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WESTERVILLE -- Marietta College senior Lukas Ratliff named the Ohio Athletic Conference Football Special Teams Player of the Week Monday by the league office.
The Pioneers defeated the Cardinals 42-7 over the weekend, sparked early when Ratliff blocked a punt through the endzone for a safety on Otterbein’s opening drive. This marked Ratliff’s fourth blocked kick and third safety caused of the season.
Marietta is 2-1 on the season and 1-1 in the OAC. The Pioneers will travel to take on University of Mount Union this Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
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Senior middle blocker AnnaBelle Hacker was selected as Ohio Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week.
The announcement was made Monday afternoon by the conference office.
Hacker played exceptionally well in three Pioneer matchups this last weekend. On Friday, the Pioneers were defeated by Transylvania, 3-2. On the following day, Marietta was defeated by Franklin College 3-0 in early action and then defeated Mount St. Joseph College, 3-1, to close out the weekend.
Hacker bolstered the defensive effort against Transylvania by providing six total blocks (two solo) on Friday. On Saturday, Hacker not only led the Pioneers with seven total blocks (two solo) against the Grizzlies, she also led the team with 12 kills. She then collected five kills and five total blocks in the takedown of the Lions later that afternoon.
For the season, Hacker leads the OAC in total blocks (86), block solos (24), and blocks per set (1.34).
The Pioneer will open the conference portion of their schedule this Saturday as they welcome in Ohio Northern for a scheduled 1 p.m. matchup.