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Weir, Morris and Steele All Take Down Top Conference Honors Wednesday

For Immediate Release - 11/12/08 - #116

Weir, Morris and Steele All Take Down Top Conference Honors Wednesday

            SALEM, VA - The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) league honors were released by the league office Wednesday, and three Hornets took home top billings. Junior attack Allie Weir (Richmond, VA/James River) was named the ODAC Co-Player of the Year, while Kristina Morris (Stafford, VA/Mountain View) was tabbed as the Rookie of the Year and Enza Steele earned Coach of the Year accolades.

            Weir finished the season tops in the ODAC in points (74) and goals scored (35) for the third consecutive year.  She scored two or more goals nine times including a pair of four-goal outings and two other three-goal days.  Her 74 points mark the fourth-highest single-season total in ODAC history.  She owns the top rank with 82 points in 2007.  Depending upon the Hornets' run in the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Tournament, Weir has a chance to capture the ODAC's all-time single-season and career goals scored record, as well as a new single-season points benchmark.  Weir's 100 goals and 221 points currently stand third in ODAC history.

            Morris adjusted well to the college game and became one of the Hornets top playmakers and defensive players.  She notched one goal and finished third on the team with nine assists this season.  She had two games with a pair of assists and enjoyed a three-game stretch with one helper each leading up to the ODAC semifinals.

            Steele enjoys an ODAC-record eighth field hockey top coaching honor.  The Hornets earned their third straight ODAC title this season, an league record 12th for the program.  Steele's career record currently sits at 421-179 in 29 years in Lynchburg.

            Also earning All-ODAC first-team honors was Jenny Weir (Richmond, VA/James River) and Signey Milks (Gloucester, VA/Gloucester). Weir leads the Hornets with 12 assists, while Milks has been a stalwart in the midfield for LC. Milks also has eight assists to go with one score this year.

            Sophomore Caitlin Gibb (North East, MD/Rising Sun) and Samantha Marano (Camden, DE/Caesar Rodney) earned second-team All-ODAC accolades. Gibb is third on the team with 26 points, scoring eight times and dishing out 10 assists. Marano has been given the task of following the team's best scorer all season, and has been one of the more consistent Lynchburg players.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Allie Weir, Lynchburg
Alyssa Derstine, Eastern Mennonite

COACH OF THE YEAR
Enza Steele, Lynchburg 

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Kristina Morris, Lynchburg 

ODAC/FARM BUREAU SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
Kristina Landis, Eastern Mennonite

ALL-ODAC FIRST TEAM
Sallie Armstrong, Washington and Lee
Ashley Crouch, Randolph-Macon
Alyssa Derstine, Eastern Mennonite
Liz Garson, Washington and Lee
Kalah Hess, Bridgewater
Kristina Landis, Eastern Mennonite
Emily Mathews, Washington and Lee
Molly McGonegle, Sweet Briar
Signey Milks, Lynchburg
Allie Weir, Lynchburg
Jenny Weir, Lynchburg

ALL-ODAC SECOND TEAM|
Becky Clark, Randolph-Macon
Julie Denlinger, Eastern Mennonite
Caitlin Gibb, Lynchburg
Emily Horner, Roanoke
Brianna Jacques, Bridgewater
Nicole Klee, Randolph-Macon
Samantha Marano, Lynchburg
Grace McGee, Washington and Lee
Kelly Menning, Virginia Wesleyan
Christina Merchant, Washington and Lee
Sarah Roth, Eastern Mennonite
Karissa Sauder, Eastern Mennonite 

ALL-ODAC HONORABLE MENTION
Kristen Combs, Bridgewater
Whitney King, Virginia Wesleyan
Kristina Morris, Lynchburg
Mary McCarthy, Randolph-Macon
Becky Nolt, Eastern Mennonite
Lee Sheldon, Roanoke
Elizabeth Sullivan, Bridgewater
Blair Sutton, Sweet Briar
Mariah Vietri, Roanoke
Allie Wheeler, Randolph-Macon
Madeline Wilson, Sweet Briar
Kelli Worst, Bridgewater

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11/12/2008, Lynchburg College Sports Information Office