NASHVILLE – Maryville College’s Bryson Rollins and Vanderbilt’s CJ Heard were named Tennessee Sports Writers Association Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, on Tuesday, as announced by the organization.
Rollins completed 29-of-36 passes for 502 yards and five touchdowns, setting a school and conference record for passing yards in a single game. He tossed touchdown passes of 17, 35, 75, eight and 36 yards, with three scoring throws in the second quarter and two more in the third period. He broke the previous record of 497 passing yards in the Southern Athletic Association set in 2017 by Miles Thompson from Rhodes College.
Heard posted a season-high 12 stops, all solo, in Vanderbilt’s victory at nationally-ranked South Carolina. He registered a third-down stop early in the fourth quarter followed by a quarterback hurry on the following fourth-down play to force a turnover on downs. He also collected a tackle on third down forcing a punt with the game tied early in the second quarter.
Heard was credited with 10 stops in the first half to help the Commodores build a 14-7 advantage. Vanderbilt won its SEC opener for the first time since 2011 and recorded its first road victory over an AP Top 25 opponent dating to 2007.
MEN’S SOCCER: Sewanee’s Grayson White collected four goals in two matches for the Tigers, a draw and a win, with a hat trick. He recorded all three goals in a 3-3 draw versus Maryville College, scoring in the 47th and 54th minutes before the game-tying goal with just 23 seconds remaining on a PK. He added a goal in the 44th minute in a victory against Talladega College for his sixth score of the year in six matches.
WOMEN’S SOCCER: Carson-Newman’s Molly Bukiewicz registered three goals and one assist in two matches for the Eagles. She netted a pair of goals with an assist versus King University, finding the back of the net in the 14th and 23rd minutes and assisting on an Elly Leander score in the 74th minute. She recorded the first goal in a 2-0 win over Trevecca Nazarene in the 43rd minute. Bukiewicz is the first Carson-Newman player with goals in three straight games since 2018 and leads the SAC in points (10) and is tied for the most goals (4).
VOLLEYBALL: Carson-Newman’s Emerson Ahsmuhs posted 89 kills and 78 digs with three double-doubles in five outings for the Eagles. She tallied 18 kills and 16 digs versus UVA Wise and 22 kills and 26 digs against Francis Marion, matching her career-high in kills and fifth-most in a single match in program history in a four-set match. She added 17 kills and 20 digs versus North Greenville. She ranks 13th nationally in kills per set and her double-double against North Greenville marked her team-leading sixth of the season.
2025 TSWA FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Sept. 3 l 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)
2025 TSWA MEN’S SOCCER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Sept. 3 l Grayson White, Sewanee
Sept. 9 | Alpha Bah, Sewanee
Sept. 16 | Grayson White, Sewanee
2025 TSWA WOMEN’S SOCCER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Sept. 3 l Susie Whitsett, Sewanee
Sept. 9 | Sara Wojdelko, Vanderbilt
Sept. 16 | Molly Buciewicz, Carson-Newman
2025 TSWA VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Sept. 3 l Caroline Macander, Middle Tennessee
Sept. 9 | Kylie Wilhelmi, Maryville College
Sept. 16 | Emerson Ahsmuhs, Carson-Newman