NEWTOWN, Pa. – The Lebanon Valley College football, men's basketball, women's ice hockey, and women's volleyball teams garnered recognition from the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) on Tuesday, Nov. 10, as the conference office announced in a release that a student-athlete from each program received a weekly award. 
 
Senior strong safety Roman Brummel earned MAC Special Teams Player of the Week accolades for his contributions to Dutchmen Football's victory at FDU-Florham. Sophomore Reed Melvin also received the MAC Freedom Player of the Week award as a forward, following his performance in the Lebanon Valley College men's basketball team's season-opening win at Albright College. 
 
Sophomore goaltender Savannah Alexander collected MAC Defensive Player of the Week honors for her production in the conference-opening win for LVC's women's ice hockey team at Stevenson University. Additionally, first-year outside hitter Hadley Sparks earned the MAC Freedom Offensive Player of the Week award for her efforts in Dutchmen Women's Volleyball's last two victories of the fall. 
 
Brummel blocked two punts and returned two punts for 12 yards in a dominant 34-6 win for LVC's football team at FDU-Florham on Saturday, Nov. 7. The senior blocked his first punt midway through the first quarter at the FDU 19-yard line, giving the Dutchmen possession inside the red zone and setting up the game's first points, a 21-yard field goal. His second punt block came on the next possession at the FDU 18-yard line, again giving Lebanon Valley the ball inside the red zone and leading to a 25-yard field goal. Brummel received his first career MAC Special Teams Player of the Week award. This marks Lebanon Valley's fourth conference weekly honor of the season. 
 
Melvin led Dutchmen Men's Basketball to a 78-76 win at Albright in the season opener on Saturday, with a career-high 28 points, five rebounds, three blocks, two assists and two steals. The sophomore led a second-half comeback from 10 points down with 8:43 remaining and hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 36 seconds left, giving Lebanon Valley the lead for good. He went 11-for-17 from the floor and 3-for-5 on three-pointers. The win was LVC's first over the Lions since 2020, breaking an eight-game losing streak in the rivalry. His 28 points and three blocks were the most in the MAC Freedom this weekend. This marks Melvin's first career conference weekly award. The sophomore is the first member of the Flying Dutchmen to be chosen as the MAC Freedom Player of the Week since sophomore guard Giovanni Sejuste on Tuesday, Jan. 27. 
 
Alexander made 40 saves for the LVC women's ice hockey team on 42 shots in the program's 5-2 win at Stevenson in its MAC opener on Friday, Nov. 6. This marked the program's first victory of the season. During her only action of a 2-0-0 weekend for the Dutchmen, she stopped the first 17 shots she faced and made 19 saves in the third period. This is Alexander's first career conference weekly honor, and it marks Lebanon Valley's first MAC weekly award of the season. Additionally, Alexander is the first member of the Dutchmen to be named the Defensive Player of the Week since senior goaltender Mia Frisoni on Tuesday, Feb. 24. 
 
Sparks led the Lebanon Valley College women's volleyball team to a pair of big road wins over two of the top teams in the MAC to end the season. The outside hitter totaled 35.5 points on 33 kills, three assists, three block assists, and 27 digs. Sparks began the week with a season-high 21 kills, one assist, two block assists, and 12 digs in a 3-1 win at Misericordia University in the final conference match of the year on Wednesday, Nov. 4. She then finished her rookie season with 12 kills, two assists, one ace, one block assist, and 15 digs in a 3-1 victory at Stevenson on Saturday. Sparks averaged 4.13 kills and 4.44 points per set in the two matches. This is the outside hitter's second MAC Freedom Offensive Player of the Week award of her career, as she was also recognized earlier this year on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Additionally, the Dutchmen earned four conference weekly honors during the campaign.
 
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Photo credits (left to right): First and Fourth Photos – Vincent Pecora/LVC Athletics; Second Photo – Devin McDonnell; Third Photo – Sara Ropski