Huston-Tillotson, Talladega, Wiley claim Week 2 HBCUAC Women's Soccer Weekly Honors

NEW ORLEANS - September 8, 2025 - Talladega College's Annalisa Vincent wins Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Offensive Player of the Week. Wiley University goalkeeper Mariana Quijano takes home Defensive Player of the Week. Feryi Sanchez garners Freshman of the Week. Huston-Tillotson University's Jerusalem Rodriguez-Gamez earns Newcomer of the Week. The ladies were recognized for their performances between September 1-7, the conference announced on Monday.

Vincent, the 2025 HBCUAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, scored eight goals and provided three assists to lead the Tornadoes to two victories last week. In a 12-0 rout over Blue Mountain Christian University, she put up six goals and three assists. Nine of her 11 shots were on goal. Vincent added two goals and six shots with four on goal. She leads the conference in goals, assists and points.

Quijano helped the Lady Wildcats to three victories and recorded her first career shutout. She stopped two of three shots in a 4-1 win over Jarvis Christian University on Wednesday. In 49 minutes against Centenary College of Louisiana of Louisiana, she made a save. Against National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Huntingdon College on Saturday, Quijano stopped 11 shots en route to her first clean sheet. Her performance helped the Lady Wildcats open with four consecutive victories for the first time in program history. She leads the conference in saves, save percentage and goals against average.

Sanchez contributed two goals and an assist. She scored the game-winning goal against NCAA Division III school Centenary College of Louisiana on Friday. She set up Nadia Hernandez's third goal of the season on Saturday. She scored her second goal of the season, helping the Lady Wildcats to a 2-0 victory over Huntingdon College.

Rodriguez-Gamez provided three goals and two assists in three matches last week. She assisted on two goals in a September 1 victory over Jarvis Christian University. In Friday's 10-0 rout over Arlington Baptist University, she recorded a hat trick. For the week, six of her 10 shots were on goal.

Additional women's soccer weekly nominees: Mavis Ankomah (Paul Quinn), Gabrielle Azevedo (Paul Quinn), Zoey Gonzales (Huston-Tillotson), Cora Hurst (Paul Quinn), Alyssa Johnson (Talladega), Cynthia Lopez (Wiley), Jakayla Stutts (Talladega), Amelia Tiggs (Talladega), Krystal Trejo (Huston-Tillotson)

2025 HBCUAC Women's Soccer Athletes of the Week

About the HBCU Athletic Conference
The HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) is the only HBCU conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The HBCUAC membership includes Dillard University (LA), Fisk University (TN), Huston-Tillotson University (TX), Oakwood University (AL), Paul Quinn College (TX), Philander Smith University (AR), Rust College (MS), Southern University at New Orleans (LA), Stillman College (AL), Talladega College (AL), Tougaloo College (MS), University of the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas), Voorhees University (SC), Wilberforce University (OH), and Wiley University (TX). HBCUAC sponsors championships in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's track and field, women's volleyball, softball, and baseball. In 2022, the HBCUAC secured the largest media rights deal in conference and NAIA history, signing a multimillion-dollar deal with Urban Edge Network. On July 1, 2024, the conference rebranded from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) to the HBCU Athletic Conference, marking a new era for the conference that embodies the makeup of its membership. For more information, visit hbcuac.org.