The South Atlantic Conference Announces Football Players of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference announced its Football Players of the Week for games played during the sixth week of the 2022 season.  Lenoir-Rhyne quarterback Sean White was tabbed as the Offensive Player of the Week, while Emory & Henry linebacker Ivan Phillips was named the Defensive Player of the Week, and Lenoir-Rhyne return man Ryan Carter picked up Special Teams Player of the Week honors.

White, a sophomore from Sarasota, Fla., connected on 77.3 percent of his passes and accounted for five total touchdowns, four passing and one rushing, in the No. 14 Bears' 51-30 win over Limestone. He threw for 247 yards in the game and rushed for nine yards to finish the game with 256 yards of offense. White's four touchdown passes ties an NCAA-era record for most TD passes in a game at Lenoir-Rhyne.

Phillips, a senior from Kingsport, Tenn., led the Wasps to a 34-14 SAC win over UVA Wise. He racked up 10 total tackles, including eight solo tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss. Phillips also recovered a fumble and returned it for a touchdown.

Carter, a senior from Ringgold, Ga., had 129 return yards, including a 95-yard scamper for a touchdown in the Bears' win over Limestone. For the game, Carter had averaged 43 yards per return on his three returns.

2022 SAC Football Players of the Week

Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 5 – Tre Simmons, Tusculum
Sept. 12 – Tre Stewart, Limestone
Sept. 19 – Jaquan Lynch, Barton
Sept. 26 – Tre Stewart, Limestone
Oct. 3 – Shaw Crocker, Wingate
Oct. 10 – Sean White, Lenoir-Rhyne

Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 5 – Christian Campbell, Catawba
Sept. 12 – DJ Horne, Wingate
Sept. 19 – Marquise Fleming, Wingate
Sept. 26 – Andrae Robinson, Tusculum
Oct. 3 – Alonzo Houston, Carson-Newman
Oct. 10 – Ivan Phillips, Emory & Henry 

Special Teams Player of the Week
Sept. 5 – Kellan Dalton, UVA Wise
Sept. 12 – Ethan Evans, Wingate
Sept. 19 – Ethan Evans, Wingate
Sept. 26 – Juan Villasenor, Tusculum
Oct. 3 – Cameron Jones, Emory & Henry
Oct. 10 – Ryan Carter, Lenoir-Rhyne

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