NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Austin Peay running back La’Vell Wright ran for 142 yards and three touchdowns as the Governors blasted Alabama A&M. His performance helped earn him the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Football Offensive Player of the Week.
With the three touchdowns, Wright became the first Governor to rush for three touchdowns since Mike DiLiello against Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 24, 2022, with runs of 53 and 67 yards. He is also the first Governor with multiple 50-plus-yard rushing touchdowns since Brian Sneed against Tennessee State on February 28, 2021.
His three rushing touchdowns are tied for the fourth-most in a single game in the Football Championship Subdivision.
On the defensive side, Carson-Newman senior defensive back Major Williams collected 10 total tackles – two solo and eight assisted during the Eagles’ 31-28 overtime win over No. 23 Wingate. Williams had an interception to set up the Eagles with a 22-yard field. He also returned a fumbled two-point conversion and brought it back 98 yards for a defensive score. Williams also ended the game with half a sack and a pass breakup.
VOLLEYBALL: Fisk’s Reagan Jones collected 65 kills over 14 sets across four matches as the Franklin, Tenn., native registered 16 kills in a five-set with over Talladega – Fisk’s first victory against the team since 2017. Jones also had 16 kills in a five-set loss to Cumberland, while also collecting nine digs against Talladega and eight against Cumberland.
MEN’S SOCCER: Trevecca senior goalkeeper Adan Gonzalez earned the TSWA Men’s Soccer Player of the Week as he collected his second shutout of the season in the team’s first Gulf South Conference match of the campaign with a 2-0 win at Alabama-Huntsville. Gonzalez allowed one goal in two matches as the Trojans fought to a 1-1 draw with No. 23 University of West Alabama. He also claimed the Gulf South Conference Goalkeeper of the Week honor.
WOMEN’S SOCCER: Vanderbilt’s Abi Brighton scored the equalizer at No. 6 Auburn in the 80th minute to force a 2-2 draw against No. 6 Auburn in a road Southeastern Conference match. Brighton has started every match this season for the Commodores, appearing in over 650 minutes of action this season. Brighton has three points this season on a goal and an assist to lead Vanderbilt to a 5-1-3 mark on the season.
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)
Volleyball
9/3 | Maddie Isringhausen (Tennessee Tech)
9/10 | Blair Cherry (Carson-Newman)
9/17 | Jordan Karlen (Tennessee Tech)
9/24 | Reagan Jones (Fisk)
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)
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)