ODAC-USA South Senior All-Star Game

Last weekend the ODAC Senior All-Stars took on the USA South Senior All-Stars at Hampden-Sydney. The ODAC played a strong second half to come away with the win, 79-76. Lindsay Riesbeck represented R-MC in the game. Coach LaHaye and I were there to cheer on the ODAC team; it was a lot of fun watching Lindsay play with players who she battled throughout her four years as a Yellow Jacket. Here's the link to the game story: http://www.odaconline.com/03.24.09_bball_odacusasouthrecap.htm.

All-Americans!

Senior Amanda Hiltunen and Junior Molly Ariail were named WBCA All-America Honorable Mentions. Both had wonderful seasons capped off with the 2009 ODAC Championship. Amanda was the 2009 ODAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Molly was the 2009 ODAC Player of the Year. Both were repeat winners. Read more about their accomplishments on the R-MC website: http://www.rmc.edu/News/WBBALL09-HiltunenAriailAll-Americans-news.aspx.

Congratulations Amanda and Molly!

Amanda Hiltunen '09 during our Pink Zone Game

Molly Ariail '10 tips off our Pink Zone Game

NCAA Tournament

The NCAA DIII Final Four is this weekend. On the women's side, George Fox (30-0) plays TCNJ (27-4) and Wash U (25-4) play Amherst (29-2). Both should be great matchups. Two of our fellow ODAC teams played George Fox at a holiday tournament earlier this season. Virginia Wesleyan played them tight with George Fox coming away with their slimest margin of victory all season, 56-53. Bridgewater played them the following day to a 64-52 final score.

Brackets came out last night for the DI tournament. It will be interesting to see if anyone can take down UConn. The New York Times has an interesting article today comparing this year's team to previous UConn undefeated teams.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/sports/ncaabasketball/17uconn.html

Crazy Weather

When we returned from Salem on Sunday night after winning the ODAC Championship, campus looked like a winter wonderland. The snow was beautiful. Now as we prepare to head north for our first round NCAA game at Messiah College in Pennsylvania, the snow is starting to melt and by the time we return it will be 70 degrees. Some crazy weather, but the snow made for a very picturesque campus :)

ODAC Champions!

Over the weekend we captured the 2009 ODAC Championship with wins over Eastern Mennonite, Virginia Wesleyan, and Bridgewater. It was a great team effort for which Lindsay Riesbeck and Amanda Hiltunen were named to the All-Tournament team and Molly Ariail was named the Most Outstanding Player. Enjoy a few pictures from the weekend.

Coach LaHaye cutting down the net!

2009 ODAC Champions!

The Yellow Jackets at the ODAC Awards Banquet