Every Monday during the season, a NESCAC Player of the Week will be selected based on information submitted by the athletic communications offices at member institutions.
 
NESCAC Football Offensive Player of the Week
Drew Weiler – Williams – Fy. – QB – Lake Oswego, Ore.
In his second collegiate start, Weiler led Williams to a 20-10 victory at Middlebury by completing 23-of-33 passes for 285 yards and both Eph touchdowns. His first big play was a 39-yard bomb from the doorstep of the Williams end zone, jump-starting a 93-yard drive that produced the game's first points on a 23-yard field goal. He threw both scoring strikes in the second quarter from 5 and 28 yards, and he also had completions of 33 and 32 yards. His 3-yard dive on 4th-and-1 late in the fourth quarter let the Ephs run the clock down to 27 seconds, sealing the win.

NESCAC Football Defensive Player of the Week
Andrew Kreakie – Williams – Jr. – DB – Westerville, Ohio
Kreakie was the key cog in the Williams defense, helping the Ephs pull off a 20-10 win at Middlebury. The defensive back matched a career high with nine tackles (1.5 for a loss) and forced a fumble in Panther territory late in the first quarter that a teammate recovered, leading to Williams' first touchdown five plays later. In the fourth quarter, with the Ephs holding a 17-10 lead, Kreakie recovered a fumble in Middlebury territory that set up a field goal to give Williams some breathing room with a two-score lead.

NESCAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Carmelo Velardo – Hamilton – Sr. – K – Fort Lee, N.J.
Velardo set a school record by making four field goals in a 26-7 win at Bowdoin. Velardo was 4-for-4 on field goal attempts and 2-for-2 on extra points. The senior split the uprights from 38, 32, 27, and 37 yards. Velardo's field goals accounted for the Continentals' last 12 points, including all nine in the second half.

NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Amherst – Max Alexander (Laramie, Wyo.) caught seven passes for a career-high 116 receiving yards in a 21-15 comeback win over Colby. The sophomore’s 41-yard reception set up the Mammoths' second score of the day … Senior Carson Skotak (Houston, Texas) made six tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss for 26 yards, against the Mules. With Amherst trailing 12-0 in the second quarter, he tackled a runner for an 8-yard loss and on the next play, sacked the quarterback for a 17-yard loss. Amherst forced a 15-yard punt and scored its first touchdown on the ensuing possession to cut its deficit to 12-7 … Sophomore Efe Ilgar (New York, N.Y.) averaged 49.7 yards per punt versus Colby, including a career-high 75-yard punt. Ilger is averaging 41.7 yards per punt this season.

Bates – Ryan Foley (Foxborough, Mass.) carried the ball 17 times for 76 yards and a touchdown against Wesleyan on Saturday. The rookie averaged 4.5 yards per carry and also caught a pass for 21 yards in the contest … Major Spencer III (Mansfield, Texas) racked up a career-high 15 tackles, including 11 solo stops versus the Cardinals. The junior also broke up a pass and returned a blocked PAT 100 yards for two points for Bates … First-year Emmanuel Lizardo (Haverhill, Mass.) blocked a pair of kicks. First, he blocked a 25-yard field goal with 12:30 left in the third quarter. Then blocked a PAT with 6:14 left in the third, which was then returned by Major Spencer III 100 yards for two points for Bates.
 
Bowdoin – Sophomore Soren Hummel (San Francisco, Calif.) completed 22 of 36 passes for 221 yards and a touchdown against Hamilton, while first-year James Elder (Nichols Hills, Okla.) led the Polar Bears' receiving corps with three catches for 71 yards ... Junior linebacker Zach Taylor (Novato, Calif.) led the Polar Bear defense with 14 tackles against the Continentals.

Colby – Wide receiver Jack Nye (Clinton, Conn.) anchored the Mules' passing attack with a career-high 153 receiving yards and a touchdown on eight receptions (19.1 yards per catch). Nye made key plays all afternoon, hauling in a 12-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to give Colby a 12-0 lead and later breaking free for a game-long 57-yard completion on the final drive to give the Mules a shot at the end zone with one second remaining … Junior linebacker Aidan Cole (Marshfield, Mass.) led the team with a game-high nine tackles … Sophomore kicker Avi Gotshalk (Salt Lake City, Utah) converted two field goals, drilling a career-long 42-yarder in the first quarter to open the scoring and adding a 22-yard strike as time expired in the second quarter to send Colby into halftime with a 15-7 lead.

Hamilton – Junior Matthew Kearns (Irvington, N.Y.) caught five passes for a game-high 113 yards in a 26-7 win at Bowdoin. Kearns had a 66-yard catch-and-run that helped set up the Continentals' first touchdown late in the first quarter … Senior Mat Bucher (Half Moon Bay, Calif.) was credited with a career-best 14 tackles, including two stops for a loss of six yards, versus the Polar Bears. Bucher, who leads the conference with 11.4 tackles per game, added a quarterback hurry. The Continentals allowed seven points, their lowest total since the last game of the 2023 season.

Middlebury – Jordan Angstreich (Rumson, N.J.) posted a career-high 14 receptions for 141 yards, including key 18- and 14-yard catches during Middlebury’s lone touchdown drive. The sophomore’s 14 catches are the most by a Panther since Zach Driscoll caught 15 on October 20, 2012, and tie for the NESCAC lead this season. Angstreich ranks second in the conference in total receiving yards (449) and yards per contest (89.8) … Senior Matthew Piechota (Milford, Conn.) paced the Panthers with a career-high 11 total tackles (4 solo) against the Ephs … Ty Brinkmann (Brentwood, Tenn.) averaged 36.5 yards over four punts against Williams. The junior downed two punts inside the 20-yard line, including a 38-yarder that landed at the Williams one-yard line. The Panther is second in the NESCAC with 10 attempts downed inside the 20-yard line.

Trinity – Junior Charlie Newhall (Wayne, Pa.) logged a career-high 12 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs, with a sack in Trinity’s 28-9 win at Tufts. Midway through the first quarter, with the Jumbos threatening in the Bantams' red zone, Newhall sacked Nate Johnson on third down to force Tufts to kick a 36-yard field goal.

Tufts – Against Trinity, senior Johnny Ferrelli (Tampa, Fla.) recorded a season-high nine tackles, plus a tackle for loss, sack, and interception. He also broke up a pass in the contest … Rookie Ted Gialanella (Albany, N.Y.) had his best game as a Jumbo last weekend, with six punts for 210 yards, including his first 50+ yard punt, which put a pair into the 20-yard line. 

Wesleyan – Junior Matt Diaz (Stratford, Conn.) churned out a 100-yard game, rushing 20 times for 103 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-8 Homecoming win over Bates. Diaz had a 32-yard run in the contest while averaging over five yards per carry, finishing with a season-high 103 yards in his second career 100+ yard game and third career two-TD game … Junior Eamonn Welch (Garden City, N.Y.) produced a career-high six tackles to go along with two tackles for loss and his first sack of the season. Welch and the Cardinals' first-team defense held Bates without a score, while the Bobcats managed just 142 total yards of offense … Senior Warren Little (Trumbull, Conn.) forced a fumble on the opening kickoff of the second half. He finished with a career-high six tackles and his first career forced fumble. 

Williams – Senior kicker Leonardo Maiuolo (San Jose, Calif.) opened and closed the scoring in the 20-10 victory at Middlebury, booting a 23-yard field goal late in the first quarter and a 34-yard field goal - matching a career long - in the middle of the fourth quarter, making it a two-score lead. It was his second straight game with two field goals, a feat he hadn't accomplished before. He also punted five times, pinning the Panthers inside their own 20 twice. Maiuolo continues to lead the NESCAC in punting, averaging 41.7 yards on 23 punts.