Football | Offense
George Linberger, Baldwin Wallace, junior
Linberger powered the Yellow Jackets to a 49-10 victory over Capital with 166 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 25 carries. His four rushing touchdowns tied the BW single-game record, and his 6.6 yards per carry helped lead the Yellow Jackets to 294 rushing yards and 425 yards of total offense.
Football | Defense
Myles Aldrich, Ohio Northern, senior
Aldrich had team highs of 11 tackles, two sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss as ONU defeated Wilmington 42-0. The ONU defense limited the Quakers to just 143 yards of total offense.
Football | Special Teams
Lukas Ratliff, Marietta, senior
Ratliff blocked a punt through the end zone for a safety on Otterbein's first possession as the Pioneers downed the Cardinals 42-7. The block was Ratliff's fourth of the season, and the safety was the third he has caused this season.
Volleyball | Offense
Zoe Sweigart, Mount Union, sophomore
Sweigart led the Purple Raiders to a 4-0 week, extending their win streak to 12 straight. She totaled 47 kills (3.62 per set) and 12 digs on the week. In a win against Eastern, she finished with 16 kills and a .333 hitting percentage.
Volleyball | Defense
AnnaBelle Hacker, Marietta, senior
Hacker led the Pioneers to a 2-1 record last week, with wins over Franklin College and Mount St. Joseph and a 3-2 loss to Transylvania. She averaged 1.5 blocks per set while adding 24 kills and five digs.
Men's Soccer | Offense
Mitch Wheeler, Otterbein, freshman
Wheeler had a hand in all three goals for the Cardinals last week, helping the team to a 1-1 record. In Tuesday's road loss at DePauw, he assisted on Otterbein's lone goal. On Saturday, he scored both goals in a 2-1 win over John Carroll.
Men's Soccer | Defense
Noah Thomas, Capital, junior
In Wednesday's 2-0 win over Ohio Wesleyan, Thomas made five saves on 16 shots and helped defend five corner kicks. In the 1-0 loss to Wooster, he made seven saves on 17 shots.
Women's Soccer | Offense
Rylee Hutton, Mount Union, junior
Hutton continued her hot streak last week, helping lead the Raiders to a pair of wins. She scored the lone goal in Wednesday night's 1-0 win over Albion, then scored the first goal and assisted on the second in Saturday's 2-0 win over Oberlin.
Women's Soccer | Defense
Maddi Springer, Heidelberg, junior
Over the past week, Springer faced 40 total shots from John Carroll and Albion. Against JCU, she recorded her third shutout of the season with six saves. Against Albion, she made nine saves, the second most of her career, including a key penalty kick save.
Women’s Golf
Emma Konopa
Capital
Senior
Konopa had a record-setting weekend at the OAC Fall Preview. She opened with a two-over-par 74, the best 18-hole round in program history, beating the old record of 77. She followed with an 83 for a 36-hole total of 157, four strokes better than the previous school record of 161. Konopa tied Otterbein's Aimee Hayes for the individual win, and Hayes shared the Co-Golfer of the Week honor.
Women’s Golf
Amiee Hayes
Otterbein
Senior
Hayes tied Capital's Emma Konopa for the individual win at the OAC Fall Preview, and the two share Co-Golfer of the Week honors. She shot a 76 in the first round, with birdies on the third and eighth holes, and trailed by two strokes entering Sunday. The senior closed the gap with an 81 that included a birdie on 13.
As a team, the Cardinals won the OAC Fall Preview by 25 strokes, shooting 329 and 328 for a two-day total of 657.
Men’s Golf
Zach Huscusson
Marietta
Senior
Huscusson shot a 2-over-par 74 to tie for third at the Grove City Fall Invitational, leading the Pioneers to a fourth-place team finish on the par-72 Grove City Country Club course. He finished four strokes behind medalist.