WHAC Athletes of the Week 3/16
Men's Volleyball Attacker of the Week
Jaber Badarne, Lourdes
(Sr, OH - Arrabe, Israel, 24)
Supporting Information:
Averaged 5 kills per set in win over IU East
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sta | se | sa | sa/s | r | re | rpt | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
| Mar 10 at Indiana East W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 2 | 26 | .500 | 1 | 0.33 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 17.0 | 5.7 |
| Overall | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 2 | 26 | .500 | 1 | 0.33 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 17.0 | 5.7 |
Men's Volleyball Setter of the Week
Adam Sutton, Defiance College (OH)
(Fr., S/DS - , 16)
Supporting Information:
Adam Sutton carried an 11 assist per set average that included a season-high 62 assists against Midway.
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sta | se | sa | sa/s | r | re | rpt | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
| Mar 12 at Franklin L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 4 | -.250 | 43 | 10.75 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 2.5 | 0.6 |
| Mar 13 at Midway W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 62 | 12.40 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| Mar 14 at Kentucky St. L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 3 | .667 | 38 | 9.50 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 3.0 | 0.8 |
| Overall | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0.23 | 1 | 8 | .250 | 143 | 11.00 | 63 | 7 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | - | 17 | 1.31 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.46 | 7.0 | 0.5 |
Men's Volleyball Defender of the Week
Quinn Silverman, Defiance College (OH)
(Jr., MH - , 21)
Supporting Information:
Quinn Silverman was all over the nets defensively, racking up a team high 14 blocks.
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sta | se | sa | sa/s | r | re | rpt | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
| Mar 12 at Franklin L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.75 | 5.0 | 1.3 |
| Mar 13 at Midway W, 3-2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 1 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 9.5 | 2.4 |
| Mar 14 at Kentucky St. L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 4 | 11 | -.091 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 | 5.5 | 1.4 |
| Overall | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1.00 | 6 | 29 | .207 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0.25 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1.17 | 20.0 | 1.7 |
Women's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week
Alyson Walendzak, Lawrence Tech
(So, A - , 15)
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | gb | dc | to | ct | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | fo | yc | rc | gc | pen | |
| Mar 11 at Keiser L, 18-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 25.0 | 7 | 87.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14 vs. Indiana Tech L, 11-8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0-1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 44.4 | 7 | 77.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0-2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 35.3 | 14 | 82.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Women's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week
Maddie Reel, Bethel (IN)
(Sr, GK - Noblesville, Indiana , 70)
Supporting Information:
Reel showcased an impressive ten saves in the Pilots' 5-2 win over the Madonna Crusaders in their first 2026 WHAC Conference matchup.
| gp | gs | min | ga | gaa | sv | sv% | win | loss | tie | win % | |
| Mar 14 vs. Madonna W, 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 0:00 | 2 | - | 10 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Overall | 1 | 1 | 0:00 | 2 | - | 10 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Men's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week
Jackson Dale, Taylor
(JR, A - Fort Collins, CO, 02)
Supporting Information:
Jackson Dale piled up 12 points for No. 8 Taylor in two outings, posting seven goals and five assists to go with nine ground balls and a trio of caused turnovers.
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | gb | to | ct | fo | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | |
| Mar 11 at Lawrence Tech W, 14-6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 9 | 33.3 | 6 | 66.7 |
| Mar 14 vs. Indiana Tech L, 24-12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 11 | 36.4 | 6 | 54.5 |
| Overall | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 | 20 | 35.0 | 12 | 60.0 |
Men's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week
Lucas Pacer, Taylor
(SR, D - Wheaton, IL, 10)
Supporting Information:
Lucas Pacer paced posted back-to-back games of four caused turnovers and seven ground balls for No. 8 Taylor, ending the week with 14 ground balls and eight caused turnovers.
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | gb | to | ct | fo | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | |
| Mar 11 at Lawrence Tech W, 14-6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 14 vs. Indiana Tech L, 24-12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Overall | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
Baseball Player of the Week
Zach Grigalis, Northwestern Ohio
(So, IF - , 42)
Supporting Information:
Grigz had a powerful week recording at least two hits in five of six games. He ripped 3 doubles and 3 home runs driving in 8 runs while striking out just two times in 25 plate appearances. The first baseman was also perfect in the field earning 31 puts and 2 assists on 33 chances and helped turn three double plays.
| Hitting | g | ab | r | h | 2b | 3b | hr | rbi | bb | k | sb | cs | avg | obp | slg |
| Mar 10 vs. St. Francis (IL) W, 7-3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.250 |
| Mar 10 vs. St. Francis (IL) W, 11-8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Mar 13 vs. Cornerstone (MI) W, 38-7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .833 | 1.600 |
| Mar 14 at Lawrence Tech W, 1-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 |
| Mar 14 at Lawrence Tech L, 11-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mar 15 vs. Cornerstone (MI) W, 19-9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .800 | 1.667 |
| Overall | 6 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .700 | .720 | 1.300 |
| Extended Hitting | g | hbp | sf | sh | tb | xbh | hdp | go | fo | go/fo | pa |
| Mar 10 vs. St. Francis (IL) W, 7-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 4 |
| Mar 10 vs. St. Francis (IL) W, 11-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 |
| Mar 13 vs. Cornerstone (MI) W, 38-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 |
| Mar 14 at Lawrence Tech W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 |
| Mar 14 at Lawrence Tech L, 11-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 3 |
| Mar 15 vs. Cornerstone (MI) W, 19-9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 5 |
| Overall | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 25 |
Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Daniel Healy, Northwestern Ohio
(So, RHP - , 45)
Supporting Information:
Healy was brilliant in his first complete game of the season allowing just two base runners over seven innings on the mound. He gave up just one hit with the other runner reaching on an error while striking out seven with zero walks.
| Pitching | app | gs | w | l | sv | cg | ip | h | r | er | bb | k | k/9 | hr | era | whip |
| Mar 14 at Lawrence Tech W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.00 | .29 |
| Overall | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.00 | .29 |
Softball Player of the Week
Taylor Zwagerman, Cornerstone (MI)
(Sr, INF - , 1)
| Hitting | g | ab | r | h | 2b | 3b | hr | rbi | bb | k | sb | cs | avg | obp | slg |
| Mar 9 vs. Keiser L, 8-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Mar 10 at Montreat (NC) W, 8-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Mar 12 vs. Bloomfield College W, 10-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| Mar 13 at Trinity Christian (IL) W, 12-4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| Mar 14 vs. Bloomfield College W, 17-1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .667 |
| Overall | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .636 | .765 | .818 |
| Extended Hitting | g | hbp | sf | sh | tb | xbh | hdp | go | fo | go/fo | pa |
| Mar 9 vs. Keiser L, 8-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 |
| Mar 10 at Montreat (NC) W, 8-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 |
| Mar 12 vs. Bloomfield College W, 10-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 |
| Mar 13 at Trinity Christian (IL) W, 12-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 4 |
| Mar 14 vs. Bloomfield College W, 17-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 4 |
| Overall | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 18 |
| Fielding | g | tc | po | a | e | fpct | dp | sba | rcs | rcs% | pb | ci |
| Mar 9 vs. Keiser L, 8-0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 10 at Montreat (NC) W, 8-3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12 vs. Bloomfield College W, 10-0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 13 at Trinity Christian (IL) W, 12-4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14 vs. Bloomfield College W, 17-1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 5 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 1 | .964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Softball Pitcher of the Week
Savannah Bravo, Indiana Tech
(Sr, RHP - Arroyo Grande, Calif., 08)
Supporting Information:
Made 3 starts, winning all 3, allowing just 10 hits and 3 runs over 22 innings. She threw 27 strikeouts and posted a whip of 0.59 and era of 0.95
| Pitching | app | gs | w | l | sv | cg | ip | h | r | er | bb | k | k/7 | hr | era | whip |
| Mar 11 at Dickinson State (ND) W, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.00 | .71 |
| Mar 12 vs. Valley City State W, 7-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.00 | .71 |
| Mar 13 at Midland W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6.13 | 0 | 0.00 | .38 |
| Overall | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 8.59 | 1 | 0.95 | .59 |
Men's Golfer of the Week
Martin Wing , Sr, Madrid, Spain
(Lawrence Tech University , - )
| Event | Course Par | Course Yardage | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Individual Finish | Total # of Golfers | Total # of Teams |
| LTU Spring Invite | 72 | 71 | 76 | 75 | 6th | 74 |
Women's Golfer of the Week
Tanawan Vetchayanvivat, Jr, Bangkok, Thailand
(Lawrence Tech University , - )
| Event | Course Par | Course Yardage | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Individual Finish | Total # of Golfers | Total # of Teams |
| LTU Spring Invite | 72 | 77 | 76 | 80 | 2nd | 42 | |||