NASHVILLE, Tenn. – UT Martin graduate quarterback Kinkead Dent torched the Houston Christian defense on Saturday night as the Ole Miss transfer combined for six total touchdowns against their fellow Football Championship Subdivision foe among this week’s Tennessee Sports Writers Association College Sports Players of the Week for events between Sept. 11-17.
Dent only played for two-and-a-half quarters as the Skyhawks continued to add to their total, but Dent had a tremendous night as he completed 20 of his 27 passes, throwing for 347 yards and five touchdowns, completing scoring strikes of 50, 34, 43, six and three yards in succession. He also rushed for a nine-yard touchdown, giving the QB six total scores – the most for a UTM QB against a FCS opponent since 2012. The Skyhawks put together 707 yards of total offense in the game – the most by an FCS team this season thus far.
On the defensive side, Middle Tennessee redshirt junior linebacker Sam Brumfield collected the honor after a great outing against Murray State as the Blue Raider tallied a career-high 13 tackles in the contest, besting his previous high of five against Missouri. Ten of those tackles were solo stops, while he also had 1.5 tackles-for-loss and a sack. Brumfield also had his second straight game with a forced fumble.
MEN’S SOCCER: Lipscomb senior forward Ploutarchos Alonefti took home this week’s nod after a strong showing in the Bisons’ 4-1 victory over Queens University of Charlotte to open Atlantic Sun Conference play. Alonefti recorded four points in the match as he scored a goal and had two assists.
WOMEN’S SOCCER: Sewanee sophomore midfielder Kylene Monaghan wasted no time putting the Tigers on the scoreboard as she scored in just 15 seconds from the opening kickoff. It wasn’t an easy goal either as Monaghan was under pressure from three defenders as she was able to get the scoring shot off just outside the top of the box. Later in the match, she also picked up an assist as she forced a turnover, then fed the ball to Brianna Fee for a score to help the Tigers toward a 3-0 victory.
VOLLEYBALL: Trevecca junior outside hitter Emma Titus put on a show this week as she collected 63 kills in three matches. She had 27 against Ohio Dominican, 23 against Great Midwest Athletic Conference preseason favorite Ashland and 13 against Tiffin, while recording double-doubles in all three matches. On the week, Titus averaged 4.5 kills and 2.43 digs per set, while averaging 21 kills and 11.3 digs per match.
2023-24 TSWA College Sports Players of the Week
FOOTBALL
8/29 | Offensive: A.J. Swann (Vanderbilt), Defensive: De’Rickey Wright (Vanderbilt)
9/5 | Offensive: Joe Milton III (Tennessee), Defensive: Jake Cottle (Carson-Newman)
9/12 | Offensive: Sam Franklin (UT Martin), Defensive: Aaron Beasley (Tennessee)
9/19 | Offensive: Kinkead Dent (UT Martin), Defensive: Sam Brumfield (Middle Tennessee)MEN’S SOCCER
8/29 | Brock Kiper (Belmont)
9/5 | Malachi Jones (Lipscomb)
9/12 | Tyrese Spicer (Lipscomb)
9/19 | Ploutarchos Alonefti (Lipscomb)WOMEN’S SOCCER
8/29 | Eleanor Gough (Middle Tennessee)
9/5 | Caroline Richvalsky (Chattanooga)
9/12 | Kelli Beiler (Lipscomb)
9/19 | Kylene Monaghan (Sewanee)VOLLEYBALL
8/29 | Laure Jansen (Middle Tennessee)
9/5 | Mikayla Powell (Austin Peay)
9/12 | Taylor Eisert (Middle Tennessee)
9/19 | Emma Titus (Trevecca)
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