Field Hockey

Athletes of the Week: Oct. 6-12

LANCASTER, Pa. -- Centennial Conference weekly awards have been announced for the week of Oct. 6-12 in field hockey, soccer and volleyball. 

Five of this week's honorees earned CC weekly awards for at least the second time this year, led by Melissa Eyer of Swarthmore volleyball, who collected her third weekly accolade of 2025. Steph Ionescu of Haverford field hockey, Saul Iwowo of Dickinson men's soccer, Olivia Allen of Washington College women's soccer, and Simone Adam of Johns Hopkins volleyball each claimed their second weekly honor of the fall. 

Scroll below to see the full list of conference honorees from this past week. 


FIELD HOCKEY

Offensive Player of the Week
Jenna Halpin, Gr., M, Johns Hopkins 

Locust Valley, N.Y. | Locust Valley 
Halpin notched three points in a 2-0 week for Johns Hopkins. She scored the game-winner at Swarthmore on Wednesday night and then assisted on the game-winner at No. 17 Franklin & Marshall on Saturday.

Defensive Player of the Week
Steph Ionescu, So., GK, Haverford 
Wilton, Conn. | Hotchkiss
Ionescu played a crucial role in another 2-0 week for the 23rd-ranked Fords, posting an 88.9% save percentage and surrendering just one goal in 140 minutes of action in the cage. On Wednesday, the Wilton, Conn. native stopped both shots she faced in a 2-0 victory over Ursinus, marking the program’s first-ever win against the Bears. Ionescu carried that momentum into Saturday’s matchup at Gettysburg, where she registered six total saves before forcing five misses in penalty strokes to help secure Haverford’s program-tying eighth straight victory, a 2-1 triumph over the Bullets. 

2025 Field Hockey Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week 
Sept. 3 - Megan McClure, Dickinson
Sept. 9Holly Vincent, Haverford 
Sept. 16Caitlin Hoover, Franklin & Marshall 
Sept. 23Megan McClure, Dickinson
Sept. 30Naomi York, Haverford 
Oct. 7Caitlin Hoover, Franklin & Marshall 
Oct. 14Jenna Halpin, Johns Hopkins 

Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 3 - Taylor Morrow, Dickinson 
Sept. 9Meghan Dole, Franklin & Marshall 
Sept. 16Adriana Palladinetti, Ursinus 
Sept. 23Natalie Slusser, Dickinson
Sept. 30Steph Ionescu, Haverford 
Oct. 7Aubrey Kilgore, Johns Hopkins 
Oct. 14Steph Ionescu, Haverford 


MEN'S SOCCER

Offensive Player of the Week
Saul Iwowo, Sr., F, Dickinson
London, United Kingdom | Brooks School 
Iwowo recorded three goals and two assists in a 1-0-1 week for the ninth-ranked Red Devils. In a 6-1 non-conference win against Lebanon Valley, he assisted on the opening goal in the fourth minute and followed that up with what amounted to be the game-winner in the 11th minute. Iwowo added another goal and assist after halftime to help break the game open. Trailing 1-0 midway through the second half against Haverford, Iwowo closed out the week with a 70th-minute equalizer to earn a 1-1 draw with the Fords. 

Defensive Player of the Week
Trevor Mikuta, Sr., D, Muhlenberg 
Hellertown, Pa. | Saucon Valley
Mikuta led the Mules to a pair of shutouts against regionally ranked opponents despite the absence of their two-time first-team All-Centennial Conference center back due to injury. In a 2-0 shutout of Rutgers-Camden (ranked fourth in Region IV), Mikuta also contributed to the offense with an assist on the first goal. Muhlenberg then played McDaniel (ranked eighth in Region V) to a scoreless draw despite being down a man for the entire second half. Mikuta preserved the clean sheet by saving a ball off the line on a Green Terror shot early in the second half. The Mules have recorded four straight shutouts and are undefeated through 13 games for only the second time in program history.

2025 Men's Soccer Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week 
Sept. 3 - Julius Rigo, Gettysburg
Sept. 9Daniel Ariza, Muhlenberg 
Sept. 16Tucker Sprano, Washington College 
Sept. 23Saul Iwowo, Dickinson 
Sept. 30Saleem Diakite, Muhlenberg
Oct. 7Ethan Jarden, Dickinson 
Oct. 14Saul Iwowo, Dickinson 

Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 3 - Sean Kennedy, Gettysburg
Sept. 9Hannes Budde, Washington College 
Sept. 16Noah Rodrigeuez, McDaniel 
Sept. 23Grayson Benson, Haverford 
Sept. 30Davis Rorick, Franklin & Marshall 
Oct. 7Sean Kennedy, Gettysburg
Oct. 14Trevor Mikuta, Muhlenberg


WOMEN'S SOCCER

Offensive Player of the Week

Lily Barnum, Fr., F, Washington College 
Pasadena, Md. | Chesapeake 
Barnum factored into two of the team's three goals in a 2-0-0 week and achieved something no Shorewomen soccer player had ever done - scoring the game-winning goal against Johns Hopkins. In Saturday's 2-1 victory over the 23rd-ranked Blue Jays in Baltimore, the team's first against Johns Hopkins, the freshman netted the game-winning goal with 10:49 remaining. Barnum's goal completed a counter attack with Kaileigh Brady and Sophie Kilbride recording assists on the tally. It was also Barnum's first career goal. In Wednesday's 1-0 win against Ursinus, Barnum registered the assist on the goal by Brady in the 39th minute.

Defensive Player of the Week
Olivia Allen, Jr., GK, Washington College 
West Pittston, Pa. | Wyoming Area 
Allen made five saves and allowed just a penalty kick goal in a 2-0 week for the Shorewomen. In Saturday's 2-1 win at 23rd-ranked Johns Hopkins, the junior stopped three shots. On Wednesday night, Allen turned away two shots as Washington blanked Ursinus 1-0.

2025 Women's Soccer Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week 
Sept. 3 - Celia Kanellakos, Swarthmore
Sept. 9Ava Prisco, Dickinson 
Sept. 16Sophie Kilbridge, Washington College 
Sept. 23Jane Daiutolo, Gettysburg
Sept. 30Carolyn Johnson, Johns Hopkins 
Oct. 7Ava Prisco, Dickinson 
Oct. 14Lily Barnum, Washington College

Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 3 - Dahlia Bedward, Swarthmore
Sept. 9Lily Blackman, Bryn Mawr 
Sept. 16Olivia Allen, Washington College 
Sept. 23Dahlia Bedward, Swarthmore 
Sept. 30Ella Macko, Johns Hopkins 
Oct. 7Annie Isphording, Johns Hopkins 
Oct. 14Olivia Allen, Washington College 


VOLLEYBALL

Offensive Player of the Week

Simone Adam, Sr., OH, Johns Hopkins 
Menlo Park, Calif. | Menlo School 
Adam powered the Blue Jays to a 2-0 week, improving their record to 16-3 with sweeps over Dickinson and Ursinus. Across six sets, Adam totaled 20 kills while hitting an impressive .500%, adding two assists and 11 digs on the week. In the win over Dickinson, the senior led all players with 12 kills on a .500 hitting percentage, chipping in two assists and six digs. She followed up with another strong performance against Ursinus, posting eight kills on .500 hitting once again, along with five digs.

Defensive Player of the Week
Melissa Eyer, So., DS/L, Swarthmore 
Nampa, Idaho | Skyview 
Eyer led the Garnet with 25 digs in a 3-1 victory versus Gettysburg, her sixth 25-plus dig performance of the season. She also tallied four assists and a service ace during the match. Her defensive effort helped limit the Bullets to a .089 attack percentage on the day.

2025 Volleyball Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week 
Sept. 3 - Simone Adam, Johns Hopkins
Sept. 9Carly Campbell, Franklin & Marshall 
Sept. 16Melissa Benkowitz, Franklin & Marshall 
Sept. 23Mallie Thomas, Dickinson & Allison McKechnie, Washington College 
Sept. 30Helena Swaak, Johns Hopkins 
Oct. 7Lora Flynn, Dickinson
Oct. 14Simone Adam, Johns Hopkins

Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 3 - Fiona Moord, Haverford
Sept. 9Anna Titter, Washington College 
Sept. 16Melissa Eyer, Swarthmore 
Sept. 23Nicole Tuszynski, Johns Hopkins 
Sept. 30Melissa Eyer, Swarthmore 
Oct. 7Abby Silinski, Franklin & Marshall 
Oct. 14Melissa Eyer, Swarthmore