College players of the week named by TSWA - Oct. 7 — Tennessee Sports Writers Association

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Tech’s Kekoa Visperas and Chattanooga’s Kamari Todd were named Tennessee Sports Writers Association Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, on Tuesday, as announced by the organization.

Visperas posted 358 yards passing with four touchdowns and 431 yards of total offense in Tech’s win over Western Illinois. He completed 24-of-38 passes with TD throws of nine, 31, 25 and four yards. The Golden Eagles scored 28 consecutive points in the second and third quarters to break open a close game.

Visperas added 73 yards on the ground, helping Tech to a season-best 618 yards of total offense. He has completed 66 percent of his passes for 1,197 yards, 13 touchdowns and one interception through five games this season.

Todd posted a team-best 14 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss in a 21-14 victory at VMI. The Mocs’ defense limited VMI to just 2-of-12 on third downs and 263 yards of total offense as well as two field goals in the contest (other touchdown came via an interception return).

Chattanooga also posted a goal-line stand in the third quarter, stopping the Keydets three times inside the three-yard line to preserve a 14-3 lead. Todd has recorded 25 tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss in six games this year.

MEN’S SOCCER: Sewanee’s Stokes McConnell scored twice in the second half of Sunday's come-from-behind, 2-1 victory at Millsaps for the Tigers. The junior converted a penalty kick six minutes into the second period after Isaac Rasheed was fouled in the box. Then in the 80th minute, he took a pass from Alpha Bah and buried the game-winner, his sixth goal of the season, all in the last eight matches.

WOMEN’S SOCCER: Vanderbilt’s Sydney Watts scored all three of her team’s goals in SEC victories over Auburn and Kentucky. She struck early with the game-winner in the 13th minute versus Auburn, finishing a feed from Olivia Stafford and Maci Teater to give Vanderbilt a 1-0 lead they would never relinquish. She followed that with two goals in a road win at Kentucky, opening the scoring in the 66th minute with an unassisted strike. Watts then delivered the game-winner eight minutes later, finishing off a setup from Stafford. She leads the Commodores with nine goals on the season, matching her 2024 total.

VOLLEYBALL: Trevecca Nazarene’s Addison Cunnagin posted two double-doubles in three victories for the Trojans. She registered 14 kills and 13 digs against Mississippi College, hitting .429, and collected 14 kills with four service aces and two blocks versus Lee University. She added 10 kills and 11 digs against West Alabama and leads the Gulf South Conference in league matches in hitting percentage, kills per set, aces per set and points. Trevecca has posted a 12-3 overall record, 6-0 in GSC play, the best volleyball start in the NCAA Division II era (since 2013).

2025 TSWA FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Sept. 3 | Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt (Offense); Colton Hood, Tennessee (Defense)
Sept. 9 | Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt (Offense); Theron Gaines, Tennessee Tech (Defense)
Sept. 16 | Bryson Rollins, Maryville College (Offense); CJ Heard, Vanderbilt (Defense)
Sept. 23 | Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt (Offense); Cannon Johnson, Cumberland (Defense)
Sept. 30 | Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt (Offense); Arion Carter, Tennessee (Defense)
Oct. 7 | Kekeo Visperas, Tennessee Tech (Offense); Kamari Todd, Chattanooga (Defense)