TROY, N.Y. - Union College student-athletes earned a pair of weekly awards from the Liberty League while seven more student-athletes were named to the honor roll for the week ending Sunday, October 25.

Field Hockey Defensive Performer of the Week: Tess Parker
Parker made a career-high 10 saves to lead Union to a 3-1 victory over Vassar in the team's conference regular-season finale on Saturday in Poughkeepsie.  The junior made four saves in the first half as the Garnet Chargers jumped out to a 3-0 halftime advantage, and then helped the defense weather the Brewers' fourth-quarter attack by turning aside five shots over the final 15 minutes to preserve the victory.

Men's Rowing Boat of the Week: Union Varsity 8+
Union's top finish of the day at the Head of the Fish Regatta on Saturday came in the Collegiate V8+ race as the Garnet Chargers placed fourth out of 12 boats with a time of 10:38.037, taking third among six Division III boats. Union also finished ahead of five Division I schools in Rhode Island, Marist, Massachusetts, Army and Binghamton. Helmed by first-year Matthew Gaull, the boat featured senior Tyler Perry (stroke), sophomore Thomas Unkles (seven seat), senior Ben Tohanczyn (six seat), sophomore Ben Grassi (five seat), senior Stuart Livingston (four seat), junior Ian Porter (three seat), senior Angus Hall (two seat) and senior Reed Will (bow).
 
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Field Hockey: Amy Vytopilova
Vytopilova scored a pair of goals for the second time this season to lead Union to a 3-1 victory over Vassar in the team's conference regular-season finale on Saturday in Poughkeepsie.  The senior opened the scoring in the sixth minute of play, collecting the rebound of a blocked shot and potting her seventh goal of the year and her second straight game-winning goal. She then struck again less than two minutes later, finding the net for the career-best eighth time this season as the visitors scored three straight goals in the first half to take the early advantage.

Football: Jordan Black and Luke Sheehan
Sheehan and Black paced Union offensively and defensively, respectively, on Saturday against Ithaca. Sheehan had the best passing day of his career, going 30-of-47 for 333 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for a team-best 40 yards. His 333 passing yards are the most by a Union quarterback since 2019, while his 30 completions are tied for third on the school single-game list and are tied for the most ever completed by a Union quarterback on Frank Bailey Field. Black, meanwhile, continued his excellent season by recording his fourth multi-sack game in the last five weeks with two sacks and nine tackles overall on Saturday against Ithaca. The senior ended the week third in Division III in sacks with 8.5 so far this season.

Women's Soccer: Kayla Coviello and Maya Koster
Coviello and Koster both played key roles in Union's 2-0 victory over Skidmore on Wednesday that clinched a postseason berth. Coviello came off the bench to score the game-winning goal in the 40th minute, her first collegiate tally. Koster made a season-best 10 saves at the other end, including seven saves in the second half when Union was outshot by a 12-4 margin. The senior added three more saves on Saturday in a 2-0 loss to #12 William Smith as well.

Women's Volleyball: Vanessa Morgan and Erin Stevens
Stevens hit over .340 in all three matches for Union last week, totaling 28 kills on 58 attacks with only six errors (.379), while Morgan averaged 2.80 digs per set. Stevens had seven kills during a sweep of Bard on Wednesday, then posted double-digit kills in back-to-back matches for the first time this year during a tri-match split against Mount Saint Vincent (10) and Hamilton (11) on Saturday. She also accumulated two block assist in both matches, giving her five for week. Morgan had 11 digs against Hamilton, marking her first double-digit dig performance since returning from injury. The rookie from California also dished out eight assists in total, put 42 of 43 of her serves over the net with one service ace, and converted on 94.9 percent of her reception attempts.