. 

Women's Track and Field

Roanoke won its fourth straight and fourth overall ODAC women's track and field title in the spring, winning 10 different events on the way to scoring 217 total points.  Washington & Lee finished second with 113.5 total points and Lynchburg rounded out the top three with 75 points.  Washington & Lee's Elizabeth Webb earned ODAC MVP of the Meet and ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete accolades.  She won the 800-meter (2:21.76), 1,500-meter (4:50.2) and 5,000-meter (19:13.95) runs.  She also posted a 4.117 grade point average while majoring in chemistry.  Roanoke's Robin Yerkes won her second Rookie of the Year award of the season.  She won both the 100-meter (12.39 sec.) and 200-meter (25.1 sec.) dashes and was also on Roanoke's first place 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams.  Maroon mentor Finn Pincus picked up the Coach of the Year award.  Roanoke and Washington & Lee had athletes perform well at the NCAA D-III Championships.  The Maroons' 4x100-meter relay team finished second in the nation in a time of 46.67 seconds.  Yerkes earned All-America honors by placing fifth in the 200-meter dash (25.19).  She added a ninth place showing in the 400-meter dash (57.12).  W&L's Stacy Doornbos and Roanoke's Meredith Withers finished 14th and 15th in the heptathlon, respectively.

Volleyball

Washington & Lee continued its dominance in ODAC volleyball as the Generals made their 10-0 conference regular season mark stand up by winning their sixth straight and tenth overall title.  Washington & Lee defeated Randolph-Macon 3-0 to earn its automatic bid into the NCAA tourney.  The Generals proved strong in the national tournament, defeating Vassar (3-1) and New York University (3-2) before falling to Stevens Tech (3-1) in a final 16 match up.  Randolph-Macon's Maggie McDearmon earned the ODAC Player of the Year award.  The three-time All-ODAC performer finished the season with 338 kills and a .243 hitting percentage.  She also picked up 395 digs, blocked 0.69 attacks per game and recorded 40 service aces.  Bridgewater's Erika Dirnagl was named the Rookie of the Year after registering 313 kills, a .438 hitting percentage, and blocking 1.40 attacks per contest.  Washington & Lee's Bryan Snyder earned his sixth straight Coach of the Year award.  Randolph-Macon's Mollee Farrell was voted the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete.  She maintained a 3.72 grade point average while double-majoring in biology and psychology.

Past Summaries
2005-06 Year-in-Review
2004-05 Year-in-Review
2003-04 Year-in-Review
2002-03 Year-in-Review
2001-02 Year-in-Review