By OkayGoal
ROME, Ga. – Sophomore Kat Cardiff and freshman Harper Evans were dominant for the Monarchs in a pivotal week of conference clashes, with Cardiff sending a score into the net during each of her two matches alongside Evans who recorded a career high of 54 assists in Methodist’s midweek contest against N.C. Wesleyan led to USA South Women’s Soccer Player of the Week and USA South Women’s Volleyball Rookie of the Week honors for both student-athletes, respectively, as announced by the conference offices on Monday afternoon.
Evans collected her fifth conference weekly honors of her freshman campaign, with senior Savannah Hovander winning USA South Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week prior on October 12th, 2026. For women’s soccer, this marks Cardiff’s first conference weekly accolade of her collegiate playing career and the second weekly conference honor for the Monarchs program in 2026, with freshman Kiera Ferguson snagging USA South Women’s Soccer Rookie of the Week most recently on September 7th, 2026.
Cardiff posted her second goal of 2026 on Monday, October 19th against Shaw University, marking out with 44 minutes played with two shots on goal, sneaking one around the goalkeeper for the score versus the Bears. Cardiff would match her prior tally in Saturday’s key conference clash against North Carolina Wesleyan University, collecting one goal off her lone shot attempt of the match. On the week, Cardiff would fire a .750 shot percentage and a 1.000 shot on goal percentage.
Evans competed in all five sets during the Monarchs midweek contest against the Battling Bishops of North Carolina Wesleyan, totaling a career-best 54 assists on offense, alongside nine digs on defense. Evans competed in all four stanzas against Greensboro this past Saturday to log four kills in 14 attempts, hitting .214 for the match, contributing with 24 assists, one service ace, and 15 digs for nine points in the clash versus the Pride.