Football | 11/19/2024 1:52:00 PM

Alexander Corbett capped the 2024 football season by earning the final NACC Special Teams Player of the Week award.

Corbett returned a punt for a 45-yard touchdown as Benedictine streaked to a season ending victory.

BELOW COURTESY OF THE NACC
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- Benedictine University senior Alexander Corbett (Gilberts, Ill.), Rockford University sophomore Joey Alvarez (Rockford, Ill.), and Wisconsin Lutheran College freshman Liam Heiges (Appleton, Wis.) have been named Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Football Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of Nov. 11-17, 2024, as selected by the league's athletics communications professionals.

Offense --- Liam Heiges, fr., RB, Wisconsin Lutheran College
Heiges, a freshman running back, rushed for 176 yards on a career-high 33 carries and two touchdowns in the Warriors' 27-17 Lutheran Bowl win over Concordia Wisconsin on Nov. 16. He bookended the scoring for WLC with a 27-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and a one-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Heiges finished the season with 839 rushing yards, the most by a freshman running back in program history.

Defense --- Joey Alvarez, so., LB, Rockford University
Alvarez, a sophomore linebacker, tied his career-high with 19 tackles, including 16 solo tackles, on the road against Lakeland. Alvarez also posted a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and forced a pair of fumbles, both of which gave Rockford a short field and led to touchdowns on the ensuing drives. 

Special Teams --- Alexander Corbett, sr., WR, Benedictine University
Corbett, a senior wide receiver, returned a Concordia Chicago punt 45 yards for a touchdown as part of Benedictine's 49-14 season-ending victory over the Cougars. He also caught a 20-yard touchdown pass in the win.