College players of the week honored - Nov. 14 — Tennessee Sports Writers Association

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A big week for Austin Peay led to the Governors taking both Tennessee Sports Writers Association Football Player of the Week honors this week, based on the games between Nov. 6-Nov. 12.

With a 30-17 win over Utah State, running back Jevon Jackson took the rock 38 times – a career-high – and collected 192 yards in the contest, helping lead APSU to its eighth-straight victory. He had a game-long rush of 30 yards, while also adding to his all-purpose total with a reception for six yards.

The total put Jackson over 1,000 yards on the season with 1,119 and became the 10th 1,000-yard rusher in program history and first since Ryan White in 2011. Jackson has rushed over the century mark in six of the last seven games – with 1,027 of his yards in the last seven games – and has the fourth-best single-season rushing total in program history.

On the defensive side, linebacker Tyler Long had a day, collecting nine tackles with two pass breakups and an interception, securing the victory with the late snag. Under his leadership, Long and the Governor defense held Utah Tech to 67 rushing yards, marking the third-straight game APSU has held their opponent to under 100 yards on the ground.

VOLLEYBALL: Tennessee Tech sophomore setter Jordan Karlen had a tremendous week as she averaged 12.45 assists and 4.36 digs in three victories, while also collecting six blocks and six kills. On Tuesday against Morehead State, Karlen posted 41 assists and a career-high 22 digs with four kills in four sets. On Friday against Southeast Missouri, she had 53 assists, 16 digs and four blocks. She followed that up in the finale against the Redhawks with 43 assists, two service aces and 10 digs.

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Carson-Newman sophomore guard Jack Browder started off the 2023-24 campaign on fire as he averaged 19.5 points and 10.0 rebounds for the week with a 101-77 victory over Lees-McRae and a 74-72 win at King. In the opener, Browder collected 22 points and 12 rebounds for the double-double, then scored 17 points and pulled down eight boards. He also finished the week with two steals and two blocks.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Belmont junior forward Kendal Cheesman made an impression in her first career start as she helped the Bruins take down Georgia 76-50. She scored a career-high 28 points as she was 9-for-15 from 3-point range, including 13 points on four of her first seven 3-point tries in the opening quarter. The nine 3-pointers are the most by a Division I player thus far and was one shy of the program’s single-game record. Earlier in the week against Missouri, she scored five pointe with five rebounds, two blocks and a steal.

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)
9/26 | Offensive: Matthew Palazzo (Tusculum), Defensive: Alex Mitchell (Chattanooga)
10/3 | Offensive: Mike DiLiello (Austin Peay), Defensive: Quinn Johnson (Sewanee)
10/10 | Offensive: Javin Whatley (Chattanooga), Defensive: Derek Taylor (Cumberland)
10/17 | Offensive: Matthew Palazzo (Tusculum), Defensive: Jaylen Mahoney (Vanderbilt)
10/24 | Offensive: Bryson Rollins (Maryville College), Defensive: Mekhi Brown (Carson-Newman)
10/31 | Offensive: Mike DiLielle (Austin Peay), Co-Defensive: Terrell Allen (Tennessee State), Daniel Rickert (Tennessee Tech)
11/7 | Offensive: Kinkead Dent (UT Martin), Defensive: Jermaine Witherspoon (Tusculum)
11/14 | Offensive: Jevon Jackson (Austin Peay), Defensive: Tyler Long (Austin Peay)

MEN’S BASKETBALL
11/14 | Jack Browder (Carson-Newman)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
11/14 | Kendal Cheesman (Belmont)