Five Corvias ECAC Athletes of the Week
Five Empire 8 Athletic Conference student-athletes have been honored as the Corvias Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Athletes of the Week for their performances during the week of Sept. 7-13, 2015.
Footbball - North Region
Football Special Teams Player of the Week - North
Thomas Woodburn – Utica College, Sr., Kicker/Punter, West Islip, N.Y.
Woodburn connected on three field goals for the Pioneers (36, 34, 35 yards) in Saturday’s contest against Ohio Northern University, and finished with 10 total points in the tilt. Woodburn now has five field goals in just two games for Utica, and is now tied for second on the College's all-time list with 162 career points. He also has a school-record 24 career field goals and 90 extra points made.
Men’s Soccer - Upstate Region
Offensive Player of the Week
Michael Bryant – Elmira College, Jr., Forward, Portola, Hills, Calif.
Bryant continued his superb play with an eight-point week, as he tallied four scores in two games. He scored the lone goal against Keuka College before registering a hat trick in a 3-1 win against Hilbert College. His first goal against Hilbert was scored just 40 seconds into the contest. Additionally, Bryant has scored in Elmira's first four games and has six total on the year.
Women’s Cross Country Upstate Region
Runner of the Week
Taryn Cordani – Ithaca College, So., Douglas, Mass.
Cordani placed second overall out of 277 runners on the Saratoga Spring State Park 5K course in a time of 17:35.0, which was seven seconds behind the individual winner.
Women’s Volleyball Metro/Upstate Region
Player of the Week
Laura Homer-Gunther – Utica College, Sr., Middle Hitter, Sauquoit, N.Y.
Homer-Gunther totaled 36 kills, eight aces, 25 digs, and a team-high 18 blocks in five matches last week. She totaled an impressive .529 hitting percentage on the week and did not commit a single hitting error. On the season, she leads the Empire 8 with a .491 hitting percentage.
Women’s Volleyball Metro/Upstate Region
Rookie of the Week
Katie Evans – Ithaca College, Fr., Middle Hitter, Westerville, Ohio
Evans hit an impressive .519 over three matches for Ithaca last weekend. Evans finished the week with 30 kills on 54 swings, and committed just two errors. She also had four digs, three blocks and one ace. Against Alfred on Sept. 11, Evans put down 10 kills in 12 attempts for an .833 hitting percentage.