Athletes of the Week | October 4, 2021

Soccer
Will Isaac
Otterbein
Junior
Forward
Grove City, Ohio / Grove City

Isaac scored the equalizer and go-ahead goals, while assisting on two more in 4-2 win at Mount Union.

Soccer
Brady Frydl
Capital
Freshman
Goalkeeper
Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Reynoldsburg

Frydl picked up his second six save shutout of the season in a 1-0 win at Baldwin Wallace on Saturday.

Soccer
Avery Hart
Capital
Forward
Pickerington, Ohio / Pickerington

Hart lifted Capital to a pair of victories last week by scoring the game-winning goal in both a 1-0 win over Wittenberg and a 3-0 win over Baldwin Wallace. She also assisted on a goal against BW.

Soccer
Lauren Galloway
Wilmington
Junior
Goalkeeper
Beavercreek, Ohio / Beavercreek

Galloway posted 13 saves to lead the Quakers to a pair of 1-0 victories over Kenyon and Heidelberg.

Volleyball
Taylor Baxter
Ohio Northern
Freshman
OH/M
Bellevue, Ohio / Bellevue

Baxter led the Polar Bears to a 3-0 sweep over Muskingum and Marietta. She finished the week hitting .636 with 21 kills.

Volleyball
Lauren Gardner
Baldwin Wallace
Freshman
L/DS

Gardner helped BW to a 1-1 record against Otterbein and Capital last week. Gardner totaled 39 digs for a 6.50 digs per set average and added seven assists and four service aces.

Football
Brody Hahn
Ohio Northern
Senior
QB
Louisville, Ohio / Louisville

Hahn completed 24-of-44 passes for 441 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions while adding 27 rushing yards to lead ONU in a 34-33 win over Marietta.

Football
Brian Robinson
John Carroll
Senior
LB
Mentor, Ohio / Lake Catholic

Robinson led the Blue Streak defense in a 29-7 victory over Muskingum with seven tackles and 1.5 tack for a loss of four yards. JCU’s defense limited the Muskies to just 197 yards of offense.

Football
Dom DiFalco
Ohio Northern
Senior
K/P
Murrysville, Pa. / Franklin Regional

DiFalco was 4-for-4 on PATs and made two of three field goals, connecting from 22 and 40 yards in ONU’s  34-33 victory over Marietta. He also had touchbacks on three of his six kickoffs.

Cross Country
Tessa Pitcovich
Ohio Northern
Senior
Stow, Ohio / Munroe Falls

Pitcovich led all OAC runners across the finish line at the Lousiville Classic Pre-National meet, finishing 18th in a field 277 runners with a time of 22:48.

Cross Country
Alex Phillip
John Carroll  
Junior
Akron, Ohio / St. Vincent-St. Mary

Phillip placed sixth overall, first among Div. III, at the Paul Short Invite at Lehigh. Phillip covered the 8k course in 23:39.2.

Golf
Rachel Hatley
Otterbein
Junior
Canal Winchester, Ohio / Canal Winchester

Hatley claimed medalist honors at the OAC Preview held at River Greens, carding rounds of 74 and 76 to finish eight strokes ahead of the competition. The Cardinals took home the team title.

Golf 
Jimmy Clark
Baldwin Wallace
Senior
North Olmsted, Ohio / North Olmsted

Clark placed first for the fourth invitational in a row to lead the Yellow Jackets to second place at the BW Invitational held at Pine Hills Golf Club.  He tied his season-low of 71 once again.