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Landmark Announces Athletes of the Week

TOWSON, Md. - The Landmark Conference has released the Athletes of the Week. The conference will recognize a student-athlete for each sport based on their contributions to their team throughout the season.

For the fall season, field hockey, football, soccer, and volleyball will be announced on Monday, followed by cross country, golf, swimming and diving, and tennis on Tuesday.

  • Field Hockey Offensive: Hannah Long (Elizabethtown College)
    Long totaled three goals and two assists for eight points in a pair of Landmark Conference victories for the Blue Jays. She scored twice in a 4-2 win over Drew before adding a goal and two assists in a 3-2 victory over Goucher.

    Field Hockey Defensive: Ruby Sorber (University of Scranton)
    Sorber made six saves as Scranton posted a 2-0 week. She recorded three saves in a 3-2 victory over Catholic before adding three more in a 1-0 win over Wilkes to help the Royals secure a pair of victories.
     

  • Football Offensive: Dorian Thomas (Moravian University)
    Thomas led Moravian's rushing attack with a career-high 141 yards and one touchdown on 25 carries in the Greyhounds' 27-3 Landmark Conference victory over Catholic University. He added one reception for 14 yards and capped the scoring with a two-yard touchdown run with just under two minutes remaining.

    Football Defensive: Khalil Johnson (Lycoming College)
    Johnson recorded 10 tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery that he returned 35 yards for a touchdown in Lycoming's 48-7 victory over WestConn. The junior outside linebacker helped lead a dominant defensive effort that limited WestConn to 177 yards of total offense on 68 plays after the team entered the game averaging 388 yards per contest.

    Football Specialist: Jonathan Levine (Moravian University)
    Levine accounted for nine points in Moravian's 27-3 Landmark Conference victory over Catholic University, converting all three extra-point attempts and both field-goal attempts. He connected from 18 and 30 yards to finish a perfect day on special teams.

  • Men's Soccer Offensive: Rafi Sanjuan (Moravian University)
    Sanjuan scored a pair of game-winning goals to lead Moravian to a 2-0 week. He scored on two of his three shots during the week, opening the scoring in the 17th minute of a 3-0 victory over Goucher before netting the go-ahead goal in the 59th minute of a 2-1 win at Wilkes.

    Men's Soccer Defensive: Maxwell Mattioni (Juniata College)
    Mattioni recorded two shutouts as Juniata posted a 2-0 week against Lycoming and Drew. The senior goalkeeper made three saves in a shutout of the Warriors before stopping five shots in a shutout victory over the Rangers.

  • Women's Soccer Offensive: Linnet Laiser (Elizabethtown College)
    Laiser recorded a Landmark Conference single-game-high eight points in Elizabethtown's 7-1 victory over Goucher on Saturday. The freshman scored her first career hat trick and added two assists to help lead the Blue Jays' offensive attack.

    Women's Soccer Defensive: Sarah Crowley (Drew University)
    Crowley posted a 0.50 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage as Drew went 1-0-1 during the week. She made seven saves in a 1-1 draw at Elizabethtown before stopping four shots in a 3-0 victory at Juniata.

  • Women's Volleyball: Lindsey Millis (Drew University)
    Millis averaged 3.45 kills and 0.73 aces per set while hitting .299 in a 2-1 week for the Rangers. She recorded 38 kills and eight aces across three matches, including 16 kills and two aces while hitting .344 against Catholic. She followed with 14 kills and three aces in a 3-1 victory over Goucher before adding eight kills and three more aces in a 3-0 win over Alvernia. Millis also posted a pair of double-doubles during the week.

    Women's Volleyball Defensive: Aidyn Stone (Drew University)
    Stone averaged 5.55 digs per set during Drew's 2-1 week, totaling 61 digs across three matches. She recorded a week-high 27 digs in a 3-1 match against Goucher and added 20 digs in a 3-0 victory over Alvernia. Stone also tallied 14 digs against Catholic to finish the week with three double-digit dig performances.