From now until Jan. 2, the Carson-Newman Athletic Communications Department will debut the Frosty Award nominees for the fall semester. These are the fall nominees for Upset of the Year. Sunday, we'll unveil the candidates for Comeback of the Year.
The seventh annual Frosty Awards will take place in late April and honor athletic excellence in Carson-Newman's athletic department.
Categories:
- Team Performance of the Year
- Female Newcomer of the Year
- Male Newcomer of the Year
- Coach of the Year
- Team of the Year
- Play of the Year
- Male Freshman of the Year
- Female Freshman of the Year
- Upset of the Year
- Comeback of the Year
- Male Performance of the Year
- Female Performance of the Year
- Female Athlete of the Year
- Male Athlete of the Year
UPSET:
Women's Basketball at #21 Lander: Playing a Lander team that had upset Clemson in an exhibition game the week before, C-N led for nearly 35 minutes in a 77-69 win over 21st-ranked Lander on Nov. 9. The Bearcats were 66-8 at home over the prior five seasons as the Lady Eagles ended a 10-game home winning streak. Addison Byrd scored 21 points and Kayla Marosites finished with 17 points and 15 rebounds in the win. C-N held Lander to 34 percent shooting in the win.
Volleyball v. #22 Wingate:On Oct. 19, Carson-Newman took down No. 22 Wingate in four frames at Holt Fieldhouse. The Bulldogs had won 22 straight regular-season matches and were one of four remaining undefeated teams with a total four sets lost prior to the match. It snapped an 11-match winning streak over C-N since the Eagles last won over a ranked team back on Nov. 4, 2014 when the 'Dogs were ranked seventh playing at home. Four Eagles finished with double-digit kills led by 15 from Erin Edwards.
Volleyball v. #24 Wingate (SAC SF): In the SAC semifinals, the Eagles upended a ranked Wingate crew for the second time during the year handing the Bulldogs their second loss in 2019. It is the first time in school history that C-N has beaten two ranked clubs in the same year. The Eagles held a Wingate team that ranked in the top 30 in the nation in hitting percentage to .049 behind 16 rejections. Erin Edwards blasted 17 kills on a .417 hitting clip. Megan Oldenburger posted 16 kills and 25 digs with Morgan Ballard adding 33 digs.
Men's Soccer at No. 15 Coker: The Eagles needed just one goal to pick up their first win over a ranked opponent since the 2017 season. That goal came in golden fashion off the toe of Nic Carsh in the 103rd minute at Coker. C-N snapped No. 15 Coker's five-match winning streak and picked up its first win on the home field of a ranked squad since 2013 in the 1-0 victory. The match was a scoreless stalemate through three periods of play with 32 total shots being taken before Carsh's dagger 2:32 into the second overtime. C-N's netminder Bram Kaarsgaren was called upon for five saves in the clean sheet.
Football at #11 Bowie State: No. 24 Carson-Newman held 11th-ranked Bowie State to its lowest point total of the season and bounced the CIAA Champs from the NCAA playoffs with a 17-9 win Saturday afternoon at Bulldogs Stadium. The Eagles halted Bowie State's 11-game winning streak overall and its nine-game winning streak at home. Meanwhile, Carson-Newman pumped the breaks on a four-game road playoff losing streak, and a four-game road losing streak to ranked teams. Bowie State is the highest ranked team has beaten since the Eagles knocked No. 5 North Alabama out of the playoffs on Nov. 28, 2009, 24-21. That contest represents one of now three road playoff victories for Carson-Newman since moving to Division II.
Women's Soccer v. #6 LMU: A highlight of the 2019 season for the Eagles came early, when C-N triumphed over No. 6 Lincoln Memorial by a 2-1 final on Sept. 18. Defender Jente Kuper opened the scoring in the 21st minute with a shot to the right-hand side of the net from 12 yards out, but LMU would respond less than two minutes later with a goal of its own to knot things at one apiece. The game would remain deadlocked for over an hour of play until a header from junior defender Lira Mathes was struck into the center of the net in the 84th minute to secure the victory.
