Conference Carolinas Tuesday Weekly Award Winners

Tuesday, March 11

3/11/2025 2:00:00 PM

Women's Outdoor Track & Field | Men's Outdoor Track & FieldSoftball | Baseball | Acrobatics & Tumbling | Women's Lacrosse | Men's Lacrosse

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
PLAYER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Austin Beaird | Lees-McRae | Junior | Outside Hitter | Erie, Illinois

Beaird averaged 4.38 kills and 1.88 digs per set in a pair of matches for Lees-McRae last week. He posted 21 kills and a .500 attack percentage in a win over Benedict. The junior added 10 digs in the match for the double-double. Later he posted 14 kills and a .370 attack percentage with five digs and three blocks against Tusculum. For the week he posted a .443 attack percentage as he only made four errors.

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
PLAYER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Thiago Da Silva | Lees-McRae | Junior | Setter | Orlando, Florida

In two matches last week, Da Silva averaged 11.25 assists per set and 1.50 digs per set for the Bobcats. He handed out 54 assists and seven digs in a win over Benedict before posting 36 assists and five digs against Tusculum.
 

WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Hannah Hill | North Greenville | Senior | Sprints | Simpsonville, South Carolina

Hill scored in three events for North Greenville this weekend at the John Hunter Classic: She won the javelin with a mark of 38.06 meters and finished second in the high jump, clearing 1.54 meters. She then closed by finishing eighth in the shot put with a mark of 9.10 meters.

TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Cecily Anderton | North Greenville | Sophomore | Distance | Sullivans Island, South Carolina

Anderton won the 10k at the John Hunter Classic with a time of 41:26.66. She also finished runner-up in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:51.78.
 

MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Dominic Nutter | Mount Olive | Graduate | Throws | Johnstown, Ohio

In the hammer throw, Nutter earned a first-place finish following a toss of 59.47 meters to hit the NCAA provisional standard at the UNCW Invite, while posting the second-best mark in program history. He currently holds the top mark in the NCAA Division II after placing sixth at the NCAA Outdoor National Championships in 2024. He also hit the conference standard in the discus with a toss of 42.32 meters.

TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Norman Junker | UNC Pembroke | Senior | Distance | Nordrach, Germany

At the UNCW Seahawk Invitational, Junker won the 1500 meters with a personal-best time of 4:01.22. The senior also won the 10,000 with a time of 32:31.26.
 

SOFTBALL
PLAYER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Kendal Miller | Francis Marion | Junior | Catcher | Braselton, Georgia

In a pair of contests last week, Miller posted a .571 batting average with a pair doubles and a home run. She scored once and drove in five with a 1.286 slugging percentage and .500 on base percentage. She went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs batted in against Barton in game one before going 2-for-3 in game two with a home run and three runs batted in.

PITCHER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Linda Hodge | Mount Olive | Freshman | Pitcher | Virginia Beach, Virginia

Hodge posted a 2-0 week in the circle after tossing two complete games, as the Trojans finished with a 3-1 mark in non-conference play last week. Additionally, she held a 0.00 ERA with 10 strikeouts and three walks over 14.0 innings while holding opponents to a .109 batting average

On Friday, Hodge improved to 4-3 overall after tossing her second career complete-game shutout with a season-high eight strikeouts over 7.0 innings pitched. She retired the side in order four times while carrying a no-hitter into the final inning before surrendering only one hit in the frame in a 6-0 win over Shaw.

Over the weekend, Hodge earned the victory after tossing her second complete game of the week. She yielded just one unearned run on four hits with two strikeouts and one walk in 7.0 innings pitched (105 pitches). Hodge retired the initial nine batters she faced and forced a staggering 17 flyouts in a 4-1 win over Millersville.
 

BASEBALL
PLAYER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Kayden Crawford | Mount Olive | Junior | Outfield | Wilmington, North Carolina

Crawford posted a .526 batting average (10-for-19) with two triples, one double, four runs batted in, six runs scored, and four stolen bases last week. He tallied four multi-hit performances at the plate, as the Trojans posted a 5-0 record, including a series sweep over Erskine. On Tuesday, Crawford finished 5-for-8 and drove in one, scored twice, and stole two bases in a doubleheader sweep over Dominican (NY). Over the weekend, he totaled five hits, three runs batted in, two triples, three runs scored, and two stolen bases in a three-game sweep against Erskine.

PITCHER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Seth Crowe | Shorter | Senior | Pitcher | Rome, Georgia

In his lone start of the week, Crowe tossed a complete game shutout against 14th-ranked Grand Valley State. He only four hits over nine innings and struck out seven while the Hawks took the 1-0 victory. He only face six hitters over the minimum and held the Lakers to a .129 batting average.
 

ACROBATICS & TUMBLING
ATHLETE OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Morgan Bramble | Limestone | Senior | Base/Tumbler | Fairfax, Virginia

Bramble, helped Limestone to two wins while competing in seven heats including team event at each meet last week. She contributed to six events that scored a 9.0 or above including highlights of a 9.70 in compulsory pyramid, a 9.50 in five element acro, and a 9.60 and 9.40 in her duo pyramid. She also participated in team event as a base and tumbler helping her team score a 86.710 against Glenville State and a 85.360 against Frostburg State.

SPECIALIST OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Abbie Henderlight | Limestone | Sophomore | Base | Friendsville, Tennesseee

Henderlight, competed twice this past week against Glenville State and ninth-ranked Frostburg where she helped the Saints to a pair of victories. She contributed in the pyramid event scoring a 9.30/9.80 and 9.20/9.80 in the inversion pyramid and a 9.80/10.00 and 9.95/10.00 in the open pyramid.
 

WOMEN'S LACROSSE
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Palge Murphy | Emmanuel | Sophomore | Attack | Calgary, Alberta

In two games last week Murphy tallied 12 goals on 22 shots. She posted eight goals against Anderson an dlater scored four goals against Barton.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Savannah Graves | Barton | Senior | Goalkeeper | Calvert County, Maryland

Graves earned two victories last week over Virginia State (21-4) and Emmanuel (12-11). She posted 14 saves on the week, including 13 in the win over Emmanuel.
 

MEN'S LACROSSE
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Hayden Moffat | North Greenville | Senior | Attack | Airdrie, Alberta

Moffat posted 12 points in a pair of games for the Trailblazers. He started by scoring five goals and adding three assists in a win over Emmanuel before scoring three goals and adding one assists against Montevallo.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Chrlstian Tomei | Belmont Abbey | Junior | Goalkeeper | Jupiter, Florida

Tomei made 15 saves on 22 shots for a .682 save percentage in Belmont Abbey's 12-7 win over Coker.