ROME, Ga. - Driven by senior Carson Stretz and freshman Harper Evans's lights out performances in their respective matches, Stretz would go on to earn his second USA South Player of the Week honors for men's soccer while Evans would receive her third USA South Rookie of the Week recognition for women's volleyball as announced by the conference offices on Monday afternoon.
 
Evans will go on to receive women's volleyball's fourth USA South Conference weekly recognition, with senior Savannah Hovander winning USA South Conference Player of the Week for women's volleyball last week. Meanwhile, Stretz would earn USA South Player of the Week for men's soccer for the second time this season, becoming Methodist men's soccer's second weekly conference honors in 2026.
 
Although Evans would post two kills in eight attempts, hitting .125 with 18 assists, one service ace, and ten digs in the loss to Meredith, she would shine during the Monarchs USA South tri-match this past Friday against Brevard and Mary Baldwin. Battling the Tornados, Evans would finish out with four kills in nine total attempts, hitting .333 with 35 assists, a collegiate-best five service aces, and nine digs in the opening clash. The freshman setter's success would continue into the evening match with the Fighting Squirrels. Evans would mark out the rubber match, landing three kills in eight attempts, hitting .250 alongside logging 39 assists, seven digs, one total block, and matching a career-high of five service aces in the Monarchs sweep over Mary Baldwin.
 
The Monarchs men's soccer squad held their ground this week, collecting two shutout victories over Averett and Mary Baldwin, with Stretz scoring three goals throughout both games, two coming against the Cougars. In the Monarchs win over Averett, Stretz would score two goals coming from four shots, three of those being on goal. Stretz's first score would solidify him with the game-winning goal over the Cougars, earning the senior forward four points in 54 minutes of play. In Stretz's senior day outing against the Fighting Squirrels, he would land a goal off his lone shot of the afternoon in 61 minutes of action to snag two points overall.