LANCASTER, Pa. -- A quintet of multi-time award recipients lead this week's Centennial Conference honors for the week of Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2024. Honorees were chosen in cross country, field hockey, soccer and volleyball as conference play has now commenced for all CC fall sports.
Simone Adam of Johns Hopkins volleyball once again headlines the list of multi-time winners, earning her second straight and fourth overall weekly award of 2024. JHU's
Emmanuel Leblond secured his third men's cross country honor of the year, while
Mary Huegel of Gettysburg volleyball,
Lila Slattery of Johns Hopkins field hockey and
Carter Brotherton of Johns Hopkins women's cross country earned weeky accolades for the second time.
Continue below for the full list of award winners from last week's action.
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Athlete of the Week
Emmanuel Leblond, Jr., Johns Hopkins
Mountain View, Calif. | Mountain View
Leblond put together one of the strongest races of his collegiate career at Saturday's Paul Short Invitational, finishing as the top Division III runner by nearly 30 seconds in the Gold 8K. The junior crossed the line in 28th with a time of 24:04.0 to help lead the Blue Jays to a 16th-place team finish and beat out Division III foes Carnegie Mellon and RPI as well as a number of strong Division I programs.
2024 Men's Cross Country Weekly Awards
Sept. 4 -
Emmanuel Leblond, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 10 -
Brock Overlander, Dickinson
Sept. 17 -
Brock Overlander, Dickinson
Sept. 24 -
Emmanuel Leblond, Johns Hopkins
Oct. 8 -
Emmanuel Leblond, Johns Hopkins
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Athlete of the Week
Carter Brotherton, Fr., Johns Hopkins
Leonardtown, Md. | Great Mills
Brotherton impressed once again at Saturday's Paul Short Invitational, finishing 57th with a time of 21:03.1 to help lead the Blue Jays to finish 23rd in a field of entirely Division I programs. The freshman climbed 16 spots from the two-mile marker to the finish line to pace Hopkins and finish in front of over 300 competitors.
2024 Women's Cross Country Weekly Awards
Sept. 4 -
Kathryn Hopkins, Gettysburg
Sept. 10 -
Kathryn Hopkins, Gettysburg
Sept. 17 -
Meghan Higgins-Haas, Dickinson
Sept. 24 -
Carter Brotherton, Johns Hopkins
Oct. 1 -
Meghan Higgins-Haas, Dickinson
Oct. 8 -
Carter Brotherton, Johns Hopkins
FIELD HOCKEY
Offensive Player of the Week
Lila Slattery, Gr., M, Johns Hopkins
Severna Park, Md. | Severna Park
Slattery had a hand in all four of Hopkins’ goals as the Blue Jays went 2-0 on the week. She scored both goals in JHU’s 2-1 win over Gettysburg on Wednesday and notched the game-winner and assisted on the second tally in Hopkins’ 2-0 win at Muhlenberg on Saturday.
Defensive Player of the Week
Annie Malatesta, Sr., D, Franklin & Marshall
Wilmington, Del. | Tower Hill School
Malatesta helped F&M to a 2-0 week in Centennial play with wins over Dickinson and No. 10 Bryn Mawr. Malatesta had a game-saving defensive save in the third quarter of the win vs. Bryn Mawr. The senior also played a key role on offense with the game-winning goal of the Diplomats' 1-0 win over the Owls.
2024 Field Hockey Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 4 -
Mary Lauren Franz, Ursinus
Sept. 10 -
Lila Slattery, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 17 -
Eva Yacura, Bryn Mawr
Sept. 24 -
Erin DiSandro, Muhlenberg
Oct. 1 -
Novy Goetgeluk, Bryn Mawr
Oct. 8 -
Lila Slattery, Johns Hopkins
Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 4 -
Katie Regan, Gettysburg
Sept. 10 -
Maeve Montgomery, Ursinus
Sept. 17 -
Charlene Basque, Bryn Mawr
Sept. 24 -
Meghan Dole, Franklin & Marshall
Oct. 1 -
Liz Falterer, Johns Hopkins
Oct. 8 -
Annie Malatesta, Franklin & Marshall
MEN'S SOCCER
Offensive Player of the Week
Ethan Jarden, Jr., F, Dickinson
West Chester, Pa. | Henderson
Jarden totaled four goals and one assist in a 2-0 week for the ninth-ranked Red Devils. He opened the week with a hat trick in a thrilling 4-3 home victory against Gettysburg, tallying his three goals on just three shots, including the game-winner in the 70th minute. It marked the first win for Dickinson over the Bullets since 2018. On Saturday at Haverford, Jarden scored the game's opening goal in the 38th minute before handing out the assist in the game-winner by Saul Iwowo in a 2-1 triumph for Dickinson.
Defensive Player of the Week
Anthony Pinto, Sr., GK, Washington College
Matawan, N.J. | Christian Brothers Academy
Playing in his first game since the season opener, Pinto made seven saves, including six in the second half, in the Shoremen's 1-0 win at Ursinus on Saturday afternoon. Two of his stops came in the final 5:37 of the game with Washington holding onto a one-goal lead, the final one coming with 1:17 remaining in the second half to preserve the shutout and win. The seven saves are a season-best by a Washington College goalie.
2024 Men's Soccer Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 4 -
Will Sangpachatanaruk, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 10 -
Len Yamabe, Swarthmore
Sept. 17 -
Daniel Spataro, Dickinson
Sept. 24 -
Len Yamabe, Swarthmore
Oct. 1 -
Chase Sempervive, Gettysburg
Oct. 8 -
Ethan Jarden, Dickinson
Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 4 -
Nolan Booth, Franklin & Marshall
Sept. 10 -
Tate Roth, McDaniel
Sept. 17 -
Aidan George, Dickinson
Sept. 24 -
Cole White, Washington College
Oct. 1 -
Tate Roth, McDaniel
Oct. 8 -
Anthony Pinto, Washington College
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Offensive Player of the Week
Dahlia Pepe, Sr., F, Franklin & Marshall
Somers, N.Y. | Somers
Pepe scored the first goal in both of F&M's games last week as the Diplomats went 1-0-1. Pepe recorded the game-winning goal in the 43rd minute in the Diplomats' 4-1 win over Penn State Berks and also added an assist in that contest. Pepe also scored in F&M's 1-1 tie against McDaniel. Pepe is now tied for the team lead in both points (11) and goals (five) so far this season.
Defensive Player of the Week
Grace Morris, Jr., D, Washington College
Warren, N.J. | Watchung Hills Regional
Morris helped anchor a Shorewomen defense that pitched a pair of shutouts and allowed just three shots on goal in a 1-0-1 week. Washington allowed just two shots on target in a 3-0 win over visiting DeSales on Tuesday night and on Saturday permitted just one shot on goal in a scoreless tie at Ursinus.
2024 Women's Soccer Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 4 -
Kaleigh Evans, Ursinus
Sept. 10 -
Ava Prisco, Dickinson
Sept. 17 -
Ivy Dias, Muhlenberg
Sept. 24 -
Kate Boujoukos, Franklin & Marshall
Oct. 1 -
Katie Sullivan, Johns Hopkins
Oct. 8 -
Dahlia Pepe, Franklin & Marshall
Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 4 -
Alexis Keller-Posen, McDaniel
Sept. 10 -
Olivia Allen, Washington College
Sept. 17 -
Lily Buyer, Haverford
Sept. 24 -
Sophia Kavulich, Dickinson
Oct. 1 -
Olivia Allen, Washington College
Oct. 8 -
Grace Morris, Washington College
VOLLEYBALL
Offensive Player of the Week
Simone Adam, Jr., OH, Johns Hopkins
Menlo Park, Calif. | Menlo School
Adam continued her dominant stretch of play in a 2-0 weekend for the Blue Jays, averaging 4.17 kills and 4.50 points per set while hitting .512. The junior kicked off the weekend with 13 kills to pair with three digs and two blocks in a Centennial Conference win over Ursinus before adding another 12 kills while hitting .556 with two more blocks in a sweep of York. Adam extended her conference-best kills per set average to 3.70 on the season following Saturday's performances, with the junior also ranking second in hitting percentage at .391.
Defensive Player of the Week
Mary Huegel, Jr., MH, Gettysburg
Marlboro, N.J. | Colts Neck
Huegel led the Bullets to a 3-0 win over Muhlenberg in the conference opener on Saturday. She matched her career high with nine total blocks while adding four aces and seven kills. She hit .500 on the day as well and had two digs.
2023 Volleyball Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 4 -
Caroline Sherman, Ursinus
Sept. 10 -
Simone Adam, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 17 -
Simone Adam, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 24 -
Allison McKechnie, Washington College
Oct. 1 -
Simone Adam, Johns Hopkins
Oct. 8 -
Simone Adam, Johns Hopkins
Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 4 -
Mary Huegel, Gettysburg
Sept. 10 -
Brooklyn Pater, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 17 -
Liah Perez, Franklin & Marshall
Sept. 24 -
Melissa Eyer, Swarthmore
Oct. 1 -
Brooklyn Pater, Johns Hopkins
Oct. 8 -
Mary Huegel, Gettysburg
