Zach Marino, St. Thomas

Senior | Hollywood, Fla. | Linebacker

Notes: Marino was all over the field for the Bobcats. He tallied 12 total tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a half sack, and a forced fumble.

Isaiah Lopez, St. Thomas

Senior | Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. | Running Back

Notes: Lopez was on a tear against #20 Southeastern. He had 216 yards on the ground with three rushing touchdowns, and 16 receiving yards with a touchdown. Against SEU he hit 1000 rushing yards on the season and leads the Sun Conference and sits as the third highest in the NAIA.

Joshua Raphael, Ave Maria

Freshman | Fort Myers, Fla. | Wide Receiver/Return Specialist

Notes: Joshua Raphael definitely had the most exciting play in Saturday's win, taking a kickoff back 97 yards for a touchdown. It was the first kickoff returned for a touchdown in two years for the Gyrenes and the second longest return in program history. The touchdown tied the game at 13 with less than two minutes left to play in the first half.

Laura Bonomi, Southeastern

Senior | Cero, Italy | Outside Hitter

Notes: Bonomi tallied 34 kills (5.67 k/s) across two sweeps this week. She had a whopping .543 hit % against Florida College. Bonomi had another conference double-double with 14 kills and 25 digs against Keiser.

Mallori Grey, Southeastern

Senior | Crystal River, Fla. | Defensive Specialist/Libero

Notes: Grey led the defensive efforts for the Fire in a 2-0 week. She tallied 43 digs (7.17 d/s) and 12 receptions with zero errors.

Haven Speer, Southeastern

Junior | Kalispell, Mont. | Setter

Notes: Speer tallied 74 assists (12.33 a/s) in two sweeps this week. She also added 23 digs and a pair of kills.

Max Keller, SCAD

Senior | Summerville, S.C. | Goalkeeper

Notes: Keller had two standout games this week. On Wednesday, the Senior totaled seven saves to earn the clean-sheet tie against No. 18 St. Thomas and then followed up with another five crucial saves in SCAD's 4-2 win over Florida Memorial Saturday on Senior Night.

Moritz Zettl, SCAD

Sophomore | Graz, Austria | Midfielder

Notes: The Sophomore had a big week for the Bees, starting in both games, as SCAD tied with No. 18 St. Thomas 0-0 and then defeated Florida Memorial 4-2 on Saturday. In the win over the Lions, Zettl totaled two goals and one assist.

Emma Schweitzer, Ave Maria 

Senior | Lutz, Fla. | Goalkeeper

Notes: Schweitzer logged her second straight shutout last week against Webber, making nine saves to keep the match tied at 0 after 90 minutes. The shutout extends the senior's program record of 13 career shutouts.

Emilia Nilsson, Keiser

Sophomore | Kalmar, Sweden | Forward

Notes: Emilia Nilsson led the Seahawks his goal scoring this week, netting the first hat trick of her Keiser career. The native of Kalmar, Sweden, scored three goals in a 6-0 win versus Warner on Wednesday. It was the second hat trick of the season for the Seahawks (Avril Amil Ruiz versus SEU) as the No. 1 team in the nation boasts 11 players with multiple goals this season. She played just a half in the Seahawks 9-0 shutout win over Webber Int'l. On the year, Nilsson has scored five goals and registered one assists for 11 points. Her play has helped lead the Seahawks to at least a share of the 2026 regular season title (with one game remaining).

Vaclav Herbs, SCAD

Freshman | Prague, Czech Republic

Notes: Herbs was SCAD's top finisher at the NAIA Appalachian Challenge placing 17th in the field of 249 with a time of 24:43.81.

Avery Raymond, SCAD

Senior | Raymore, Mo.

Notes: Raymond led the No. RV Bees to a third-place finish in a field that featured seven NAIA Top-25 Teams and four receiving votes with 335 total runners. Raymond raced to a time of 22:03.9.



 

Max Gipson, Keiser

Freshman | Cabot, Ark.

Notes: Freshman Max Gipson led the Seahawks to a second-place finish at the Citrus Intercollegiate, tying for seventh at 220 (+4). He opened the tournament with a 3-under 69, which tied for the first-round lead individually, then added a 77 and a 74. Gipson led the Seahawks to their fourth top-2 finish of the fall season as Keiser finished better than 10 other NCAA Division II teams in the tournament. The seventh-place finish for Gipson was his second straight top-10 result. He shot even-par on Par 5s while registering a team-best 37 pr putts. Ranked No. 11 in the nation (clippd), Gipson has seven birdies in the event.
 

Leon Taylor, Keiser

Freshman | Worthing, Great Britain

Notes: Freshman Leon Taylor led scored the most points of the entire meet versus Florida Atlantic with 21 points. He won both the 200 IM and 200 Breast with B standard times. his time in the 200 Breast ranks No. 1 in the NAIA. Already the holder of the best time in the 200 IM in the nation, Taylor posted his second-best time versus FAU. In the 100 Breast, he placed third with a B a standard which also the fourth fastest time in the NAIA. He is currently ranks No. 9 over in the NAIA.

Alanis Santiago, Keiser

Junior | Manatí, Puerto Rico

Notes: Alanis Santiago collected three second-place finishes and one third place versus FAU. She recorded B standards in both the 100 Free and 200 Free versus the Owls and was part of two A standard relay teams in the meet. She currently ranks No. 3 overall in the NAIA and holds the second-best times in the NAIA in both the 100 Free and 200 Free

Junior Camacho, Southeastern

Junior | Los Angeles, Calif. | Guard

Notes: Camacho provided lock-down defense in the 78-71 win over Florida College. He added 20 points on 50% shooting, eight rebounds, five assists, two steals, and a block.

Trent McNair, Southeastern

Graduate Student | Nashville, Tenn. | Guard

Notes: McNair had a very impressive debut for the Fire in the 78-71 win over Florida College. He put up 22 points and ten rebounds on 81.8% shooting. His two misses came from behind the arc (1/3 from three).

Grace Pitzer, Southeastern

Sophomore | Harrison, Ohio | Guard

Notes: Pitzer tallied eight steals across two games for the Fire at the SEU Classic to open the season. She played excellent defense throughout the week to hold her opponents to contested shots. The majority of the steals came in a seven steal effort against GSU-East. She helped on the offensive efforts as well, averaging 17 points per game and only having one turnover.

Ashley Chilson, Ave Maria

Junior | Eleva, Wisc. | Forward

Notes: Ashley Chilson led Ave Maria in scoring in the Gyrenes' season opening two games in Texas. Chilson scored 22 and 20 points, respectively, logging double-doubles in back-to-back games to start the year. Chilson is up to eight career double-doubles in her Ave Maria career.