TAMPA, Fla. – The Sun Conference announces the players of the week for men's and women's basketball, football, men's and women's soccer, and volleyball for the week of November 2, 2026.
All 14 awards are based on performances from October 26 – November 1.
Football Players of the Week
Defensive Player of the Week
Jamil Jones, Southeastern
Graduate Student | Macclenny, Fla. | Cornerback
Notes: Jones had a monster game in the 45-16 win over Warner. Jones set a new Southeastern single-game record with three interceptions, including the longest interception return for a touchdown in program history (97 yards). He added two pass break ups, two tackles, and .5 tackles for loss.
Offensive Player of the Week
Tre McClellan, Southeastern
Junior | St. Petersburg, Fla. | Wide Receiver
Notes: McClellan hauled in ten passes for 130 yards and a touchdown in the 45-16 win over Warner. He was one catch away from tying the single game SEU record, which he set earlier this season.
Special Teams Player of the Week
Jeremy Burch, Ave Maria
Freshman | San Antonio, Texas | Kicker
Notes: Jeremy Burch was on fire Saturday as he logged multiple long kicks. Burch hit both field goals he attempted on Saturday, from 48 and 52 yards. His 52 yarder came right as time expired in the first half and was the first 50+ yard field goal for Ave Maria since 2019. Burch also logged the longest punt in AMU history, booting the ball 70 yards and having it roll out of bounds at the Keiser 4-yard line.
Volleyball Players of the Week
Attacker of the Week
Cece Worsham, Keiser
Senior | Lima, Ohio | Outside Hitter
Notes: Outside hitter Cece Worsham recorded her eighth double-double of the season to lead Keiser to a 3-0 sweep of the Ave Maria Gyrenes on Wednesday. The native of Lima, Ohio, her team-leading kills total (234) with 14 kills versus the Gyrenes. She also added a team-high 12 digs in the match, averaging 4.00 per set.
Defender of the Week
Mallori Grey, Southeastern
Senior | Crystal River, Fla. | Defensive Specialist/Libero
Notes: Grey tallied 18 digs (6.00 d/s) in the 3-0 win over Webber. She was a perfect 24/24 on receptions and had one service ace.
Setter of the Week
Haven Speer, Southeastern
Junior | Kalispell, Mont. | Setter
Notes: Speer tallied 37 assists (12.33 a/s) in the sweep of Webber International. She added three kills, two service aces, and eight digs in the win.
Men's Soccer Players of the Week
Defensive Player of the Week
Manuel Dominguez, St. Thomas
Junior | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Defender
Notes: The defender has two assists in the Bobcats' 2-1 win over Southeastern. His assist on the first goal was a cross, and his second assist was a deflection on a corner kick. Dominguez also helped limit the Fire to five shots on goal in the match.
Offensive Player of the Week
Mohammed Mouzoune, Keiser
Junior | Kenitra, Morocco | Midfielder
Notes: Mouzoune leads all Sun Conference players with 11 assists and ranks fourth in the NAIA in assists, and he added to both totals in Keiser’s 8-0 win over Florida Memorial that clinched the Sun Conference regular season championship. He factored into four of the Seahawks’ eight goals, scoring twice and adding two assists. He set up Raul Cedillo in the 68th minute, scored his first goal in the 70th minute, assisted Nicolaj Kamarin in the 75th minute, and capped the scoring with an unassisted goal in the 86th minute. His five shots, two of them on goal, helped Keiser outshoot Florida Memorial 37-3 as the Seahawks finished 11-2-2 overall and 6-1-1 in league play.
Women's Soccer Players of the Week
Defensive Player of the Week
Avaya Wright, New College of Florida
Sophomore | Parrish, Fla. | Goalkeeper
Notes: In just a pair of matches, Wright tallied 22 saves on the week. She made six saves at Ave Maria, and then Thursday gave the Banyans every chance to stay in the game vs. No. 21 SCAD, recording an outstanding 16 saves and allowing just one goal. In the week, she saved 88% of shots faced, including 94.1% vs. SCAD.
Offensive Player of the Week
Rebecca Laface, Southeastern
Graduate Student | Melito di Porto Salvo, RC, Italy | Forward
Notes: Laface found the back of the net twice this week, once against St. Thomas and again vs SCAD. Her goal against SCAD came off a screamer from 25 yards out and hit off the crossbar to put the Fire ahead 1-0.
Men's Basketball Players of the Week
Defensive Player of the Week
Alex Sherwood, Ave Maria
Senior | Neenah, Wis. | Forward
Notes: Alex Sherwood led the Gyrenes defensively with six blocks on the week and three more steals. The big man in the paint logged four blocks against #24 Wayland Baptist as the Gyrenes won by one point. Against Florida College, Sherwood poked away three steals against the Falcons and record two more blocks. He ended the week with 22 rebounds off the glass, 11 of which were defensive.
Offensive Player of the Week
Zyier Beverly, St. Thomas
Senior | Los Angeles, Calif. | Forward/Center
Notes: Powered the Bobcats to a 2-0 start to the 2026-27 season, capping the season-opening weekend with a 76-70 victory over reigning NAIA National Champions and second-ranked Freed-Hardeman behind 25.0 points on .625 shooting with 5.5 rebounds... scored 24 points on 8-9 shooting including 3-4 from distance... added 26 points and seven rebounds against Freed-Hardeman.
Women's Basketball Players of the Week
Defensive Player of the Week
Joy Biribebe, Florida Memorial
Junior | Nigeria | Forward
Notes: Biribebe led the defense with 13 rebounds in her Lions debut. She denied Virgin Islands all game long, adding six steals as well in the 63-59 win.
Offensive Player of the Week
Grace Pitzer, Southeastern
Sophomore | Harrison, Ohio | Guard
Notes: Pitzer shot 65.2% from the field and 58.3% from three in a 2-0 week for the Fire. She averaged 20.5 points per game on 21 Minutes per game.