MEN’S SOCCER
Player of the Week
Henry Okenla, Flagler
Redshirt Sophomore, Forward

• Scored a goal in each game this week, his first two goals of the season
• Scored the second goal to give Flagler the lead in a 3-2 victory vs Florida Southern
• Scored the second goal vs Clayton State to secure the 2-0 victory vs Clayton State

Defensive Player of the Week
Daniel Becerra, Flagler
Junior, Defender

• Helped the Flagler defense to record a shutout vs Clayton State to open PBC play
• Scored the game-winning goal in Flagler’s 3-2 victory over Florida Southern
• Allowed just four shots on goal vs Florida Southern and seven vs Clayton State 

Goalkeeper of the Week
Ryan Rivas, Flagler
Junior, Goalkeeper

• Kept his third clean sheet of the season vs Clayton State
• Faced 30 shots, 11 on target across two games, with nine saves
• Leads the PBC in goals against average (1.000), shutouts (3), saves (19) and is second in save percentage (.760) and saves per game (3.17)

 
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Player of the Week
Kyleigh Drew, North Georgia
Senior, Forward

• Had three goals and one assist as North Georgia improved to 5-0-1 on the season
• Scored three first half goals in just 22 minutes, her first career hattrick as UNG defeated LMU 5-1
• Assisted the lone goal of the game vs USCB as UNG opened conference play with a 1-0 win
• Drew is tied for the most goals (4) in the PBC this season and is tied for second place in assists (3), as she leads the Nighthawks in both categories. 

 
Defensive Player of the Week
Arianna Silva, Flagler
Redshirt Junior, Defender

• Led the Flagler defense to two shutouts this week, playing 90 minutes in both games
• Held Lynn to just six shots, one on target in a 1-0 victory 
• Held Middle Georgia to just five shots, three on target in a 3-0 victory

Goalkeeper of the Week
Isabelle Lee, North Georgia
Senior, Goalkeeper

• Allowed just one goal across two games this week, recording her second career shutout as the Nighthawks went 2-0 on the week
• Faced six shots, four on target with three saves in a 5-1 victory vs LMU
• Faced six shots, two on target with two saves to complete the 1-0 victory vs USCB

 
VOLLEYBALL
Player of the Week
Layne Witherspoon, Augusta
Senior, Outside Hitter

• Helped Augusta to a 2-1 week with wins over Montevallo and Mississippi College
• Tallied 43 kills with a .363 hitting % while scoring 48.5 points across 11 sets
• Witherspoon is second in the PBC in points per set (4.32),  third in the PBC in total points (142.5), total kills (116), hitting % (.350) and kills per set (3.52)

Specialist of the Week
Sydney Harrington, Augusta
Senior, Setter

• Averaged 44.33 assists per match, 12.09 assists per set
• Had two double-double games with 39 assists and 12 digs vs UAH and 33 assists and 12 digs vs Mississippi College
• Had 61 assists vs Montevallo, the most assists in a game in the PBC this season
• Leads the PBC in assists per set (10.15), and is second in total assists (335)

 
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
Runner of the Week
Camron Gaddis, Clayton State
Senior
Camron Gaddis led the Lakers to their first team win since September 2016 at the Willie Laster Invitational on Friday evening.  Gaddis finished second in the race with a time of 26:22.1. Gaddis finished 1:25 faster than third place and was only one of two runners to go sub 27 minutes in the race. 
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
Runner of the Week
Carly Fuel, Lander
Junior
Carly Fuel clocked 18:55.72 to set a program junior record to place fourth overall at the Brevard XC Classic - breaking a record that had stood since 1998. She paced the Bearcats to a third-place team finish, second amongst Division II schools - the second-best team finish since the program was reinstated back in 2017. Her time also stands as 4^th fastest in the PBC this season. 

MEN’S GOLF
Golfer of the Week
Colby Bennett, North Georgia
Junior

• Finished T-1 (-7) at UNG’s 4th Annual Mizuno Intercollegiate. 
• Bennett posted three rounds of even-par or better, opening the tournament with a bogey-free 70 followed by a 5-under 67 on Monday. On Tuesday, he closed with an even 72 to finish 7-under
• The T-1 finish marked Bennett’s best finish at a tournament in his career and his second top five finish ever.

WOMEN’S GOLF
Golfer of the Week
Camila Giordani, USCB
Sophomore

• Placed 3rd overall at the Golden Mane Classic at Double Oaks Golf Club on September 8th-9th
• Total 225 (+12): 77 (+6)-74 (+3)-74(+3)
• USC Beaufort placed 2nd overall in the tournament