TROY, N.Y. – Four Skidmore College student-athletes won Liberty League weekly awards for the week ending Sept. 21 and eight total Thoroughbreds earned recognition. Ege Topbas was selected as the Liberty League Men's Tennis Rookie of the Week, and he also won the Liberty League Doubles Team of the Week award with Kyle Lundberg. Additionally, Chloe Heitman (volleyball) and Jacob Humienny (men's soccer) were both named Rookie of the Week in their respective sports.
 
Additionally, Ella Costa and Gianna DiGioacchino (field hockey), Dylan Moore (men's soccer), and Abby Lewis (women's soccer) were recognized on the Honor Roll.
 
Ege Topbas (Fy., Istanbul, Turkey) – Liberty League Men's Tennis Rookie of the Week
Topbas, in addition to winning three times in the A Flight Doubles bracket at the Middlebury Invitational to reach the tournament final, won his first-round match in the B Flight Singles draw to reach the quarterfinals, where he was edged in a tight match that included a first-set tiebreak. Overall, he went 4-2 for the weekend.
 
Kyle Lundberg/Ege Topbas – Liberty League Men's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week
Lundberg and Topbas won three matches together over the weekend to advance to the A Flight Doubles Final at the Middlebury Invitational. They got through pairs from Bates (8-3), Hamilton (8-7[7-2]), and Bradeis (8-6) to reach the championship match before ultimately falling to a squad from Middlebury.
 
Chloe Heitman (#9, Fy., OH, Acton, Massachusetts) – Liberty League Women's Volleyball Rookie of the Week
Heitman led the way for the Thoroughbreds in a Saturday sweep over Plattsburgh and Manhattanville. The rookie outside totaled 24 kills (3.43/set) with 2.57 digs per set and 25.5 total points. She went for a double-double in the sweep of Plattsburgh with 11 kills and 12 digs before adding 13 more kills in a four-set win over Manhattanville. Heitmnan finished the day with a .465 hitting percentage and also had three block assists.
 
Jacob Humienny (#9, Fy., M, Farmington, Connecticut) – Liberty League Men's Soccer Rookie of the Week
In Skidmore's only game last week, a 2-1 road win at WPI, Humienny scored his first-career goal on a highlight-reel play to give the Thoroughbreds a 1-0 lead over the Engineers in the 18^th minute. A consistent offensive threat, the first-year produced a game-high four shots with a pair on frame in 75 minutes of action in the victory.
 
Ella Costa (#5, So., M, Gloucester, Massachusetts) – Liberty League Field Hockey Honor Roll
Costa had two goals and an assist in a 1-1 week for the Thoroughbreds for five points. The sophomore scored once and assisted once Tuesday in a 4-0 win at Utica before adding another goal in Friday's road game at Castleton. She also finished with six shots and five shots on goal for the week.
 
Gianna DiGioacchino (#4, Jr., D, Cranbury, New Jersey) – Liberty League Field Hockey Honor Roll
DiGioacchino played a huge role on both ends of the field for the Thoroughbreds last week. Offensively, the junior scored in both games and finished with five shots. On the defensive end, she helped lead Skidmore to a shutout over Utica as the team successfully defended 10-of-11 penalty corners across the two contests.
 
Dylan Moore (#16, So., F, Floral Park, New York) – Liberty League Men's Soccer Honor Roll
Moore had a hand in both Skidmore goals last week at WPI. He assisted in a sparkling tic-tac-toe tally that gave the Thoroughbreds the lead in the 17^th minute. Then, in the 83^rd minute, the sophomore connected for his first collegiate goal, which served as the game winner, as Skidmore topped WPI 2-1.
 
Abby Lewis (#20, Jr., F, East Greenwich, Rhode Island) – Liberty League Women's Soccer Honor Roll
Lewis scored her team-leading third goal of the season on Saturday to open the scoring to ultimately give the Thoroughbreds a 2-1 road victory at Gordon. Her strike in the 23^rd minute capped a stretch of offensive pressure from the Thoroughbreds against the defending CNE champs. Skidmore scored again early in the second half before coming away with the win.
 
 
Liberty League Performers of the Week – Sept. 22, 2025
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Performer of the Week: Nick Lyndaker, St. Lawrence
Rookie of the Week: Nathaniel McKee, RPI
Honor Roll: Derick Koen, RIT; Evan Lacey, RPI; Sean Miller, Vassar
 
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Performer of the Week: Julianne Bleskoski, RPI
Rookie of the Week: Cate Feudtner, Vassar
Honor Roll: Kathryn Arbegast, RIT; Charlotte Blake, St. Lawrence; Haley Schoenegge, Vassar
 
FIELD HOCKEY
Offensive Performer of the Week: Maddie Greco, Union
Defensive Performer of the Week: Cassidy Romano, Rochester
Rookie of the Week: Katelyn Birnbaum, Union
Honor Roll: Ella Costa, Skidmore; Gianna DiGioacchino, Skidmore; Emily Dubord, RPI; Grayson Honig, Rochester; Ria Patel, RPI; Zoe Robinson, Vassar; Brenna Schoenfeld, Ithaca; Grace Wiley, Vassar
 
FOOTBALL
Offensive Performer of the Week: Patch Flanagan, Union
Defensive Performer of the Week: Mike McGhee, Hobart
Special Teams Performer of the Week: Caleb Wandell, Ithaca
Rookie of the Week: Shawn Bellenger, Rochester
Honor Roll: Anderson Burke, RPI; Nate Bush, Hobart; Clayton Fogler, St. Lawrence; Tahj Jackson, Hobart; Miles Lafferty, RPI; Matthew Parker, Ithaca; Jeremy Tantalo, Rochester; E.J. Taylor, Hobart; Josh Young, RPI
 
MEN'S GOLF
Performer of the Week: Zydon Yuan, RPI
Honor Roll: Ryan Makowski, Clarkson
 
WOMEN'S GOLF
Performer of the Week: Iyene Essien, Union
Rookie of the Week: Jessica Li, Wellesley
 
MEN'S SOCCER
Offensive Performer of the Week: Griffin Coutts, Hobart
Defensive Performer of the Week: Bryson Shaull, Ithaca
Rookie of the Week: Jacob Humienny, Skidmore
Honor Roll: Tommy Chyzowych, Hobart; Luca Costanzo, Bard; Selorm Dake, RIT; Kristian Dobbek, RIT; Grant Gilmer, St. Lawrence; Kenneth Mejia Lopez, St. Lawrence; Dylan Moore, Skidmore; Noah Partenza, Clarkson; Jacob Perry, Union; Jacob Raphan, Vassar
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Offensive Performer of the Week: Anabelle Thomas, Union
Defensive Performer of the Week: Antonia Goerke, William Smith
Rookie of the Week: Elena Valle, Vassar
Honor Roll: Jillian Antol, RIT; Rachel Berliner, Union; Bella Coccio, RIT; Sonya Franklin, Vassar; Isabelle Gelzhiser, RPI; Abby Lewis, Skidmore; Zoe Rogan, St. Lawrence; Laura Shea, Vassar; Addison Stockwin, William Smith
 
MEN'S TENNIS
Singles Performer of the Week: Tasmay Shah, RPI
Doubles Team of the Week: Kyle Lundberg / Ege Topbas, Skidmore
Rookie of the Week: Ege Topbas, Skidmore
Honor Roll: Sebastian Boada/Rian Tingley, St. Lawrence; Josh David, St. Lawrence; Simon Philip, Union
 
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Singles Performer of the Week: Maria Castro, Bard
Rookie of the Week: Megan McCusker, Union
Honor Roll: Alys Pop, Ithaca
 
VOLLEYBALL
Performer of the Week: Emily Fulton, William Smith
Rookie of the Week: Chloe Heitman, Skidmore
Honor Roll: Conley Burns, Clarkson; Ashley Currier, Clarkson; Gabriel Gonzalez-Abreu, Ithaca; Bridget Gammons, St. Lawrence; Addison Leadbetter, Ithaca; Maura McAusland, Vassar