Sewanee junior Wesley Porter was selected the Tennessee Sports Writers Association college football defensive player of the week for the state even after a 49-30 loss at the Division III level, but he had a spectacular performance last Saturday against Birmingham-Southern. The defensive back made five solo tackles and assisted on another, and he intercepted two passes. He picked off one deep in Sewanee territory on the first possession of the game, and he turned his fourth-quarter pickoff into a 58-yard touchdown return. The Tigers play Saturday at Rhodes in Memphis in the annual Orgill Cup game.
* The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will host Western Carolina at 4 p.m. Saturday for homecoming and its Southern Conference opener, and due to above-average temperatures being predicted, each specator will be allowed to bring in one sealed clear plastic water bottle with its twist-cap seal clearly intact. Broken seals or reusable bottles will not be allowed into Finley Stadium.
Soccer
* The Tennessee Wesleyan women won 3-2 and the men played to a 3-3 draw in their Appalachian Athletic Conference soccer games Wednesday at Reinhardt. Chloe Rootes netted all three goals for the Lady Bulldogs (6-2, 3-1), all before Adrien Merrilles scored the first of her two for Reinhardt (4-4-1, 2-1-1). Kelly Morine had seven saves for TWU. Aaron Whitten gave RU’s men (3-4-1, 2-1-1) a 2-0 lead in the first 18:19, but the Bulldogs (7-1-2, 2-0-1) equalized on a Kyle Wynne goal at 32:07 and went ahead on a Josh Conradie goal from a Ben Timms assist at 51:50. The Eagles retied it at 76:46.
* Bryan College beat the Union College women 4-1 but bowed 4-0 to the Union men in AAC soccer Wednesday in Kentucky. Makena Giles scored twice in the first 19 minutes and Rylee Evans made it 3-0 just before halftime for the Lady Lions (5-4, 4-0). They were assisted by Anna Sanders, Arielle Hansford and Jessica Chaveiro, and Giles later provided an assist for Kylie Murphy, who had scored the goal in Saturday’s 1-0 win at Columbia International. Caragan Treola made five saves against Union. Union’s men (5-4, 4-0) broke a scoreless tie 12 minutes into the second half and outshot the Lions (3-4-1, 3-1) 18-9.