Posted: Oct 26, 2021
LANCASTER, Pa. -- It is officially crunch time for Centennial Conference fall sports as the cross country championships kick off championship season this weekend and the majority of fall sports conclude the regular season this week. Swimming also began its 2021-22 season this past weekend with CC dual-meet action.
Haverford field hockey's Ravenal Davis headlines this week's honorees, as the senior collected CC Player of the Week accolades for the third time this fall. Davis' teammate Hannah Roth and Johns Hopkins volleyball's Natalie Aston have also now secured multiple weekly honors, with both claiming the award for the second time. Other award recipients for this week include Eric Gwadz of Washington College men's soccer, Carl Friedrich of Franklin & Marshall men's soccer, Reagan Longridge of Washington College women's soccer, Bonnie Shea of Johns Hopkins women's soccer, Christopher Schiavone of F&M men's swimming, and Olivia Abbott-Havers of Dickinson women's swimming.
See below for more information on each award winner.
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FIELD HOCKEY
Offensive Player of the Week
Ravenel Davis, Sr., A/M, Haverford
Richmond, Va. | Trinity Episcopal School
Davis earned Offensive Player of the Week for the third time this fall after continuing her ascent in the record books with two more game-winning goals last week in a 2-0 week for the Fords. Davis now has nine game-winners on the season, which is tied for the most in Centennial single-season history and is a Haverford program record. The senior scored the opening goal in shutout wins over both Washington College and Gettysburg last week, pushing the 20th-ranked Fords just one win shy of matching the program's all-time win record of 14 heading into the final week of the regular season. Davis has played an integral role in this year's unprecedented success, as the senior captain leads the CC in goals (17) and points (36). Davis is 14th in the nation in goals per game (1.13).
Defensive Player of the Week
Hannah Roth, Sr., GK, Haverford
Wilmette, Ill. | New Trier
Roth logged a pair of shutouts with eight saves in wins over Washington College and Gettysburg last week, helping the Fords secure a spot in the Centennial Conference postseason. Roth opened the week with a three-save shutout vs. Washington College before turning away five shots in another shutout vs. Gettysburg. The senior is second in the nation in save percentage (.849) and fourth in goals against average (0.71). Roth has seen every second in the cage for the 20th-ranked Fords, notching six shutouts this season.
MEN'S SOCCER
Offensive Player of the Week
Eric Gwadz, Sr., M, Washington College
Washington, D.C. | Woodrow Wilson
Gwadz scored four of the team's five goals in a 2-0 week for the Shoremen as they clinched a conference tournament spot for the first time in five years. In a 2-1 win over No. 24 Swarthmore, he scored both goals, one in each half as Washington won for the fourth time in a row at home over the Garnet. On Saturday in a 3-1 victory over McDaniel, he scored the first goal of the contest in the 60th minute and with the Shoremen holding on to a 2-1 lead, he added the insurance score for his second of the night.
Defensive Player of the Week
Carl Friedrich, Sr., D, Franklin & Marshall
Rye, N.Y. | Rye
Friedrich was a huge part of an F&M defense that allowed just four shots on goal combined during victories against Haverford and Ursinus. Against Ursinus, Friedrich was part of a defensive effort that did not allow a single shot on goal. He also assisted on the game-winning goal during that contest.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Offensive Player of the Week
Reagan Longridge, Fr., F, Washington College
Lititz, Pa. | Warwick
Longridge scored two goals, both game-winning scores, in a 2-0 week for the Shorewomen. In the team's 3-0 win at Marymount on Wednesday night, she scored in the fourth minute to put WC ahead for good. Three days later against Bryn Mawr, she scored again in the fourth minute to put the Shorewomen in front for the rest of the contest in a 3-0 victory.
Defensive Player of the Week
Bonnie Shea, Gr., D, Johns Hopkins
Atlanta, Ga. | North Atlanta High
Shea helped the Blue Jays to a 4-0 shutout win vs. Muhlenberg and a 2-2 draw against No. 1 TCNJ last week. Shea played 106 of the 110 minutes vs. TCNJ, tying the game at 1-1 with a header off of a set-piece in a battle among the nation's top two teams. On Saturday, she played 80 minutes vs. Muhlenberg, helping the Blue Jays to a shutout win and scoring her second goal of the week off an eerily similar play to Wednesday's goal. Shea and the JHU defense limited the Mules to just five total shots and three shots on goal in the victory.
VOLLEYBALL
Player of the Week
MEN'S SWIMMING
WOMEN'S SWIMMING
Natalie Aston, Sr., S/MB, Johns Hopkins
Woodland Hills, Calif. | Louisville
Aston led Hopkins to another undefeated week, going 3-0 with wins over F&M, Randolph-Macon and Christopher Newport, as the Blue Jays tied the NCAA Division III record with 60 straight victories. Aston totaled 111 assists for the week (9.25 a/set) and contributed massively to the attack, giving Hopkins 19 kills on a .679 percentage. Aston tacked on six aces and had 27 digs (2.25/set) and seven total blocks for the week.
MEN'S SWIMMING
Athlete of the Week
Christopher Schiavone, Sr., Franklin & Marshall
Mount Joy, Pa. | Hill School
Schiavone won four events to help Franklin & Marshall defeat preseason favorite Swarthmore along with Ursinus and McDaniel in the season-opening meet on Saturday. Schiavone posted the top time in the country in the 100 freestyle (45.43) and had the 11th-best time in DIII in the 200 freestyle (1:42.41). He was also a part of the second-fastest 400 freestyle relay (3:05.25) and sixth-fastest 200 medley relay (1:32.24) in Division III.
WOMEN'S SWIMMING
Athlete of the Week
Olivia Abbott-Havers, Fr., Dickinson
Winnetka, Ill. | New Trier
In her collegiate debut, Abbott-Havers posted individual wins in the 200-yard freestyle (1:57.10), 50-yard freestyle (24.90), and the 100-yard freestyle (53.54). She also helped a team of all freshmen claim the top spot in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:39.81) along with teammates Hannah Strauss, Katie Toth, and Norah Wilson. All four of those times rank among the top-40 in Division III from opening weekend - 400 free relay (7th), 50 free (13th), 200 free (21st), 100 free (39th). The Devils went 2-1 at the Gettysburg quad earning wins against Bryn Mawr (178-83) and Washington College (142-119).