TAMPA, Fla. – The Sun Conference announces the Player of the Week honorees for the week of February 3, 2025.
The men's and women's basketball as well as the baseball and softball weekly honors are presented by WinWon, the Official Sports Technology Platform of The Sun. To learn more about WinWon,
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The following 15 awards are based on performances from January 27 - February 2.
Men's Basketball Players of the Week -
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Defensive Player of the Week
Vincent Miszkiewicz, Keiser | Sr. - Forward - South Elgin, Ill.
Two games and two near triple-doubles for Vincent Miszkiewicz who was all over the floor for KU. He kicked off the week with 13 rebounds and a career-high seven blocks in the win over Florida College. On Saturday, he collected 16 boards and added a couple more blocks to give the Seahawks their 17th win of the season. It was another strong defensive effort from the Seahawks who held one of the highest-scoring offenses in the NAIA to just 67 points. The NAIA's second-leading scorer, Charlie Yoder, was held to just 11 points on Saturday, his lowest of the season.
Offensive Player of the Week
Orlando Thomas, Webber International | Jr. - Guard
Thomas scored 29 and 25 in two games this week. He had 29 in the win over St. Thomas which included clutch free throws down the stretch when he went 10-12 from the line to keep the Bobcats behind.
Women's Basketball Players of the Week -
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Defensive Player of the Week
Grace Field, Southeastern | Gr. - Forward - Albany, N.Y.
Grace Field has been a defensive machine all year long, and this past week she notched two more double-doubles bringing her season total up to seven, and her double-double streak to three games in a row. In the 70-66 come-from-behind win over Coastal Georgia, she helped lead the defensive effort and notched four steals, and 10 rebounds. In the road win over Webber, she secured another 11 rebounds, this time accompanied by two steals and two blocks leading to an efficient 85-47 victory.
Offensive Player of the Week
Colleen Shanahan, Ave Maria | Sr. - Forward - Orlando, Fla.
Colleen Shanahan continues to dominate down low for the Gyrenes, leading the team in scoring with 41 points over the two games. The big game for Shanahan was against Florida Memorial, when the senior hit 11 baskets and four free throws for 26 points. Shanahan also had a double-double in the win against the Lions, getting 11 rebounds, 5 of which were offensive. Shanahan is currently third in the country in FG% at 66.3%.
Men's and Women's Track & Field Athletes of the Week
Men's Track Athlete of the Week
Yanis Le Mouillour, Keiser | Fr. - Vannes, France
Competed in the 800m at the Legends of Alachua County Invitational, reaching an A-standard mark (1:51.57) while placing second of 57 athletes.
Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Tajgeil Brown, Keiser | Sr. - Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Brown competed in the weight throw at the Legends of Alachua County Invitational, placing first overall and setting a school record in the process (16.20m).
Women's Track Athlete of the Week
Liz Hogan, SCAD Savannah | Gr.
Hogan was on the DMR team that crushed the previous school record and is currently third in the NAIA. Hogan's time in the 3000M is also a school record.
Women's Field Athlete of the Week
Niesha Aldajuste, Keiser | Sr. - Coral Springs, Fla.
Aldajuste competed in the weight throw at the Legends of Alachua County Invitational, placing first overall and setting a school record in the process with a mark of 15.63m.
Baseball Players of the Week -
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Player of the Week
Eddie Novoa, St. Thomas | Jr. - Catcher - Pembroke Pines, Fla.
Eddie Novoa hit a walk off home run on Saturday afternoon to clinch the win against the #24 University of British Columbia Thunderbirds and was a pivotal player all week as the Bobcats picked up 3 wins against ranked opponents in the East/West challenge.
Pitcher of the Week
Reece Wissinger, Southeastern | Gr. - Right Handed Pitcher - Burlington, Iowa
In his third ever start for the Fire in his three years, the grad transfer dominated the #10 Arizona Christian Firestorm in the Fire's first contest of the third annual East/West Challenge. Avenging a loss in the first round of the 2024 NAIA Avista World Series, Wissinger dealt seven innings of heat, striking out seven batters. Only allowing three hits and three walks for a perfect 0.00 ERA over 27 batters as the Fire won 7-0. He also held batters to a .136 average, earning a 1-0 start to his 2025 campaign.
Softball Players of the Week -
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Player of the Week
Lexi Watkins, Webber International | Sr. - Infielder - Orlando, Fla.
Watkins had six hits on the weekend with half of them being doubles. She added three stolen bases and came around to score 5 times.
Pitcher of the Week
Rylee Mills, Coastal Georgia | So. - Pitcher/First Baseman - Effingham County, Ga.
Pitched a complete game against ABAC in the first game of the season, picking up her first win of the season... allowed just six hits and one run in seven innings.
Esports Players of the Week
Rocket League Player of the Week
Eric Smith, Texas A&M University-Texarkana
In TAMUT's 3-0 win over St. Thomas, Smith racked up 5 goals, 1 hat trick, 10 saves, 10 shots. Additionally, Smith notched an 8 sec goal in OT to win series.
Super Smash Brothers Ultimate Player of the Week
Beckham Llewellyn, Keiser
Llewellyn's smart playing and impressive solo performance led the Seahawks, marking KU's first win this season in SSBU (2-0 over Southeastern).
Overwatch 2 Player of the Week
Emmanuel Cartagena, Texas A&M University-Texarkana
Cartagena led the Eagles to a 3-0 win over St. Thomas this week in Overwatch. Cartagena earned two Plays of the Game and had a full hold on King's Row with Roadhog.
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