LANCASTER, Pa. -- The fall regular seasons have now wrapped up in field hockey and men's and women's soccer as this week marks the final Centennial Conference weekly honors for those sports. Volleyball has one week of regular season play remaining, while wrestling opened up its season this past weekend.
Lila Slattery of Johns Hopkins field hockey leads this week's honorees with her third weekly award of the season while
Colleen Ferrarese of Franklin & Marshall women's soccer secured CC weekly accolades for the second time this year, having now earned by Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors.
Caroline Sherman of Ursinus volleyball and
Melissa Eyer of Swarthmore volleyball also nabbed their second CC laurel of the year for superb performances last week.
Continue below for the complete list of award winners from last week.
FIELD HOCKEY
Offensive Player of the Week
Lila Slattery, Gr., M, Johns Hopkins
Severna Park, Md. | Severna Park
Slattery scored three goals in a 2-0 week to wrap up the regular season for the Blue Jays. She scored the game's first two goals in Hopkins' 6-0 win at Dickinson on Wednesday. She then scored the game's only goal on a penalty stroke in a 1-0 win at Franklin & Marshall to secure the top seed in the Centennial Conference Tournament.
Defensive Player of the Week
Steph Ionescu, Fr., GK, Haverford
Wilton, Conn. | Hotchkiss
Ionescu capped off the 2024 regular season in a heroic way, propelling the Fords to a 2-0 week and their first playoff berth since the 2022 season. In a must win matchup with Muhlenberg on Wednesday, Ionescu came off the bench to defend the cage in penalty strokes. The Wilton, Conn. native made two penalty stroke denials en route to a 2-1 penalty shootout victory over Muhlenberg. On Saturday in a “win and get in” scenario for the Scarlet and Black, Ionescu again came off the bench again to serve as the goalkeeper in penalty strokes against 24th-ranked Swarthmore. The first-year goalkeeper forced three misses out of the Garnet, resulting in a 1-0 penalty shootout win over Swarthmore to send Haverford to the 2024 Centennial Conference tournament. Despite not playing a second during the regular season, Ionescu has now collected two wins in the past two games for the Fords.
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
Oct. 15 -
Sophia Hitchingham, Swarthmore
Oct. 22 -
Gigi Testa, Ursinus
Oct. 29 -
Reba Ervin, Bryn Mawr
Nov. 3 -
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
Oct. 15 -
Charlene Basque, Bryn Mawr
Oct. 22 -
Adriana Palladinetti, Ursinus
Oct. 29 -
Cassandra Conklin, Swarthmore
Nov. 3 -
Steph Ionescu, Haverford
MEN'S SOCCER
Offensive Player of the Week
Joost Almekinders, So., M, Swarthmore
Arlington, Va. | Washington Int'l School
Almekinders scored four goals to lead the Garnet to a 7-2 victory over Haverford in the season finale. He also added an assist to finish with a staggering nine points. Almekinders entered the game with three career goals and more than doubled his career total in one contest. He finished with seven goals, six assists, and 20 points for the campaign.
Defensive Player of the Week
Evan Schlotterbeck, Sr., D, Muhlenberg
Cherry Hill, N.J. | Moorestown Friends
Schlotterbeck kept the back line well organized in the Mules' 4-0 shutout of McDaniel in the final game of the regular season. Muhlenberg allowed only five shots, and only two on goal, in the win, which clinched the third seed in the Centennial Conference playoffs. The Mules also conceded only one corner kick, and that came in the first minute of the game. Schlotterbeck has played every minute of Muhlenberg's current streak of 290 consecutive scoreless minutes; during that time the Mules have allowed only six shots on goal.
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
Oct. 15 -
Koa Kaliebe, Franklin & Marshall
Oct. 22 -
Will Sangpachatanaruk, Johns Hopkins
Oct. 29 -
Ethan Jarden, Dickinson
Nov. 3 -
Joost Almekinders, Swarthmore
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
Oct. 15 -
Cole White, Washington College
Oct. 22 -
Simon Turner, Johns Hopkins
Oct. 29 -
Tate Roth, McDaniel
Nov. 3 -
Evan Schlotterbeck, Muhlenberg
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Offensive Player of the Week
Maria Romo-Nichols, Jr., F, Johns Hopkins
Denver, Colo. | Kent Denver
Romo-Nichols collected one goal and one assist in a 2-0 week for the Blue Jays. She scored the game's only goal in a 1-0 win against McDaniel that locked up the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Centennial Tournament for Johns Hopkins. She then added an assist in a 4-3 win against Mary Washington in the Blue Jays' regular season finale.
Defensive Player of the Week
Colleen Ferrarese, So., D, Franklin & Marshall
Bel Air, Md. | Maryvale Prep.
Ferrarese led the F&M defense to two shutouts this week with wins over Gettysburg and Washington College, helping the Diplomats secure the No. 3 seed in the Centennial Tournament. Playing all 90 minutes in both matches, Ferrarese helped the Diplomats to their sixth and seventh clean sheet of the year, as well as contributing on offense with the game-winning goal in F&M's 1-0 win over Washington College.
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
Oct. 15 -
Charlotte Carleton, Swarthmore
Oct. 22 -
Colleen Ferrarese, Franklin & Marshall
Oct. 29 -
Jessica Weinoldt, McDaniel
Nov. 3 -
Maria Romo-Nichols, Johns Hopkins
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
Oct. 15 -
Annie Isphording, Johns Hopkins
Oct. 22 -
Lucy Fleming, Franklin & Marshall
Oct. 29 -
Amity Harrington, Washington College
Nov. 3 -
Colleen Ferrarese, Franklin & Marshall
VOLLEYBALL
Offensive Player of the Week
Caroline Sherman, Sr., OH, Ursinus
Bear, Del. | Appoquinimink
Sherman had a dominant week for the Bears as she helped lead them to critical wins over Haverford and Dickinson. She totaled 37 kills in seven sets played this week that equated to 5.29 kills and 5.43 points per set while hitting .389%. Sherman registered a season-high 21 kills and a .381 hitting percentage in the Bears 3-1 win over Haverford on Wednesday, the teams first win over the Fords since 1998. She followed that with 16 kills and a .400 hitting percentage in the Bears straight set sweep of Dickinson on Saturday.
Defensive Player of the Week
Melissa Eyer, Fr., DS/L, Swarthmore
Nampa, Idaho | Skyview
Eyer led the squad with 33 digs (4.13 per set) over a pair of contests. She also tallied seven assists and two service aces. Eyer opened the week with 13 digs and six assists in a 3-1 road win at Franklin and Marshall. She then recorded 20 digs, two aces, and one assist in a four-set loss to No. 3 Johns Hopkins.
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
Oct. 15 -
Alexia Enache, Swarthmore
Oct. 22 -
Alexia Enache, Swarthmore
Oct. 29 -
Gianna Mangiamele, Franklin & Marshall
Nov. 3 -
Caroline Sherman, Ursinus
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
Oct. 15 -
Coco Shultz, Franklin & Marshall
Oct. 22 -
Avery Grantham, Franklin & Marshall
Oct. 29 -
Mary Huegel, Gettysburg
Nov. 3 -
Melissa Eyer, Swarthmore
MEN'S SWIMMING
Athlete of the Week
Evan Willertz, Sr., Franklin & Marshall
West Bath, Maine | Morse
Willertz earned three event wins as F&M defeated non-conference opponents Mary Washington 135.5-126.5 on Saturday. Willertz won the 100 butterfly in 52.38 seconds, while he was part of the winning relay teams in the 400 medley relay (3:31.96) and 400 freestyle relay (3:11.65).
2024-25 Men's Swimming Weekly Awards
Oct. 22 -
Cami Wilson, Swarthmore
Oct. 29 -
Hunter Kuenzel, Gettysburg
Nov. 3 -
Evan Willertz, Franklin & Marshall
WOMEN'S SWIMMING
Athlete of the Week
Madi Bickford, Fr., Franklin & Marshall
Hightstown, N.J. | The Peddie School
Bickford earned four top-three finishes in this weekend's dual meet against non-conference Mary Washington. She won the 100 freestyle in 54.61, finished second in the 50 freestyle (24.92), earned second as part of the 400 medley relay (4:07.08), and helped the third-place 400 freestyle relay team (3:48.24). Bickford has totaled seven event wins across individual and relay competitions this season.
2024-25 Women's Swimming Weekly Awards
Oct. 22 -
Sophie Rotival, Swarthmore
Oct. 29 -
Quinn Weygandt, Swarthmore
Nov. 3 -
Madi Bickford, Franklin & Marshall
WRESTLING
Athlete of the Week
Anthony Cerulli, Jr., Ursinus
Churchville, Pa. | Council Rock South
Cerulli led the Bears to a third-place finish at the Messiah Invitational on Saturday, winning the 174-pound bracket with a perfect 5-0 record that included three pins, a technical fall and a decision. He cruised through his four matches to reach the championship bout, collecting three consecutive first-period falls and an 18-2 technical fall over the No. 2 seed Connor Powell of Johns Hopkins to advance to the finals. In the championship bout, Cerulli earned an 8-5 victory over Messiah's Austin Brass, who is currently ranked sixth in the region.
2024-25 Wrestling Weekly Awards
Nov. 3 -
Anthony Cerulli, Ursinus
