Player of the Week
Eli Zdonek, Emmanuel

Zdonek posted 52 kills in two matches last week to average 5.78 kills per set. He started with 18 kills against Mount Olive and followed with 34 terminations and a .409 attack percentage against Barton. He added 12 digs in the match against Barton for the double-double. Along with the kills per set average, Zdonek averaged 2.11 digs per set.

Specialist of the Week
Francisco Pomar, Erskine

Pomar posted a double-double with 33 assists and 10 digs in a win over Barton. He followed that with 34 assists in a win over Mount Olive. For the week he averaged 11.17 assists and 2.17 digs per set.

2024 Conference Carolinas Men’s Volleyball Weekly Awards

Week 13 (April 8, 2024)

Player of the Week: Eli Zdonek, Emmanuel

Specialist of the Week: Francisco Pomar, Erskine

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Offensive Player of the Week
Triniti Cassidy, Belmont Abbey

Cassidy put together another strong week in what has been an outstanding freshman season. She finished with a career-best five goals and three assists in the win over Southern Wesleyan on Saturday. Additionally, she finished with a hat trick of three goals against Lenoir-Rhyne. She has 40 goals this season for the Crusaders to lead the team. She also made an impact on the defensive end with five caused turnovers for the week and four draw controls. She also had three ground balls against the Warriors.

Defensive Player of the Week
Madison Dow, Mount Olive

A 5-foot-5 sophomore defender, Dow finished with three caused turnovers and seven ground balls, as Mount Olive posted a 1-1 record last week. On Wednesday afternoon, she caused one turnover and collected four ground balls in a narrow 13-12 loss at No. 16 Wingate. Over the weekend, she tallied two caused turnovers and three ground balls in a 24-8 victory over North Greenville.

Dow paces the team with 27 caused turnovers and 27 ground balls through 13 matches.

2024 Conference Carolinas Women's Lacrosse Weekly Awards

Week 10 (April 8, 2024)

Offensive Player of the Week: Trinity Cassidy, Belmont Abbey

Defensive Player of the Week: Madison Dow, Mount Olive

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Offensive Player of the Week
Aidan Lalonde, Mount Olive

A 6-foot-3 senior on the attack, Lalonde totaled 11 points behind eight goals and three assists while adding four ground balls, as the Trojans collected two victories and remained a perfect 5-0 in the conference standing. On Wednesday, Lalonde produced five goals and two assists with a pair of ground balls in a 21-5 victory over Chowan on the road. Over the weekend in a highly anticipated matchup, he registered a hat trick and one assist while scoring the game-winning goal in overtime to capture a 12-11 win against Belmont Abbey.

Lalonde ranks third in the Conference Carolinas and paces the Trojans with 36 goals this season.

Defensive Player of the Week
Kurtis Lensing, Mount Olive

A sophomore goalie from Wake Forest, North Carolina, Lensing earned two victories in the cage this week while collecting 22 saves and four ground balls for Mount Olive. On Wednesday, he tallied six saves on 15 shots faced while playing 45 minutes in a 21-5 win at Chowan. Lensing delivered a stellar defensive performance on Saturday with 11 saves on 46 shots while tallying four ground balls in a 12-11 victory in overtime against Belmont Abbey.

Lensing currently ranks second in the Conference Carolinas with a .528 save percentage.

2024 Conference Carolinas Men’s Lacrosse Weekly Awards

Week 9 (April 1, 2024)

Offensive Player of the Week: Aidan Lalonde, Mount Olive

Defensive Player of the Week: Kurtis Lensing, Mount Olive

Learn more about all weekly/monthly award winners in Conference Carolinas here.