LANCASTER, Pa. -- Centennial Conference teams continued on with non-conference competition last week during week three of the fall 2024 campaign. Conference play is set to open up this weekend in men's and women's soccer.
Brock Overlander of Dickinson men's cross country and
Simone Adam of Johns Hopkins volleyball repeated as weekly award winners following another round of superb performances this past week. See below for the complete list of honorees in cross country, field hockey, soccer and volleyball.
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Athlete of the Week
Brock Overlander, Sr., Dickinson
Mount Joy, Pa. | Donegal
Overlander repeated as Athlete of the Week after winning his second-straight race on Friday night at the Shenandoah Twilight Open. The senior paced the 49-competitor field on the 6k course with a time of 18:44.5. He led a group of Red Devils in spots one through 10 in the individual standings to help the team post a perfect score of 15 en route to the team crown.
2024 Men's Cross Country Weekly Awards
Sept. 4 -
Emmanuel Leblond, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 10 -
Brock Overlander, Dickinson
Sept. 17 -
Brock Overlander, Dickinson
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Athlete of the Week
Meghan Higgins-Haas, So., Dickinson
Boyertown, Pa. | Oley Valley
Higgins-Haas won the Shenandoah Twilight Open on Friday, pacing the 45-competitor field with a time of 19:29.5 on the 5k course. The sophomore was joined in the top 10 by five other teammates as the Red Devils posted a team score of 23 to take home the team title.
2024 Women's Cross Country Weekly Awards
Sept. 4 -
Kathryn Hopkins, Gettysburg
Sept. 10 -
Kathryn Hopkins, Gettysburg
Sept. 17 -
Meghan Higgins-Haas, Dickinson
FIELD HOCKEY
Offensive Player of the Week
Eva Yacura, Sr., M, Bryn Mawr
Ashburn, Va. | Riverside
Yacura was crucial in Bryn Mawr's two wins against nationally-ranked teams last week. Against No. 14 TCNJ on Wednesday, Yacura notched the game-tying goal in the fourth quarter to force overtime for the Owls. She also recorded seven shots, four of those being on goal. In the Owls' second win of the week on Sunday against No. 10 Lynchburg, Yacura scored goal number three of the game to provide a two-goal cushion on the eventual 4-1 victory. Sunday's win marked the first-ever top-10 win in program history.
Defensive Player of the Week
Charlene Basque, Jr., GK, Bryn Mawr
West Newbury, Mass. | Pantucket Regional
Basque was a major contributor between the pipes in Bryn Mawr's historic week with victories over two nationally-ranked opponents. Basque tallied 11 saves throughout the week with a 0.846% save percentage, surrendering one goal in each contest against both No. 14 TCNJ and No. 10 Lynchburg. TCNJ entered the contest vs. Bryn Mawr averaging 5.33 goals per game while Lynchburg was averaging 3.5 goals per game.
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
Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 4 -
Katie Regan, Gettysburg
Sept. 10 -
Maeve Montgomery, Ursinus
Sept. 17 -
Charlene Basque, Bryn Mawr
MEN'S SOCCER
Offensive Player of the Week
Daniel Spataro, Fr., F, Dickinson
Gladstone, N.J. | Gill St. Bernards
Spataro helped the 14th-ranked Red Devils improve to 6-0-0 on the season with wins over third-ranked Messiah and Rosemont last week. The freshman opened the week by assisting on Saul Iwowo's game-winning goal with just 21 seconds left at Messiah, giving Dickinson a 2-1 victory. The win was the first-ever for the Red Devils vs. the Falcons and handed them their first home loss since 2017. Later in the week against Rosemont, Spataro scored in the 82nd minute to lift the Red Devils to a 1-0 triumph.
Defensive Player of the Week
Aidan George, So., GK, Dickinson
Pinehurst, N.C. | The Middlesex School (Mass.)
George backstopped 14th-ranked Dickinson to a pair of wins over third-ranked Messiah and Rosemont last week, allowing just one goal in 180 minutes of work. He registered two saves in the upset 201 win over Messiah on Wednesday before securing one stop in Saturday's shutout 1-0 victory over Rosemont. The clean sheet was Georege's fourth of the season. For the week, he posted a 0.500 goals against average and 0.750% save percentage.
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
Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 4 -
Nolan Booth, Franklin & Marshall
Sept. 10 -
Tate Roth, McDaniel
Sept. 17 -
Aidan George, Dickinson
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Offensive Player of the Week
Ivy Dias, So., F, Muhlenberg
Allentown, Pa. | Parkland
Dias contributed to all three Muhlenberg goals, scoring two and assisting on one, in a 1-1 week. After the Mules fell behind FDU-Florham, 1-0, she scored the tying goal in the first half and assisted on the winner in the second half as the team picked up its first win of the season. Dias also netted a goal in a 3-1 loss at DeSales.
Defensive Player of the Week
Lily Buyer, Jr., GK, Haverford
New York, N.Y. | The Clinton School
Buyer proved to be a brick wall in between the posts for the Fords this past week, as Haverford went 2-0 with a pair of shutouts. In a 3-0 victory over Widener on Wednesday, the New York, N.Y. native turned away all three shots steered on frame. On Saturday, Buyer denied both shots headed towards the back of the net against Alvernia, to claim her third shutout of the season. The Clinton School product currently leads the Centennial Conference with a .400 goals against average and a .889 save percentage.
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
Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 4 -
Alexis Keller-Posen, McDaniel
Sept. 10 -
Olivia Allen, Washington College
Sept. 17 -
Lily Buyer, Haverford
VOLLEYBALL
Offensive Player of the Week
Simone Adam, Jr., OH, Johns Hopkins
Menlo Park, Calif. | Menlo School
Adam was untouchable on the attacking side in another 3-0 week for the third-ranked Blue Jays, averaging 5.06 points and 4.88 kills per set while hitting .438%. The junior opened her week with a season-high 19 kills in just three sets in a win over 19th-ranked Ithaca, following that up with 12 kills in two sets against Susquehanna before wrapping things up with an eight-kill outing in a sweep over Marymount. Adam now leads the Centennial in kills per set (3.59) while also ranking third in both points per set (3.74) and hitting percentage (.400).
Defensive Player of the Week
Liah Perez, Jr., S, Franklin & Marshall
Wellington, Fla. | Saint Thomas Aquinas
Perez recorded a team-high 33 digs during a perfect 3-0 weekend for the Diplomats at the Franklin & Marshall Invitational. She finished with a week-best 17 digs during the win against Virginia Wesleyan as F&M handed the Marlins - who were receiving votes in the national poll - their first loss of the season. That effort was part of two double-doubles on the week as the junior setter also contributed a team-high 63 assists and seven service aces to her team's winning effort. The Diplomats are now 9-1 on the year and currently riding an eight-match winning streak.
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
Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 4 -
Mary Huegel, Gettysburg
Sept. 10 -
Brooklyn Pater, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 17 -
Liah Perez, Franklin & Marshall
