Athletes of the Week | November 2

11/2/2026 4:15:59 PM

Football | Offense
George Lineberger, Baldwin Wallace
Running Back, Junior

Lineberger rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on just 14 carries in BW’s 66-13 victory over Wilmington. Averaging 10.9 yards per carry, he gained a first down nearly every time he touched the ball to lead the Yellow Jackets’ ground attack.

Football | Defense
Jonah Asebrooke, Marietta
Defensive Back, Junior

Asebrooke led the Marietta defense with 12 tackles (nine solo, three assisted) in the Pioneers’ 24-13 upset of #24 Heidelberg. His 40-yard pick-six in the fourth quarter sealed the victory. He was a big part of a defense that held Heidelberg to 70 rushing yards on 35 carries (2.0 yards per carry).

Football | Special Teams
Owen Warrick, Baldwin Wallace
Kicker, Sophomore

Warrick went 9-for-9 on extra points and connected on his lone field goal attempt, a 37-yarder, in BW’s 66-13 victory over Wilmington. He accounted for 12 points in the win.

Volleyball | Offense
Riley Tople, Heidelberg
Right Side, Graduate Student

Tople powered Heidelberg to two quality wins this week, a 3-1 victory over BW and a 3-2 five-set win over #11 Calvin. The right side scored 35 points across the nine sets, averaging 3.89 points per set.

Tople was a force at the net, putting down 30 kills (3.33 per set) and hitting .343 on 67 attempts with only seven errors. She also anchored the block with 10 block assists (1.11 per set) and added 10 digs (1.11 per set).

Volleyball | Defense
Libby Hubert, Baldwin Wallace
Defensive Specialist, Freshman

Hubert earned OAC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second straight week. She helped BW clinch a spot in the OAC Tournament with 60 digs, one ace and nine assists in two matches, including 38 digs in a 3-2 win over Marietta, one shy of her career high.

Men’s Soccer | Offense
Dom Kustura, Mount Union
Midfield, Senior

Kustura helped lead the Purple Raiders to a 1-0-1 week, a share of the OAC Regular Season title and the No. 1 seed in the OAC Tournament. He scored two goals in Wednesday night’s 6-3 win over Muskingum, then scored the equalizer in Saturday’s 2-2 tie against Ohio Northern. It is the third straight week he has won the award.

Men’s Soccer | Defense
Brayden Bryant, Ohio Northern
Goalkeeper, Freshman

Bryant went 1-0-1 with three saves and a 1.00 goals-against average as ONU clinched a share of its second consecutive OAC Regular Season title with a 1-0 win at Capital and a 2-2 tie at Mount Union.

Women’s Soccer | Offense
Adilyn Doriot, Ohio Northern
Midfield, Sophomore

Doriot scored a goal in each of ONU’s wins last week as the Polar Bears clinched a share of the OAC Regular Season title with a home win over Capital and a road win at Mount Union.

Women’s Soccer | Defense
Eleanore Busch, Mount Union
Defender, Senior

Busch helped lead the Purple Raiders to a 1-1 week and clinch a spot in the OAC Women’s Soccer Tournament. She scored two goals and played a key part in holding Muskingum to just two shots on goal in Mount Union’s 7-0 win on Wednesday night.

Men’s Swimming
Evan Kemp, Mount Union
Senior

Kemp helped lead the Purple Raiders to a pair of wins last weekend. He won the 100-yard individual medley (56.53) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:06.99) in Friday night’s win over Walsh. On Saturday against Oberlin, he won the 200-yard freestyle (1:45.65), finished second in the 100-yard freestyle (47.21), and swam on the winning 400-yard medley relay (3:34.99) and 400-yard freestyle relay (3:11.43) teams.

Women’s Swimming
Zoe Wilkson, Mount Union
Freshman

Wilkson also helped lead the Raiders to two wins over the weekend. She won the 200-yard freestyle (2:06.62) and the 100-yard freestyle (58.21) in Friday night’s win over Walsh. On Saturday against Oberlin, she won the 100-yard backstroke (1:02.07) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:15.20), and swam on the winning 400-yard medley relay (4:15.03) and 400-yard freestyle relay (3:48.98) teams.