Conference Carolinas Wednesday Weekly Award Winners

Wednesday, March 4

3/4/2026 2:00:00 PM

WOMEN'S TENNIS
PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Previous Winners
Alexis Burkhalter | Belmont Abbey | Senior | Columbus, Ohio

Burkhalter went 4-0 last week for Belmont Abbey, taking a pair of wins at No. 2 doubles and wins at No. 1 and No. 2 singles. In doubles, she topped Daria Godlewska and Emilie Bergmann of West Virginia Wesleyan 6-0 and Auset Blige and Airez Gilbert-Simons of Johnson C. Smith 6-2. In singles, Burkhalter topped West Virginia Wesleyan's Renata Pozzobon 6-1, 6-2 and Johnson C. Smith's Divija Mannenin 6-4, 6-2.
 

MEN'S TENNIS
PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Previous Winners
Brian Karenzi | Ferrum | Freshman | Kigali, Rwanda

Karenzi won two No. 5 singles matches and split a pair of No. 2 doubles matches. He topped Gary Huang of Longwood 6-3, 6-3 and Gabriel Kian of Columbia 6-3, 6-2 in singles play. In doubles, he topped Longwood's Marko Mrdak and Rufus Plane 6-1.
 

WOMEN'S GOLF
GOLFER OF THE WEEK - Previous Winners
Shelby Herbert | Barton | Sophomore | Charlotte Hall, Maryland

Herbert finished runner-up and was the top NCAA Division II finisher at the Sapona Intercollegiate. She shot 76 in the opening round before carding a round of two-over 74 in the second round. She ended the tournament with a stroke total of 150, only one shot behind the individual winner.
 

WOMEN'S FLAG FOOTBALL
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Previous Winners
Payson Shreeve | Ferrum | Freshman | Quarterback/Saftey | Gilbert, Arizona

In wins over Lindsey Wilson and Hollins, Shreeve accounted for 593 passing yards, going 35-for-51 for 12 touchdowns. She went 22-for-37 for 401 yards and six touchdowns against Lindsey Wilson and 13-for-14 for 192 yards and six touchdowns against Hollins.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Previous Winners
Kennedy Vannoy | Lees-McRae | Sophomore | Wide Receiver/Linebacker | Villa Park, Illinois

In the Conference Carolinas opening games, Vannoy accounted for 14 tackles, two interceptions and one pass breakup in wins over Chowan and Emmanuel.
 

WOMEN'S BOWLING
BOWLER OF THE MONTH - Previous Winners
Canan Bademci | Belmont Abbey | Senior | Patchogue, New York

Bademci averaged 182.5 pins over 10 games in February for Belmont Abbey. She posted two top 60 finishes at NCAA Division I events and a high score of 219. At the Flyer Invitational she finished 59th with an average of 189.8 over five games. She then finished 39th at the Stallings Invitational with a five-game average of 175.2.
 

MEN'S BOWLING
BOWLER OF THE MONTH - Previous Winners
Lance Owens | Belmont Abbey | Junior | New Bern, North Carolina

Owens bowled in all nine individual games for Belmont Abbey in February, earning a pair of top 20 finishes. He averaged 212.7 pins over those nine games and posted seven games over 200 with a high of 267. He finished 15th at the Tier 1 57th annual Columbia 300 Hoosier Classic with a five-game average of 227.4, with all five games over 200. He also finished 19th at the Thomas Burris Memorial with a four-game average of 214.3.