JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman men's basketball's John Zhao and women's basketball's Braelyn Wykle brought home top honors as the Frosty Award winners for Male and Female Athlete of the Year, respectively, Tuesday evening at the 11th Annual Frosty Awards ceremony inside Carson-Newman's Gentry Auditorium.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Frosty Awards Committee has released the finalists for the following categories: Team of the Year, Team Performance of the Year, Coach of the Year, Upset of the Year, Play of the Year and Comeback of the Year.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Frosty Awards Committee has released the finalists for the following categories: Female Athlete of the Year, Female Newcomer of the Year, Female Freshman of the Year and Female Performance of the Year
Carson-Newman’s Braelyn Wykle was honored for the second consecutive year as a College Sports Communicators Academic All-American as announced by the organization on Tuesday, the only player to represent the Southeast region.
Carson-Newman women’s basketball head coach Mike Mincey has announced the addition of 5’7 point guard Jennifer Sullivan, who has committed to play for the Lady Eagles in the 2024-25 season.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The nominees for 13 Frosty Awards categories have been released after selection from the Frosty Awards Committee. Winners will be announced via the Eagle Sports Network and an awards show Tuesday, April 30 at 6 p.m. from inside Gentry Auditorium on Carson-Newman's campus.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman's Athletic Department and the Eagle Club have set a summer golf tour throughout East Tennessee in May, June and July.
For the second straight season and second time in program history, Carson-Newman honors multiple players on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Women’s Basketball team which recognizes the nation’s top student athletes for their efforts on the court and in the classroom, with Makayla Alvey, Campbell Penland, Tori Rutherford and Braelyn Wykle earning a spot.
For the third time in her storied Carson-Newman career, Braelyn Wykle is an All-American, announced by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association this morning.
Braelyn Wykle set the South Atlantic Conference’s single-season three-point record with her first shot of the night, but Georgia Southwestern (29-3) outscored Carson-Newman (24-10) by 23 after the first quarter to win the Southeast regional championship 79-62 on Monday night inside Goodman gymnasium.
Two-seeded Carson-Newman (24-9) eyes its second region championship as it matches up with the number five seed Georgia Southwestern (28-3) Monday night at 7 p.m. inside of Goodman Gymnasium.
Holding Anderson (22-9) to a season-low 54 points, Carson-Newman (24-9) secured the program’s largest win in an NCAA tournament game to clinch the program’s third berth in Southeast Regional title game with a 74-54 win on Saturday evening in Goodman Gymnasium.
Carson-Newman (23-9) overcame a season-high 23 turnovers thanks to an 11-0 scoring run in the fourth quarter to advance to the regional semifinals with a 61-55 opening round victory over Augusta (22-9) Friday afternoon.
For the fifth consecutive season, Braelyn Wykle earned a regional honor by being named to the 2023-24 Division II Conference Commissioners Association first-team All-Southeast Region Thursday afternoon.
For the first time in 15 years, Carson-Newman (22-9) matches up with Augusta (22-8) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament Friday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. in Salisbury, N.C. at Goodman Gym.
For the sixth time in the past seven seasons, Carson-Newman is back in the dance after a 22-win campaign to punch its 13th ticket to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championships in program history as announced on Sunday evening.
Carson-Newman (22-9) shot its worst percentage from the field in any game this season, falling in the South Atlantic Conference Championship game to Wingate (22-9) 85-69 on Friday evening inside the Rock Hill Sports and Events Center.
For the second time in the last three seasons, three-seeded Carson-Newman (22-8) will compete for a South Atlantic Conference Championship when it battles four-seeded Wingate (21-9) Friday at 4:00 p.m. inside the Rock Hill Sports and Events Center.
With Carson-Newman trailing with two minutes to go, Lindsey Taylor and Braelyn Wykle stepped up with back-to-back three-point plays to move Carson-Newman (22-8) past Lenoir-Rhyne (21-8) and into the South Atlantic Conference championship game.
In the final edition of the NCAA's region rankings before Sunday’s selection show, Carson-Newman dropped one spot to fifth in the Southeast Region rankings as announced yesterday.
Resetting her career-high in scoring with 22 points, Makayla Alvey helped Carson-Newman (21-8) advance past Anderson (21-8) in the South Atlantic Conference Women’s Basketball quarterfinals Wednesday afternoon inside the Rock Hill Sports and Events Center.
For the second week in a row, Carson-Newman’s all-time leading scorer Braelyn Wykle was named the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Women's Basketball Player of the Week after a remarkable shooting week, as announced earlier today.
For the third year in a row, Carson-Newman (20-8, 14-6 SAC) will square with Anderson (21-7, 13-7 SAC) in the South Atlantic Conference Women’s Basketball tournament. The 2024 version will feature the third-seeded Lady Eagles versus the sixth-seeded Trojans tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 p.m. inside the Rock Hill Sports and Events Center.
In her final home game at Holt Fieldhouse, Braelyn Wykle made it a memorable one, putting together one of the best performances in program history, scoring a career-high 45 points on a single-game record 13 three-pointers to propel Carson-Newman (20-8, 14-6 SAC) to a 34-point rout of Mars Hill (13-18, 7-13 SAC) on Senior Day.
For the fifth time in her career, Braelyn Wykle was named the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Women’s Basketball Player of the Week after a remarkable shooting week, as announced earlier today.
Carson-Newman (19-8, 13-6 SAC) will honor three superb seniors on Saturday afternoon when Mars Hill (13-16, 7-12 SAC) visits Holt Fieldhouse for the regular season finale at 2:00 p.m.
Zhao, Wykle bring home top honors at 11th annual Frosty Awards Ceremony
April 30, 2024JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman men's basketball's John Zhao and women's basketball's Braelyn Wykle brought home top honors as the Frosty Award winners for Male and Female Athlete of the Year, respectively, Tuesday evening at the 11th Annual Frosty Awards ceremony inside Carson-Newman's Gentry Auditorium.
