ST. PAUL, Minn. - Another successful weekend for University of Northwestern Athletics saw four Eagles named Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Athletes of the Week on Tuesday morning. Three sports were represented, and two first-time recipients were honored among them.

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A perfect afternoon of kicking in Saturday's 42-0 win at Crown resulted in UNW kicker/defensive back Erich Hulshizer (Casper, Wyo./Kelly Walsh) earning his first-career UMAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week award. Hulshizer made all four PAT attempts and both field goal attempts, coming from 23 yards and a career-long 37 yards out. The senior two-way player also made three tackles on defense, including two solos. A four-goal, two-assist week produced Marie Kendall's (Dakar, Senegal/Dakar Academy) third UMAC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week nod this season, and the fifth of her career. The sophomore, who was also named NCCAA Women's Soccer Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week on Monday, scored one goal at Crown and three at Minnesota Morris, adding one assist in each match as well. At the conclusion of the NCAA Division III regular season, she leads the nation in goals (25), goals per game (1.56), points (59), points per game (3.69), shots per game (10.94) and shots on goals per game (5.44).

Northwestern also added a pair of volleyball awards to its tally of 36 for the fall, with one mainstay and one newcomer. Ana Egge (Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Christian) took home her seventh UMAC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week honor of the season after averaging 4.00 kills per set in a 3-0 week for the 24th-ranked Eagles. The junior finished the week with 44 kills, 30 digs, two blocks and an ace, highlighted by a 19-kill outing in Wednesday's sweep of (RV) St. Olaf, in which she hit a whopping .529. She also achieved a double-double in Saturday's win over UW-Superior with 15 kills and 14 digs. Egge was joined in this awards by freshman Abbie Brand (Pella, Iowa/Pella), who earned her first-career UMAC Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week nod after exploding for 10 blocks (0.91 per set) this week, including a career-high six (2.00 per set) against (RV) St. Olaf on Wednesday. The rookie added three blocks against UW-Superior on Saturday, and finished the 3-0 week with 12 kills on .345 hitting.

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Northwestern's 2026-27 UMAC Athlete of the Week Honors (36)

Football Offensive Player of the Week (3)
9/9: Elijah Alexander (Minneapolis, Minn./Andover)
10/6: Elijah Alexander (Minneapolis, Minn./Andover)
10/13: Elijah Alexander (Minneapolis, Minn./Andover)

Football Special Teams Player of the Week (3)
9/9: Gideon Cruver (Fayetteville, Ga./Landmark Christian)
10/6: Braeden Little (Ladysmith, Wis./Ladysmith)
11/3: Erich Hulshizer (Casper, Wyo./Kelly Walsh)

Women's Golf Player of the Week (4)
9/9: Morgan Philyaw
9/15: Bri Brandt
9/29: Morgan Philyaw
10/6: Morgan Philyaw

Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week (4)
9/9: Sam Hansen (Cottage Grove, Minn./New Life Academy)
9/15: Britta Holter (Hudson, Wis./Hudson)
10/6: Britta Holter (Hudson, Wis./Hudson)
10/20: Sam Hansen (Cottage Grove, Minn./New Life Academy)

Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week (7)
9/9: Ana Egge (Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Christian)
9/15: Ana Egge (Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Christian)
9/22: Ana Egge (Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Christian)
10/6: Ana Egge (Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Christian)
10/20: Ana Egge (Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Christian)
10/27: Ana Egge (Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Christian)
11/3: Ana Egge (Rapid City, S.D./Rapid City Christian)

Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week (3)
9/9: Miranda Wyatt (Manhattan, Mont./Manhattan Christian)
10/6: Miranda Wyatt (Manhattan, Mont./Manhattan Christian)
11/3: Abbie Brand (Pella, Iowa/Pella)

Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week (4)
9/15: Natalie Van De Riet
9/22: Natalie Van De Riet
10/6: Natalie Van De Riet
10/20: Emery Maki

Football Defensive Player of the Week (2)
9/15: Jaquan Ellington (Richland, Ga./Chattahoochee County)
10/13: Isaiah Voss (Ogilvie, Minn./Ogilvie)

Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week (4)
9/29: Naomi Meehan (Waconia, Minn./Homeschool)
10/6: Marie Kendall (Dakar, Senegal/Dakar Academy)
10/20: Marie Kendall (Dakar, Senegal/Dakar Academy)
11/3: Marie Kendall (Dakar, Senegal/Dakar Academy)

Volleyball Setter of the Week (2)
10/6: Addeson Jenniges (Walnut Grove, Minn./Westbrook-Walnut Grove)
10/27: Addeson Jenniges (Walnut Grove, Minn./Westbrook-Walnut Grove)