WePlayed Sports Players of the Week - Nov. 24
Men's Basketball
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Carson-Newman forward Jack Browder has been named the South Atlantic Conference WePlayed Sports Men's Basketball Player of the Week for games played during week two of the 2025-26 season, the Conference announced today.
Browder, a senior from Kingsport, Tenn., erupted for 30 points and 15 rebounds to lead Carson-Newman to a 74-61 victory at Lander on Saturday. Browder went 5-of-8 from long range and hit 5-of-6 from the free throw line while playing all 40 minutes in the win. The senior added two assists and a steal to help C-N improve to 3-0 on the season. In the contest, Browder moved into the top 20 all-time in scoring at Carson-Newman and the double-double was the 26th of his career.
Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 17 – Drake Downs, Newberry
Nov. 24 – Jack Browder, Carson-Newman
Women's Basketball
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Lincoln Memorial guard Lexi Patty has been named the South Atlantic Conference WePlayed Sports Women's Basketball Player of the Week for games played during week two of the 2025-26 season, the Conference announced today.
Patty, a graduate student from Maryville, Tenn., helped the Railsplitters to a pair of wins, including a road win over No. 14 North Georgia. For the week, she averaged 18.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game while shooting 48.4 percent from the field. She registered a career-high 24 points against Clayton St and also recorded a career-high with 12 rebounds in the win. Against North Georgia, she had 13 points and six rebounds as LMU came away with a 51-50 road win. She added three assists per game and 1.5 steals per contest.
Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 17 – Caroline Mullins, UVA Wise
Nov. 24 – Lexi Patty, Lincoln Memorial
Swimming
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference announced its WePlayed Sports Swimmers of the Week for meets competed in during the week of November 18–24, 2025. Catawba's Nazar Herashchenko was named the Men's Swimmer of the Week, while Wingate's Natalia Dwojak earned Women's Swimmer of the Week honors.
Men's Swimmer of the Week – Nazar Herashchenko, Catawba
(So., Dnipro, Ukraine)
Herashchenko delivered a dominant distance freestyle performance at the Fall Frenzy, winning both the 1650 Freestyle (15:19.76) and 500 Freestyle (4:21.99) with big margins over the rest of the SAC. His 1650 mark set both a school and meet record, finishing more than 11 seconds ahead of the next-fastest SAC swimmer, while his 500 time was over four seconds faster than anyone else in the conference this season. He added a 10th-place finish in the 200 Free (1:37.96) to round out one of the top distance showings of the year.
Women's Swimmer of the Week – Natalia Dwojak, Wingate
(Sr., Lublin, Poland)
Dwojak continued her standout season with a strong all-around meet at the Kellianne Nagy Fall Frenzy Invitational. She captured first place in the 100 Breaststroke (1:01.53) and contributed major points across multiple relay and individual events, including top-10 finishes in the 50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, and 400 Medley Relay. Competing against a field that included Division I and II programs, Dwojak totaled 58 points to help Wingate secure a fourth-place finish. The reigning SAC Swimmer of the Year once again showcased her consistency and versatility at a high-level meet.
2025–26 WePlayed Sports Swimmers of the Week
Men
Oct. 13 – Maks Minichowski, Catawba
Oct. 28 – Artur Vilela de Queiroz, Wingate
Nov. 11 – Maks Minichowski, Catawba
Nov. 24 – Nazar Herashchenko, Catawba
Women
Oct. 13 – Eniko Onofer, Catawba
Oct. 28 – Natalia Dwojak, Wingate
Nov. 11 – Marit Reckmann, Catawba
Nov. 24 – Natalia Dwojak, Wingate