MEN’S SOCCER
Player of the Week
Ryosuke Tanaka, Lander
Senior, Forward
- Notched two goals to help Lander post a 2-0 record this week
- Scored the first goal for Lander to tie the game in an eventual 3-1 victory vs Middle Georgia
- Scored the second goal for Lander to take the lead vs Clayton State in an eventual 3-1 victory
- Tanaka now has five goals scored this season
Defensive Player of the Week
Josh Murray, Lander
Sophomore, Defender
- Helped the Bearcats to a 2-0 week
- Scored the second goal in Lander’s 3-1 victory vs Middle Georgia, allowing just five shots on target in the game
- Helped anchor the Lander defense that held Clayton State to ten shots, five on target in a 3-1 victory on Saturday
Goalkeeper of the Week
Aleksa Lukic, North Georgia
Junior, Goalkeeper
- Helped the Nighthawks to a 2-0 week, where they clinched a share of the PBC Regular Season title
- Faced 18 shots, seven on target with six saves to help UNG to a 4-1 victory vs Clayton State
- Faced seven shots, two on target and made two saves in a 2-0 victory vs Middle Georgia
- Lukic currently has three shutouts this season so far, sitting tied for second in the PBC in that category
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Player of the Week
Paige Churchill, Flagler
Junior, Forward
- Scored three goals as Flagler went 1-1 on the week
- Scored a hattrick in a 8-0 victory vs Albany State, with four shots and three on target in 39 minutes played
- This is Churchill’s third career hattrick, as she moves to seven goals this season
Defensive Player of the Week
Grace Simon, Flagler
Senior, Defender
- Scored one goal, helping Flagler to a 1-1 record this week
- Scored the game tying goal with 36 seconds left vs USCA as the game ended 1-1, her first career goal
- Helped anchor the defense that allowed just one goal across two games this week
Goalkeeper of the Week
Savannah Yerger, USCA
Freshman, Goalkeeper
- Faced 38 shots, 18 on target and made 17 saves as USCA went 1-1 on the week
- Yerger faced 18 shots, 7 on target and made 6 saves in 1-1 tie vs Flagler
- She faced 20 shots, 11 on target and made 11 saves vs USC Beaufort in a 2-0 shutout victory
- Yerger is tied for the most shutouts in the PBC this season with 5, and leads the way with 98 saves this season, while sitting in second with 6.53 saves per game this season.
VOLLEYBALL
Player of the Week
Marley Middlebrooks, Flagler
Sophomore, Outside Hitter
- Helped Flagler to a 2-0 week, totaling 32 kills, 15 digs and averaging a .367 hitting percentage
- Had 18 kills, 7 digs and 2 aces in a 3-1 game one win vs GCSU
- Had 14 kills, 8 digs, 3 aces and a season best .458 hitting percentage in a 3-0 victory in game two vs GCSU
- Middlebrooks is second in the PBC in kills (330), kills per set (3.67), points (376.5) and points per set (4.18)
Specialist of the Week
Clare Sheedy, Flagler
Senior, Setter
- Helped Flagler to a 2-0 week, totaling 80 assists, averaging 11.43 assists per set along with 10 digs and five kills
- Notched 45 assists and six digs in 3-1 win in game one vs GCSU
- Had 35 assists and four digs in 3-0 victory vs GCSU in game two
- Sheedy leads the way in the PBC in assists (938) and assists per set (10.42)
MEN’S GOLF
Golfer of the Week
Filip Yngfalk, Lander
- Finished third in a field of 112 competitors at last week's Patriot Fall Classic
- Shot rounds of 67, 69 and 70, finishing the tournament with a score of ten under par
- Yngfalk made 16 birdies during the tournament, which was tied for fourth-most in the field. He also made 33 pars.
- Yngfalk tied for the tournament lead in par-4 scoring average (3.90, -3) and was also top 10 in both par-3 and par-5 scoring average.