The NESCAC has released its Players of the Week for the week ending October 18. The conference recognizes student-athletes for each sport based on their contributions to their team each week, based on information provided by the athletic communications offices on each campus. During the fall season, football, field hockey, men's soccer, women's soccer, and volleyball will be announced on Mondays, while cross country runners of the week and golfers of the week will be announced on Tuesdays when selected.
NESCAC Field Hockey Player of the Week | Weekly Release
Eva Filipponi – Bowdoin – Jr. – GK – Wilton, Conn.
Filipponi led the Polar Bears to three wins, including two shutouts over ranked opponents, and stretched her scoreless minutes streak to 366:20 as Bowdoin extended its winning streak to seven games. After posting shutouts against No. 12 Babson and No. 5 Hamilton earlier in the week, Filipponi’s shutout streak ended Sunday against Colby, but the netminder posted a career-high 13 saves against the Mules, including three in quick succession in the second overtime, immediately preceding Bowdoin’s game-winner. Filipponi leads the conference with a 0.56 GAA this fall.
NESCAC Football Offensive Player of the Week | Weekly Release
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 Men’s Soccer Player of the Week | Weekly Release
Troy Miller – Hamilton – Jr. – F – Marlborough, Conn.
Miller racked up seven points in a 2-0 week for the Continentals. Miller tied the score with a penalty kick goal in the 51st minute at Bowdoin, and Hamilton went on to a 2-1 win. The junior scored the first and third goals and assisted on the second in a 3-0 win at Rochester. The five points in a match is a career high for Miller.
NESCAC Women’s Soccer Player of the Week | Weekly Release
Maya Griffin – Conn. College – Sr. – F – Madison, Wis.
Griffin led Conn. College to a 2-0 week. On Wednesday at Emmanuel, Griffin tallied five points on two goals and one assist as the Camels won 5-0. On Saturday, Griffin made her first start of the season, adding two more goals in a 5-1 win at Bridgewater State. She finished the week with nine points on four goals and one assist.
NESCAC Volleyball Player of the Week | Weekly Release
Fiona LaCamera – Wesleyan – Sr. – MH – Norton, Mass.
In wins over Tufts and Bates, LaCamera averaged 2.57 blocks per set, 2.43 kills per set, and a .432 hitting percentage. The senior started with a career-high 14 kills on 22 swings with no attack errors, hitting .636, plus eight total blocks and three digs in a four-set win over Tufts. In the third and fourth sets, LaCamera blocked a Tufts attempt on set point, paving the way for Wesleyan's first win over Tufts since 2023. Against Bates, LaCamera registered 10 blocks, four digs, and three kills for her second 10+ block game of the season and the sixth of her career.
