Conference Carolinas Monday Weekly Award Winners

Monday, December 23

12/23/2024 3:00:00 PM

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
PLAYER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Kennedi Simmons | Francis Marion | Senior | Guard/Forward | Greensboro, North Carolina

Simmons averaged 15.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2.0 steals per game in two road wins for the Patriots. She went 11-of-19 from the floor (57.9%), including 6-of-8 from behind the three-point arc, and was. She scored eight points to go along with four rebounds and three assists at Converse. She then posted season-highs of 22 points and 11 rebounds with three steals at USC Aiken.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Previous Winners
Kiara Croskey | Francis Marion | Freshman | Guard | Sumter, South Carolina

Croskey helped the Patriots to a pair of road wins, averaging 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game. She posted six rebounds and four steals against Converse before adding five rebounds and two steals against USC Aiken.
 

MEN'S BASKETBALL
PLAYER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Kendall Latney | Emmanuel| Senior | Guard | Dacula, Georgia

In two games, Latney averaged 25.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. He posted 34 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, one steal and two blocks in a win over Mount Olive. He also shot 11-for-19 from the floor in the contest. He followed that with 16 points, six rebounds and five assists against Nova Southeastern. For the week he shot 55.2 percent from the floor.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Previous Winners
Ja'Quavian Florence | Lees-McRae| Senior | Guard| Atlanta, Georgia

Florence averaged 7.0 rebounds and added five steals and one block for the Bobcats last week. The senior contributed to a defense that held the high-scoring Coker offense to their lowest output of hte season, holding the Cobras to 89 points. He also added 11 assists and an average of 16.8 points per game.
 
WOMEN'S SWIMMING
SWIMMER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Emily Byrne | Converse | Senior | Simpsonville, South Carolina

Byrne helped the Valkyries to a 168-77 win over King on Monday afternoon. Individually, Byrne won the 50 yard backstroke with a time of 28.59 seconds, and the 200 yard backstroke with a time of 2:14.16. She finished second in the 200 yard individual medley with a time of 2:18.69. She was a member of the a pair of relay wins, finishing the 200 yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:45.24 and the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:57.90.
 

MEN'S SWIMMING
SWIMMER OF THE WEEK -  Previous Winners
Tyler Leal | Converse | Freshman | Augusta, Georgia

In a dual against King, Leal won the 50 yard breaststroke with a time of 27.79 seconds. He finished third in both the 50 yard butterfly in 24.04 seconds and the 200 yard breaststroke with a time of 2:17.04. He Helped both the 400 yard freestyle and 400 yard medley relays to second place finishes in the meet.