WePlayed Sports Players of the Week - Apr. 13

Men's Lacrosse

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference has announced its WePlayed Sports Men's Lacrosse Players of the Week for games played during week nine of the 2026 season. Wingate's Sean Clark was named the Offensive Player of the Week and Lenoir-Rhyne's John Mink was named the Defensive Player of the Week, while Newberry's Houston Horton was named the Specialist of the Week.

Clark, a junior from Victoria, BC, piled up 10 points on the night as the No. 4 Bulldogs took down North Greenville 17-7. He poured in seven goals while adding three assists to go along with a ground ball. Clark did his damage on 11 shots, putting eight of those on goal.

Mink, a junior from Haddonfield, N.J., helped Lenoir-Rhyne to a top-10 win over No. 9 Anderson on Saturday. Mink was credited with five ground balls and three caused turnovers as the Bears triumphed at home over Anderson 19-14.

Horton, a junior from Texas, controlled possession for Newberry with an outstanding performance at the faceoff X, going 13-of-20 (.650) while collecting a team-high 10 ground balls. In addition to his dominance in the faceoff game, Horton contributed offensively with an assist.

2026 SAC Men's Lacrosse Players of the Week

Offensive Player of the Week

Feb. 9 – Ben Royer, Tusculum
Feb. 16 – Radyn Badraun, Anderson
Feb. 23 – Gage Vigar, Newberry
Mar. 2 – Ryan Bitterman, Anderson
Mar. 9 – Bradley David, Newberry
Mar. 16 – Kyle Spence, Wingate
Mar. 23 – Vinny Butrico, Wingate
Mar. 30 – Tanner Stout, Catawba
Apr. 6 – Peyton Turner, Catawba
Apr. 13 – Sean Clark, Wingate

Defensive Player of the Week

Feb. 9 – Graham Tillett, Wingate
Feb. 16 – Lennon Connolly, Coker
Feb. 23 – Owen Conway, Catawba
Mar. 2 – Chris Czulada, Anderson
Mar. 9 – Ryan Morrison, Newberry
Mar. 16 – Trey O'Callaghan, Wingate
Mar. 23 – Graham Tillett, Wingate
Mar. 30 – Owen Conway, Catawba
Apr. 6 – Reno Vorderlandwehr, Wingate
Apr. 13 – John Mink, Lenoir-Rhyne

Specialist Player of the Week

Feb. 9 – AJ Rush, Anderson
Feb. 16 – Adin Laughlin, Anderson
Feb. 23 – Jayden Herman, Lincoln Memorial
Mar. 2 – Ben LoPiccolo, Catawba
Mar. 9 – Houston Horton, Newberry
Mar. 16 – Aiden Dixon, Anderson
Mar. 23 – Matthew Mancini, Lenoir-Rhyne
Mar. 30 – Matthew Mancini, Lenoir-Rhyne
Apr. 6 – Ben LoPiccolo, Catawba
Apr. 13 – Houston Horton, Newberry

 Women's Lacrosse

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference has announced its WePlayed Sports Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week for games played during week nine of the 2026 season. Lenoir-Rhyne swept the awards with Abbey Walker being named the Offensive Player of the Week and Delaney Williams earning the Defensive Player of the Week.

Walker, a sophomore from Canton, Ga., went off for seven goals and three assists in wins over Barton and nationally-ranked Anderson. She opened the week with six goals against the Bulldogs and added a goal and three assists to go with three ground balls and two caused turnovers against the Trojans.  

Williams, a senior from Gulf Breeze, Fla., caused seven turnovers for the Bears in the victories, and added eight ground balls. The LR defensive unit permitted just 20 goals in two games and had a standout game against No. 23 Anderson that saw her record four ground balls and six caused turnovers, just one off the school record.

2026 SAC Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week

Offensive Player of the Week

Feb. 9 – Ellie Wilkins, Anderson
Feb. 16 – Ellie Wilkins, Anderson
Feb. 23 – Julia Garvin, Wingate
Mar. 2 – Ava Skeffington, Anderson
Mar. 9 – Stacy Glover, Wingate
Mar. 16 – Elisha Stack, Tusculum
Mar. 23 – Stacy Glover, Wingate
Mar. 30 – Elisha Stack, Tusculum
Arp. 6 – Kirra Olson, Lenoir-Rhyne
Apr. 13 – Abbey Walker, Lenoir-Rhyne

Defensive Player of the Week

Feb. 9 – Kathryn McCabe, Wingate
Feb. 16 – Chloe Huston, UVA Wise
Feb. 23 – Olivia Schmidt, Coker
Mar. 2 – Krysta Churns, Wingate
Mar. 9 – Sophie Pavlick, Wingate
Mar. 16 – Skylar Duval-Lewis, Newberry
Mar. 23 – Kathryn McCabe, Wingate
Mar. 30 – Addie Donalson, UVA Wise
Apr. 6 – Anneleise Meyer, Lenoir-Rhyne
Apr. 13 – Delaney Williams, Lenoir-Rhyne

Tennis

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Lenoir-Rhyne's Nellie Wahlberg has been named the South Atlantic Conference WePlayed Sports Women's Tennis Player of the Week and Coker's Edoardo Pilia has been named the Men's Tennis Player of the Week for matches played during week nine of the 2026 season, the Conference announced today.

Wahlberg, a junior from Stockholm, Sweden, went 2-0 at No. 3 singles and 2-0 at No. 3 doubles to help Lenoir-Rhyne clinch the No. 2 seed in this week's SAC Tournament. The Bears topped Wingate 4-2, the first-ever victory for LR over the Bulldogs.

Pilia, a freshman from Sardinia, Italy, led the Cobras to 4-0 wins over Newberry and Emory & Henry to close out the regular season. At second singles, he had wins of 6-3, 6-0 and 6-0, 6-2 while earning 6-1 and 6-2 wins in second doubles.

2026 SAC WePlayed Sports Women's Tennis Players of the Week

Feb. 9 – Salome Sierra, Coker
Feb. 16 – Claudia Vallejos, Wingate
Feb. 23 – Ilona Hernandez-Sanchez, Coker
Mar. 2 – Nellie Wahlberg, Lenoir-Rhyne
Mar. 9 – Rin Igarashi, Catawba
Mar. 16 – Sofia Antolini, Catawba
Mar. 23 – Fernanda Castillo, Wingate
Mar. 30 – Hala Awad, Carson-Newman
Apr. 6 – Sofia Antolini, Catawba
Apr. 13 – Nellie Wahlberg, Lenoir-Rhyne

2026 SAC WePlayed Sports Men's Tennis Players of the Week

Feb. 9 – Ethan Hirons, Lincoln Memorial
Feb. 16 – Vicent Fenollar, Anderson
Feb. 23 – Ruben Lebron, Wingate
Mar. 2 – Samuil Sivinov, Lenoir-Rhyne
Mar. 9 – Luca Bergonzi, Catawba
Mar. 16 – Louis Keenan, Carson-Newman
Mar. 23 – Santiago Passoni, Catawba
Mar. 30 – Luca Bergonzi, Catawba
Apr. 6 – Mathis Collignon, Anderson
Apr. 13 – Edoardo Pilia, Coker

Men's Outdoor Track and Field

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference announced its WePlayed Sports Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for meets contested during the fourth week of competition. Carson-Newman's Rylan Jordan earned the track honor while Catawba's Jayden Bennermon earned the field honor for the second straight week.

Jordan, a sophomore sprinter from Johnson City, Tenn.,  took second in the 200m at the Tennessee Invite on Friday while setting a personal record of 20.83 seconds, which is the ninth-fastest in Division II. On Saturday, Jordan recorded the top mark in the 100m with a time of 10.30 seconds. Jordan's stellar weekend in Knoxville was capped off in the 4x100m relay. Alongside Amine Kasmi, Taylor Madison and Favour Ekpekpe, the quartet of Eagles came in second at 39.63 seconds, the fastest time at the Division II level this season.

Bennermon, a senior from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., placed as the runner-up and the top collegiate finisher in the triple jump at the Southside Power & Fitness Invite, clearing 15.40 meters, good for a school record and a top-10 mark in Division II.

2026 SAC Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week

Track
Mar. 24 – Gavin Malloy, Anderson
Mar. 31 – Rylan Jordan, Carson-Newman
Apr. 7 – Havyn Spain, Lenoir-Rhyne
Apr. 14 – Rylan Jordan, Carson-Newman

Field
Mar. 24 – Cadence Dolgin, Carson-Newman
Mar. 31 – Mateo de Castro Navarro, Wingate
Apr. 7 – Mateo de Castro Navarro, Wingate
Apr. 14 – Jayden Bennermon, Catawba

Women's Outdoor Track and Field

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference announced its WePlayed Sports Women's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for meets contested during the fourth week of competition. Tusculum's Qitarah Castlin earned the track honor while Wingate's Ally Holmberg earned the field honor.

Castlin, a sophomore sprinter from Griffin, Ga., posted the sixth-fastest time in Division II this season and won the 100 meters at the Tennessee Invite with a time of 11.48 seconds, in a field of 58 runners. She also ran the leadoff leg of the winning 4x100 relay that ran 44.50 seconds, which is the second-fastest time in Division II behind their own time of 44.47 set at the Electric City Invitational on April 3.

Holmberg, a junior jumper from Skelleftea, Sweden,  finished eighth in the Duke Invitational heptathlon with a school-record and personal-best 4974 points. Her point total is the top mark in the SAC this year. Holmberg had personal-best marks in the high jump (1.60 meters), the 200-meter dash (25.42) and the 800 meters (2:30.74). She had a season-best showing in the shot put (11.15 meters).

2026 SAC Women's Outdoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week

Track
Mar. 24 – Dounia Routbi, Wingate
Mar. 31 – Sharonda Priester, Lenoir-Rhyne
Arp. 7 – Dounia Routbi, Wingate
Apr. 14 – Qitarah Castlin, Tusculum

Field
Mar. 24 – Maggie Long, Anderson
Mar. 31 – Lexi Carter, UVA Wise
Apr. 7 – Ally Holmberg, Wingate
Apr. 14 – Ally Holmberg, Wingate

Baseball

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Tusculum's Evan Goins was named the South Atlantic Conference WePlayed Sports Baseball Player of the Week while Catawba's Colt Wilkins was named Pitcher of the Week for games played during week 10 of the 2026 season, the conference office announced today.

Goins, a junior infielder from Knoxville, Tenn., went 8-for-11 (.727) with three home runs and seven RBI in a three-game South Atlantic Conference sweep over UVA Wise. Goins opened the series with a career game which saw him belt three home runs in a 4-for-4 performance with six RBI in an 18-4 victory. He followed with another 4-hit effort in TU's 13-11 win over the Cavaliers in 12 innings. He started the final game of the series, but was hit by a pitch which cut short his weekend. He also tallied a sacrifice bunt and was perfect in his three total chances at third base.

Wilkins, a senior from Greensboro, N.C., threw a complete game in the Friday night win over Lincoln Memorial, allowing just two runs on five hits and one walk, while matching a season-high with nine strikeouts.

2026 SAC Player of the Week
Feb. 3 – Bowen Powell, Wingate
Feb. 10 – Braeden Harrison, Anderson
Feb. 17 – Matthew Connolly, Catawba
Feb. 24 – Seth Christmas, Lenoir-Rhyne
Mar. 3 – Brandon Crabtree, Catawba
Mar. 10 – Landon Dockery, Tusculum
Mar. 17 – Matt Procopio, Lenoir-Rhyne
Mar. 24 – Logan Dyer, Catawba
Mar. 31 – Gabe Grey, Lincoln Memorial
Apr. 7 – Colton Prenner, Coker
Apr. 14 – Evan Goins, Tusculum

2026 SAC Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 3 – Chad Harvey, Wingate
Feb. 10 – Kellen Gradisar, Lenoir-Rhyne
Feb. 17 – Chad Harvey, Wingate
Feb. 24 – Kaleb Owens, Anderson
Mar. 3 – Jacob Nester, Emory & Henry
Mar. 10 – Kolt Nelson, Wingate
Mar. 17 – Paul Toovalian, Lenoir-Rhyne
Mar. 24 – Kolton Casson, Carson-Newman
Mar. 31 – Jacob Davis, Mars Hill
Apr. 7 – Nick Riedel, Newberry
Apr. 14 – Colt Wilkins, Catawba

Softball

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Carson-Newman's Grace Gregory was named the South Atlantic Conference WePlayed Sports Softball Player of the Week, while Tusculum's Chelsey Stonesifer was named Pitcher of the Week for games played during week ten of the 2026 season, the conference office announced today.

Gregory, a senior from White House, Tenn., had a six-game hitting streak, all multi-hit games, for Carson-Newman in a 4-0 week with sweeps of Catawba and Coker. She recorded seven multi-hit games in her last 10 and 13 multi-hit games this season. For the week, she went 7-for-14 with three runs, a double, a home run, six RBI and a walk.   

Stonesifer, a junior from Littlestown, Pa., posted a 3-0 record including a pair of wins in SAC play. She opened with a five-hit shutout in a 2-0 win over Mars Hill. She followed by pitching a complete game victory in a 5-4 victory over 18th-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne. She also pitched two shutout innings against the nationally-ranked Bears in the second game of the doubleheader. She closed out the week with a five-inning, complete game win over Emmanuel to improve to 16-7 on the season. During the week, she posted a 1.67 ERA in her 21 innings of work where she recorded 23 strikeouts. She also went 2-for-4 at the plate with four walks.

2026 SAC Player of the Week
Feb. 10 – Ella Majchrzak, Tusculum
Feb. 17 – Grace Flynn, Catawba
Feb. 24 – Madison Primm, Lenoir-Rhyne
Mar. 3 – Macauley Bailey, Carson-Newman
Mar. 10 – Hannah Booth, Emory & Henry
Mar. 17 – Sadie Cecil, Mars Hill
Mar. 24 – Brianna Gallagher, Catawba
Mar. 31 – Lauren Brakovec, Anderson
Apr. 7 – Reese Vivrette, Lincoln Memorial
Apr. 14 – Grace Gregory, Carson-Newman

2026 SAC Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 10 – Katie Morris, Anderson
Feb. 17 – Olivia Shockley, UVA Wise
Feb. 24 – Chelsey Stonesifer, Tusculum
Mar. 3 – Madison Wilson, Lenoir-Rhyne
Mar. 10 – Chelsey Stonesifer, Tusculum
Mar. 17 – Malorie Reeves, Emory & Henry
Mar. 24 -Kamryn Akins, Mars Hill
Mar. 31 – Alex Baquie, Catawba
Apr. 7 – Faith Carrigan, Lenoir-Rhyne
Apr. 14 – Chelsey Stonesifer, Tusculum