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PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Previous Winners
Tate Sandvig | Mount Olive | Senior | Outside Hitter | Boone, Iowa
A native of Boone, Iowa, Sandvig produced a dominant offensive performance in the season-opening weekend, as the Trojans started 2025 with a 2-0 record. He averaged 4.00 kills and 2.14 digs per set while posting a .500 hitting percentage. On Friday night, Sandvig led the team with 14 kills on a .462 clip while totaling one ace and six digs in a 3-0 sweep over Fort Valley State. The following day in a rematch against Fort Valley State, he tallied 14 kills on an impressive .545 hitting percentage with one ace, nine digs, and two blocks in a 3-1 victory.
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SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK - Previous Winners
Joseph Morris | Belmont Abbey | Sophomore | Setter | Bethesda, Maryland
Morris averaged 10.29 assists and 2.00 digs per set in a pair of matches for the Crusaders. He handed out 36 assists and added seven digs and two blocks in a win over Catawba before posting 36 assists, seven digs and three blocks against Queens.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Previous Winners
Trinity Adams | Francis Marion | Junior | Guard/Forward | Rock Hill, South Carolina
Adams averaged 21.5 points, 11.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game in two wins last week. She shot 45.2 percent (14-of-31) from the floor, including 7-of-11 from behind the three-point arc, and was 8-of-8 at the foul line. The junior started the week with 21 points, six rebounds, and two assists in a win over Mount Olive and then registered 22 points, along with career-highs of 16 rebounds and eight assists as well as three steals and three blocks in a win over Erskine.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Previous Winners
Danielle Jackson | Francis Marion | Junior | Forward | Raleigh, North Carolina
In two contests last week, Jackson averaged 12.5 rebounds per game and added four blocks and one steal. She registered 15 rebounds in a win over Mount Olive before posting 10 rebounds, one steal and four blocks in a win over Erskine. The junior helped anchor a defense that only allowed their opponents to shoot 30.5 percent for the week.
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Previous Winners
Alex Atkinson | Francis Marion | Freshman | Forward | Hopkins, South Carolina
In a pair of Patriot wins last week, Atkinson averaged 21.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, and 3.5 blocks per game coming off the bench. He shot a sizzling 84.2 percent, going 16-of-19 from the floor and was 9-of-10 at the foul line. The freshman registered career-highs of 28 points (on 10-of-11 shooting) and 15 rebounds with six blocked shots in a win over Mount Olive, and then posted 14 points, eight rebounds, and a block in a win over Erskine.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Previous Winners
Alex Atkinson | Francis Marion | Freshman | Forward | Hopkins, South Carolina
On the defensive end, Atkinson averaged 11.5 rebounds and added two steals and seven blocks in two Patriot wins. He recorded 15 rebounds, two steals and six blocks in a win over Mount Olive before posting eight rebounds and a block in a win over Erskine.