NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Sewanee running back Dawson White powered the Tigers to a 31-7 victory over Rhodes College on Saturday to reclaim the Orgill Cup for the first time since 2018. His effort led to a selection as the Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s Football Offensive Player of the Week.
In all, the Lynchburg, Tenn., native rushed for 138 yards and scored two touchdowns on 27 carries. He had a big second half, collecting 97 of those yards in the second half.
On the defensive side, Memphis redshirt junior linebacker Chandler Martin had a big game to lead the Tigers to a 33-28 victory over Charlotte. With just 19 seconds left to play, Martin combined with William Whitlow Jr. to force a safety and lock up the victory.
The Lithonia, Ga., product was named the American Athletic Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week, recording 11 tackles and two sacks in addition to the game-clinching safety.
VOLLEYBALL: Tennessee Tech junior setter Jordan Karlen continued her strong pace this season, earning the Volleyball Player of the Week honor. In two matches this week, the Janesville, Wisc., native collected 104 assists – 13.0 per set – with 35 digs, seven kills and four blocks.
Karlen had two double-doubles in Tech’s two matches vs. Little Rock, posting 50 assists and a career-high 23 digs on Friday, before following up with 54 assists and 12 digs on Saturday.
MEN’S SOCCER: Carson-Newman junior forward Ben Dukes scored the Eagles’ first hat trick since 2021 as he was tabbed as this week’s Men’s Soccer Player of the Week. The hat trick came in an 8-0 victory over Newberry as he scored three goals in exactly 20 minutes and 15 seconds.
It was the third-fastest hat trick in the past 15 seasons for the Eagles and just the fourth time that a hat trick came in just one half in program history. Dukes also added a fourth goal for the week in a 2-1 victory over Wingate on Saturday.
WOMEN’S SOCCER: Union sophomore midfielder Irene Arias was selected as the Women’s Soccer Player of the Week, scoring three goals on three shots as she played all 180 minutes. She picked up a pair of goals in Union’s 3-2 loss at Valdosta State, then scored the game-winner at Auburn-Montgomery on Sunday as the team clinched a berth in the Gulf South Conference Championships.
2024-25 TSWA College Players of the Week
FOOTBALL
9/3 | Offensive: Diego Pavia (Vanderbilt); Defensive: Bryan Longwell (Vanderbilt)
9/10 | Offensive: Sam Phillips (Chattanooga); Defensive: Elijah Herring (Memphis)
9/17 | Offensive: Dylan Sampson (Tennessee); Defensive: Alex Mitchell (Chattanooga)
9/24 | Offensive: La’Vell Wright (Austin Peay); Defensive: Major Williams (Carson-Newman)
10/1 | Offensive: Chase Artopoeus (Chattanooga); Defensive: Theron Gaines (Tennessee Tech)
10/8 | Offensive: Jayden Sullins (Carson-Newman); Defensive: Bryan Longwell (Vanderbilt)
10/15 | Offensive: Dylan Sampson (Tennessee); Defensive: James Pearce Jr. (Tennessee)
10/22 | Offensive: Mario Anderson Jr. (Memphis); Defensive: Will Brooks (Tennessee)
10/29 | Offensive: Dawson White (Sewanee); Defensive: Chandler Martin (Memphis)
VOLLEYBALL
9/3 | Maddie Isringhausen (Tennessee Tech)
9/10 | Blair Cherry (Carson-Newman)
9/17 | Jordan Karlen (Tennessee Tech)
9/24 | Reagan Jones (Fisk)
10/1 | Laure Jansen (Middle Tennessee)
10/7 | Jordan Karlen (Tennessee Tech)
10/15 | Madison Adkins (Tusculum)
10/22 | Elaine Redman (Chattanooga)
10/29 | Jordan Karlen (Tennessee Tech)
MEN’S SOCCER
8/27 | Alex Clayton (Belmont)
9/3 | A.J. Chastonay (Belmont)
9/10 | Robbie Lyons (Cumberland)
9/17 | A.J. Chastonay (Belmont)
9/24 | Adan Gonzalez (Trevecca)
10/1 | Juan Carlos Rodriguez (Lipscomb)
10/22 | Nate Mefford (Belmont)
10/29 | Ben Dukes (Carson-Newman)
WOMEN’S SOCCER
8/27 | Ai Kitagawa (Memphis)
9/3 | Neve Renwick (Tennessee Tech)
9/10 | Gabby Jones (Cumberland)
9/17 | Kiara Pralle (Lipscomb)
9/24 | Abi Brighton (Vanderbilt)
10/1 | Ashlyn Richards (Sewanee)
10/7 | Leah Atkins (Sewanee)
10/15 | Sara Wojdelko (Vanderbilt)
10/22 | Addison Rishling (Tusculum)
10/29 | Irene Arias (Union)