Conference Carolinas Monday Weekly Award Winners

Monday, March 2

3/2/2026 3:00:00 PM

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
PLAYER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Kory Grant | Mount Olive | Senior | Opposite | Pembroke Pines, Florida

Grant averaged 4.86 kills, 1.86 digs and 0.57 blocks per set in two Mount Olive matches last week. He started with 19 kills, 11 digs and three blocks in a win over North Greenville before posting 15 kills and two digs against Belmont Abbey.

SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK - Previous Winners
Sammy DeBilzan | Barton | Sophomore | Setter | Lexington, Kentucky

DeBilzan was solid for Barton last week, averaging 9.11 assists, 1.78 digs and 0.67 blocks per set. He started with 44 assists, eight digs and four blocks in a win over Belmont Abbey. He then closed with 38 assists, eight digs and two blocks against North Greenville.
 

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
PLAYER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Nyeisha Savage | Chowan | Junior | Forward | Suffolk, Virginia

Savage closed the regular season with a pair of 20-point outbursts for Chowan. She averaged 24.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game while adding nine blocks and shooting 68.6 percent from the floor. She scored 28 points on 14-for-18 shooting and added five rebounds, one steal and two blocks in a win over Converse. Savage then tallied 20 points, 12 rebounds and seven blocks in a win over UNC Pembroke.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Previous Winners
Nyeisha Savage | Chowan | Junior | Forward | Suffolk, Virginia

Savage closed the regular season with a big defensive effort. She posted nine blocks and one steal while averaging 8.5 rebounds per game in two contests. She snared five rebounds and added one steal and two blocks in a win over Converse before grabbing 12 rebounds to go along with seven blocks in a win over UNC Pembroke.
 

MEN'S BASKETBALL
PLAYER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Dallas Whitney | UNC Pembroke | Junior | Guard/Forward | Kansas City, Missouri

Whitney closed the regular season with a solid week for UNC Pembroke, averaging 20.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game while shooting 61.9 percent from the floor. He started by going 9-for-15 with 29 points, two rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal in a win over North Greenville. Whitney then posted 11 points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal in a win over Chowan.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Previous Winners
Myles Smith | Belmont Abbey | Freshman | Guard/Forward | Charlotte, North Carolina

In one game last week, Smith posted five rebounds and three blocks in a Belmont Abbey win over Lees-McRae.
 

WOMEN'S LACROSSE
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Becky Reinhard | Converse | Junior | Midfield/Attack | Middle Island, New York

In two games last week, Reinhard accounted for 12 goals, including one game-winner for Converse. She started with eight goals, including the game-winner in a 15-14 win over Colorado St. - Pueblo. She added four goals against Newberry.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Previous Winners
Caitlyn Marone | Belmont Abbey | Junior | Defender | Flanders, New Jersey

Marone was solid defensively for Belmont Abbey last week, posting a pair of career-highs. Her six ground balls and four caused turnovers against Wingate both set career-highs. For the week, Marone posted nine ground balls and five caused turnovers. She added three ground balls and one caused turnover in a win over Newberry.
 

MEN'S LACROSSE
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKPrevious Winners
Caden Castle | North Greenville | Senior | Attack | Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina

Castle was big in two games last week for North Greenville. He scored eight goals, including the game-winner, and added one assist in a win over Mars Hill. He then added three goals against Embry-Riddle.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Previous Winners
Bennett Gibbons | Lees-McRae | Sophomore | Faceoff | Corvallis, Oregon

Gibbons was big in Lees-McRae's 17-10 win over Chowan. In the contest, he collected nine ground balls and went 13-for-16 on faceoffs.