Brian Holmes, Ave Maria

Junior | Shirley, Mass. | Defensive Back

Notes: Brian Holmes led the secondary on Saturday with two interceptions in Ave Maria's first conference win. It is the first multi-interception game for a Gyrene since 2019. Holmes' first interception ended a seven-play drive for the Night Hawks and kept Thomas out of the redzone. The second was in the third quarter, ending Thomas' first drive of the half and setting Ave Maria up at the Thomas 22-yard line. The Gyrenes scored a touchdown on the following possession to take a 17-3 lead.

Jerodd Sims, Florida Memorial

Senior | Pine Prairie, La. | Running Back

Notes: Sims posted back-to-back 200-yard performances. This time, running for 205 yards on 20 carries and two touchdowns. He averaged 10.3 yards per carry and added a catch for two yards in the process.

Dorian Hall, Keiser

Freshman | Sarasota, Fla. | Kicker

Notes: Freshman Dorian Hall was a perfect 5-of-5 on extra-point attempts while averaging 41.5 yards per punt on Saturday as Keiser defeated St. Thomas, 35-14. Hall only needed to produce two punts in the contest, booting a pair of 40+ kicks. He also kicked off six times for 370 yards. On the year, Hall is a perfect 28-of-28 on extra-point attempts (leads the SUN). Hall has recorded 2,341 yards on kickoffs this season, averaging 63.3 yards per kick. Of his 37 kickoffs, 16 have resulted in touchbacks.


 

Laura Bonomi, Southeastern

Junior | Ceto, Italy | Outside Hitter

Notes: Bonomi dominated both sides of the court, two more double-doubles on the season making it 16 on the season in 20 matches. Her offensive prowess featured 31 kills on 93 attempts for a .226 hitting percentage. She picked up two service aces, and contributed four assists. She scored 34.5 points total on the week, averaging 4.3 points per set. Additionally, her defensive prowess fueled the Fire's offense as collected 50 total digs on the week with 51 service receptions with no errors, adding a block.

Laura Bonomi, Southeastern

Junior | Ceto, Italy | Outside Hitter

Notes: Laura Bonomi proved once more why she is one of the premier players in the conference. Two more double-doubles to add to her season totals. In the 3-1 home win over New College of Florida, she picked up 26 digs, adding 18 receptions with no errors. In the gritty road win over Ave Maria, she collected 24 more digs with 33 service receptions with no errors, adding three assisted blocks. Her defense fueled her offense with 31 total attacks, two service aces, and four assists for 34.5 points. This marks the first time in Southeastern volleyball history that a player has earned both the Attacker of the Week and Defender of the Week honors.

Payton Bertke, St. Thomas

Junior | Celina, Ohio | Setter

Notes: Averaged 9.00 assists per set over 12 sets, eclipsing 40 assists twice. The Bobcats earned three wins on the week (over Keiser, Florida College, and Warner). Bertke also recorded 13 kills, 28 digs, and five total blocks.




 

Noa Sonntag, SCAD Savannah

Freshman | Freiburg, Germany | Goalkeeper

Notes: Sonntag had a massive week for the Bees as SCAD went 1-0-1 on the week, including a 1-1 tie with No. 4 Keiser University to remain unbeaten in SUN action. The freshman goalie played all 90 minutes of both games this week, picking up two saves in the 4-2 win over Ave Maria midweek, and then followed it up with a tremendous game against No. 4 Keiser, nabbing five saves and only allowing one goal.

Nasreddine Benbella, Florida Memorial

Sophomore | Casablanca, Morocco | Winger

Notes: Nasreddine Benbella was a scoring machine this week. His hat trick of goals against Webber, along with one assist, sealed the 5-2 victory for FMU, and he followed up that performance with a one-goal, one-assist showing against Ave Maria in the 2-0 victory.

Emily Lau, SCAD Savannah

Junior | Frisco, Texas | Defender

Notes: Lau had a big week for the Bees. The Junior led a Bees' defense that only allowed two shots in SCAD's 6-0 win over Ave Maria midweek, while also adding an assist in the matchup. Against No. 1 Keiser, Lau scored her first collegiate goal of her career to tie the game, giving SCAD a 1-0-1 record on the week.

Ariadna Lozano, Southeastern

Senior | Barcelona, Spain | Forward

Notes: What a week for the Fire, especially Ariadna Lozano. In thrilling stunner down in West Palm Beach over #1 Keiser, she delivered a beautiful assist in the 83rd minute that led to the game winning goal. In the 5-0 home win over New College of Florida she notched a goal of her own and two more assists, compiling five points on the week with nine shots fired and four on frame.

Natheer Suied, New College of Florida

Sophomore | Tomball, Texas

Notes: Facing off against NCAA DII competition, Suied posted the best time of all NAIA and NCF runners at the Ed Holloway Classic with a 28:03 8K.

Arianna Childs, New College of Florida

Freshman | Punta Gorda, Fla. 

Notes: Was the top NAIA performer at the ED Holloway Classic posting a 27:12 6K time to place 45th out of 71 runners facing off against NCAA competition.




 

Iver Sokhan-Sanj, Keiser

Sophomore | Lorenskog, Norway

Notes: Sophomore Iver Sokhan-Sanj earned his first collegiate win, taking medalist honors at the Jupiter Collegiate Invitationals last week. In the Sun Conference-heavy field, posted a tournament-best 15 birdies and had one eagle. It marked his second consecutive top-5 finish. The sophomore was lights-out on day two, carding a 64 (-6) to move into the lead and held steady with a 69 (-1) in the final round to secure the victory. His 64 in the second round tied for the second lowest in program history. He finished the tournament with 31 par putts, a tournament-best 15 birdies, and one eagle. He is currently ranked No. 5 in the NAIA (clippd).

 

Sophia Sindersberger, Keiser

Sophomore | Zurich, Switzerland

Notes: Sophomore Sophia Sindersberger earned her first tournament win of the season and the second of her career with an 8-under, 202, at the Jupiter Collegiate Invitational. She etched her name into the program record book with a school-record 64 (-6) in the opening round and a program-best 54-hole total of 202 (-8). Her performance also helped lead Keiser to a school-record total of 845, five strokes better than the school record set at the Northwest Iowa National Invite (850) September 18-19, 2023. She recorded 31 par putts and had a tournament-best 16 birdies. On the year, Sindersberger is ranked No. 7 in the NAIA (clippd).