SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Chattanooga softball player Hannah Wood has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for all competition from March 16-22. The selection, Wood’s first of the 2022 campaign, is made by the conference office.
 
Wood went 1-0 with a save and a 0.66 ERA in Chattanooga’s games against Bucknell and Southeastern Louisiana last week. She allowed just one run, no walks and six hits and recorded four strikeouts in 10 2/3 innings of work. The junior pitcher threw a scoreless inning in the Mocs’ 9-0 win over Bucknell on Friday, March 18, before tossing a complete-game shutout in Chattanooga’s 5-0 victory over the Bison the following day. Wood allowed only four hits and recorded three strikeouts in the win, with her complete-game marking the second seven-inning complete-game shutout of her career. The Chattanooga, Tennessee, native earned the save in Sunday’s 4-3 win over Southeastern Louisiana, surrendering her only run of the week despite allowing just two hits in 2 2/3 innings.
 
Wood was also named the SoCon Softball Pitcher of the Week on Monday, collecting her first weekly award this season.
 
Wood maintains a 3.82 grade point average and is pursuing a degree in health and physical education.
 
Chattanooga (16-13, 0-0 SoCon) returns to action on Wednesday, March 23, traveling to Nashville, Tennessee, for a 5 p.m. ET game at Lipscomb (10-17) before returning to Frost Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. for a weekend series against Furman (9-15, 0-0 SoCon) in the first weekend of Southern Conference action. The series begins on Saturday, Feb. 26 at 1 p.m.
 
Also nominated for Student-Athlete of the Week: Lucas Wayenburg (Mercer men’s tennis).
 
SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 1       Meghan Yaffa, R-Jr., OH, Wofford volleyball
Sept. 7       Hamp Sisson, Jr., QB, Furman football
Sept. 15     Timmy Bleekrode, R-So., PK/P, Furman football
Sept. 22     Kayla White, Sr., OH, UNCG volleyball
Sept. 29     Kyla Reynolds, Jr., F, Samford women’s soccer
Oct. 6         Atkins Roberts, So., K/P, Wofford football
Oct. 13       Alyssa Frazier, Sr., MF, Samford women’s soccer
Oct. 20      Cole Strange, Sr., OL, Chattanooga football
Oct. 27       Annie Karle, Sr., OH, Mercer volleyball
Nov. 3       Tereza Malecka, Grad, ETSU women’s golf
Nov. 10      Carol Pyon, Sr., Mercer women’s golf
Nov. 17      Mary Raymond, Jr., MF, Samford women’s soccer
Nov. 24      Malachi Smith, So., G, Chattanooga men’s basketball
Dec. 1       Alexis Tomlin, Sr., F, Wofford women’s basketball
Dec. 8       Abbey Cornelius, Jr., F, Chattanooga women’s basketball
Dec. 15      Andrea Cournoyer, Jr., G, Samford women’s basketball
Dec. 22      Abbey Cornelius, Jr., F, Chattanooga women’s basketball
Dec. 29      Jacksen Greco, So., G, Mercer men’s basketball
Jan. 5        Andrea Cournoyer, Jr., G, Samford women’s basketball
Jan. 12      Alexis Tomlin, Sr., F, Wofford women’s basketball
Jan. 19      Megan Marvin, So., Furman women’s indoor track and field
Jan. 26      Laylo Bakhodirova, Jr., ETSU women’s tennis
Feb. 2        Cameron Ponder, Sr., Furman men’s indoor track and field
Feb. 9        Jacob Greiner, R-So., A, Jacksonville men’s lacrosse
Feb. 16      Megan Marvin, So., Furman women’s indoor track and field
Feb. 23      Brooke Parrott, Jr., P, Chattanooga softball
March 2     Megan Marvin, So., Furman’s women’s indoor track and field
March 9     Alexis Tomlin, Sr., F, Wofford women’s basketball
March 16   Cameron Ponder, Sr., Furman men’s indoor track and field
March 23   Hannah Wood, Jr., P, Chattanooga softball