HILTON HEAD, SC – Augusta University women’s tennis player Andrea Gonzalez and University of Montevallo men’s lacrosse player Alex Egorshin were named the Peach Belt Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Year at the league's annual awards dinner on Tuesday in Hilton Head. The awards are the highest individual honors given to student-athletes by the conference and are selected by the league's Faculty Athletics Representatives.
Gonzalez is an honors graduate from Augusta University with a degree in business management and a concentration in supply chain management. The graduate is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society and was named to the President’s List in five semesters and Dean’s List for six semesters. Gonzalez is also a three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete, two-time PBC All-Academic Team member and two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District member.
The two-year team captain of Augusta’s women’s tennis team received the coaches award for her work on and off the court. She secured victories over regionally and nationally ranked opponents on the court. She has also served as a representative on the student-athlete advisory committee at Augusta University and served as a member of the national society of leadership and success. Through all her work on the court and in the classroom, she also successfully operates a small business creating homemade all-purpose seasoning and salsa.
Egorshin received his undergraduate degree at the University of Montevallo this May with a B.S in Chemistry with a concentration in Biochemistry and a 4.0 GPA. The graduate is a two-time PBC Elite 18 award winner, a Senior Elite at the University of Montevallo and was named to the President’s List every semester while being awarded academic scholarships from the science department. Egorshin will continue his education at Samford where he has been accepted to Pharmacy School for fall of 2026.
The men’s lacrosse team captain and four-time all-conference selection is the first player to receive a major award four years in a row for men’s lacrosse as he was named PBC Freshman of the Year in 2023, Defenseman of the Year in 2024 and Goalkeeper of the Year in 2025 and 2026. Egorshin led the Montevallo men’s lacrosse team to the 20026 PBC Regular Season title. He is also a two-time USILA second team all American selection and earned USILA first-team all-region honors earlier this month, the first PBC men’s lacrosse player to be named to the first team.