Posted: Sep 28, 2021
LANCASTER, Pa. -- With four week of the fall 2021 season now in the books, Centennial Conference play is well underway and will continue to heat up over the next month. Weekly awards are listed below in the sports of men's and women's cross country, field hockey, men's and women's soccer, and volleyball.
This week's award winners include Christopher Scharf of Dickinson men's cross country, Elaina Clancy of Dickinson women's cross country, Ravenel Davis of Haverford field hockey, Erin McIlhenny of Ursinus field hockey, A.J. Kopacz of Franklin & Marshall men's soccer, Tyler Lewin of Ursinus men's soccer, Meg Tate of Dickinson women's soccer, Emily Cleary of Franklin & Marshall women's soccer, and Courtney Maxwell of Washington College volleyball.
More details on each award winner are listed below.
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MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Athlete of the Week
Christopher Scharf, Sr., Dickinson
Elizabethtown, Pa. | Elizabethtown
Scharf won the long race to help lead Dickinson to the combined team title at the Dickinson Long-Short Invitational at Big Spring High School on Saturday. In the 8K long race, Scharf crossed the finish line in 26:06.92 to outpace a field of 141 runners.
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Athlete of the Week
Elaina Clancy, Sr., Dickinson
Boiling Springs, Pa. | Boiling Springs
Clancy posted a time of 22:38.21 to win the long race at the Dickinson Long-Short Invitational on Saturday afternoon at Big Spring High School. She outpaced the 125-runner field by almost a minute as the next-closet competitor was Aubrey Wingeart out of Waynesburg University (23:35.11). Her win combined with strong efforts from her teammates helped the Red Devils to claim the combined team title at the event.
FIELD HOCKEY
Offensive Player of the Week
Ravenel Davis, Sr., F/M, Haverford
Richmond, Va. | Trinity Episcopal School
Davis yet again was the offensive spark for the Fords, notching a career-best six points with a pair of goals and a pair of assists in Haverford's lone game of the week, a 4-1 over McDaniel in the Centennial Conference opener. Davis leads the Centennial in goals, points, and shots as the Fords have matched the program's longest winning streak and are off to the best start in program history.
Defensive Player of the Week
Erin McIlhenny, Sr., D, Ursinus
Moorestown, N.J. | Moorestown
McIlhenny racked up four defensive saves in a 2-0 week for the Bears, who knocked off No. 6 TNCJ on the road, 2-1 in overtime, before rolling past No. 8 F&M, 6-0, on Saturday. McIlhenny tied her own program record with three defensive saves to give Ursinus a chance to knock off the Lions on the road for the first time since 2010, and added another on Saturday. She now has a CC-leading six defensive saves on the year and 13 for her career. Her four defensive saves last week are more than any other conference player has throughout the entire 2021 season thus far.
MEN'S SOCCER
Offensive Player of the Week
A.J. Kopacz, Sr., F, Franklin & Marshall
Green Brook, N.J. / Oratory Prep.
Kopacz had a hand in five of the Diplomats nine goals across two victories last week. The senior forward dropped in two goals and two assists in a 6-1 victory over William Paterson, then tacked on the game-winner in a 3-0 CC win over McDaniel.
Defensive Player of the Week
Tyler Lewin, Jr., GK, Ursinus
Albuquerque, N.M. | Severna Park (Md.)
Lewin notched a pair of shutouts for the Bears, recording one save in a 4-0 win over Bryn Athyn and five in a 3-0 victory over Dickinson. Lewin saved a penalty kick in the second half of the Dickinson game to preserve the clean sheet.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Offensive Player of the Week
Meg Tate, Jr., F, Dickinson
Carlisle, Pa. | Carlisle
Tate accumulated eight points on the week to keep the 21st-ranked Red Devils unbeaten and match their best start to a season since 2014 at 7-0-0. In Wednesday's non-conference game at Arcadia she assisted on both goals in a 2-0 win. On Saturday, she netted a hat trick in the opening 21 minutes of play, leading Dickinson to a 4-1 CC victory over Ursinus. Tate is currently tied for the conference lead in points (15) and tied for second in goals scored (6).
Defensive Player of the Week
Emily Cleary, Jr., D, Franklin & Marshall
Neshanic Station, N.J. | Somerville
Cleary has continued her strong stretch of play after converting to defender for the 2021 season. Her defensive effort on the left side helped limit Muhlenberg to just three shots in a 2-0 CC victory. She also contributed an assist on the Diplomats' game-winner with just 18 seconds remaining in the opening half.
VOLLEYBALL
Player of the Week
Courtney Maxwell, Jr., OH, Washington College
Middletown, Del. | Caravel Academy
Maxwell put together a well-rounded statistical line with averages of 3.70 kills per set, 3.40 digs per set and a .286 hitting percentage with a pair of double-doubles in a 3-0 week for the Shorewomen. In a three-set sweep of Delaware Valley on Saturday, she registered a career-best 13 digs and added 11 kills as she hit .333. Later that day in a 3-0 win over host Immaculata, she hit .364 with 11 kills and added 12 digs for her second double-double of the day. On Wednesday in a four-set win at Goucher, she had a contest-high 15 kills.