ODAC --Other South Region discussion

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Final:  #23 W&L over Lynchburg in 3 sets:
                (25-12, 25-19, 25-17).

W&L:  Borthwick .571 hitting pct.  2 team-mates .333 or higher hitting pcts.

With this result VA Wes clinches the #2 seed for the ODAC Tournament.

Opening Round Match-ups:

1 W&L vs. 8 Eastern Mennonite
2 VA Wes vs. 7 Shenandoah
3 Lynchburg vs. 6 Randolph-Macon
4 Roanoke vs. 5 Bridgewater

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Opening Round Results:

#1 W&L and #2 VA Wesleyan advanced, as expected.

#5 Bridgewater came back from 2 sets down to stun #4 Roanoke in a 5-setter.
            Set 5 team hitting pcts:  Bridgewater .545  Roanoke -.222.
             Bridgewater also got 19 points off of 9 service aces and 10 opposition service errors.

#6 Randolph-Macon upset #3 Lynchburg in 4 sets.
         R-M: 21 points off 12 service aces and 9 opposition service errors
                      Koch .385 hitting pct. 2 other R-M players .346 or higher.

Semi-Final Pairings:

#1 W&L vs. #5 Bridgewater
#2 VA Wes vs. #6 Randolph-Macon
     

 

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Randolph-Macon upset VA Wes, ranked W&L beat Roanoke in the other semi-final:

W&L quickly dashed any further R-M upset bids by taking the Tournament Title in 3 sets.

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ODAC Fall Pre-Season WVB Poll is now  up:

https://www.odaconlinen.com/sports/wvball/2021-22/releases/082721-wvball-preseasonpoll