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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
FRESHMAN OF THE MONTH - Previous Winners
Scarlett Xiong | Converse | Freshman | Defensive Specialist/Libero | Winder, Georgia
Xiong had a big month leading the Converse back row, averaging 5.56 digs per set in 12 matches as the Valkyries went 9-3. She also averaged 0.40 aces per set with 20 aces in the month. The freshman registered eight matches with at least 20 digs, including two over the 30-dig mark. Xiong registered 30 digs against Emmanuel and added 33 in a win over Barton. In that match against Barton, Xiong added four aces.
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
FRESHMAN OF THE MONTH - Previous Winners
Jana Zett | UNC Pembroke | Freshman | Landshut, Germany
Zett competed in a two events in October and posted a pair of top 20 finishes. She covered the 5k distance at the Royals Challenge in 17:51.5, the second fastest 5k time in program history. That gave Zett and 19th place finish overall and was the fifth NCAA Division II finisher. She then posted the fastest 6k time in program history, finishing the UAH Charger Invitational in 21:18.1 to finish 17th.
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
FRESHMAN OF THE MONTH - Previous Winners
Mario Ruda Puertas | King | Freshman | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
In his lone event of the month, Ruda Puertas covered the 8k distance in a school record time of 24:39.9 at the Royals Challenge. He finished 11th overall and was the sixth NCAA Division II finisher.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
FRESHMAN OF THE MONTH - Previous Winners
Willow Price | UNC Pembroke | Freshman | Forward | Greenville, North Carolina
Price was solid for UNC Pembroke in October, accounting for seven goals and two assists for a total of 16 points. She logged 576 minutes in the month and placed 20 of her 40 shots on goal. She posted two goals and two assists in a 4-0 win over Ferrum and followed that with two goals in a 3-2 win over Francis Marion. She added game-winning goals in the win over Ferrum as well as wins over Erskine (2-1) and North Greenville (3-0). Her final goal of the month came in a 3-2 win over Barton.
MEN'S SOCCER
FRESHMAN OF THE MONTH - Previous Winners
Octavio Castillo | Young Harris | Freshman | Forward | Rosario, Argentina
Castillo posted a pair of goals for four points whlie playing in eight games for Young Harris in October. He logged 236 minutes and tallied his first goal in a 2-1 win over Emmanuel before adding another in a win over Shorter.
WOMEN'S GOLF
FRESHMAN OF THE MONTH - Previous Winners
Celia Mendez | King | Freshman | Madrid, Spain
In two tournaments, six rounds, Mendez posted a stroke average of 76.3. She won the Converse Fall Invitational and finished 11th at the Glassy Mountain Autumn Classic. She started the Converse Fall Invitational with a round of 76 before carding back-to-back rounds of two-under 70 to finish the tournament at even-par 216. Earlier in the month at the Glassy Mountain Autumn Classic, She finished with a stroke total of 242, shooting rounds of 76, 80 and 86.
MEN'S GOLF
FRESHMAN OF THE MONTH - Previous Winners
Deagan Erfmann | King | Freshman | George, South Africa
Erfmann posted a pair of top 20 finishes for King in the month of October. He finished 11th at the Bob Dibble Memorial with a stroke total of three-under 213. At the tournament he posted rounds of one-under 71, 74 and four-under 68. He then finished teh Patriot Fall Classic wtih a score of even-par 216 to take 15th. He carded rounds of 73, four-under 68 and 75. Erfmann ended the month with stroke average of 71.5.
WOMEN'S BOWLING
FRESHMAN OF THE MONTH - Previous Winners
Molly Milligan | Emmanuel | Freshman | Baton Rouge, Louisiana
In two NCAA events in October, Milligan posted an average of 184 in 228 total frames bowled. Her high game of the month was 236.
WOMEN'S SWIMMING
FRESHMAN OF THE MONTH - Previous Winners
Zofia Kondrasiuk | Catawba | Freshman | Warsaw, Poland
Kondrasiuk had a big opening month for Catawba as she ranks in the top five in Conference Carolinas in three events and holds the fastest freshman times in those same three events. She ranks second in the league with a 1000 yard freestyle time of 10:24.71, fourth in the league with a 500 yard freestyle time of 5:06.29 and fifth with a 200 yard butterfly time of 2:08.62. She also owns a 200 yard freestyle time of 1:55.84.
MEN'S SWIMMING
FRESHMAN OF THE MONTH - Previous Winners
Simon Meuller | Wingate | Freshman | Halmstad, Sweden
In his first month on campus, Meuller posted three individual NCAA B cut times and added a fourth in the 200 yard medley relay with a school record time of 1:26.46. He also set the Wingate record with a 100 yard butterfly time of 46.83. Both of those times at NCAA B cut times. He also posted NCAA B cut times in the 200 yard butterfly (1:47.23) and the 100 yard freestyle (44.54 seconds). Meuller also competed in the 400 yard freestyle relay, posting a time of 2:56.90.