Wells, Pigza named Zaxby's Athletes of the Week

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Tusculum University quarterback Rogan Wells and right-side hitter Carli Pigza have been named the Zaxby's Athletes of the Week.

Wells, a graduate student from Fort Mill, South Carolina, passed for 308 yards and four touchdowns in Tusculum's 58-20 road win at Mars Hill last Friday. The Valdosta State transfer went 14-of-25 with zero interceptions. He also ran the football twice for 10 yards and was not sacked on the evening.

Wells completed passes to eight different receivers with five of his completions covering 35 yards or more. His four TD passes went for 10, 64, 44 and 51 yards as the Pioneers broke open a 14-14 game and scored 35 straight points to record the SAC spring divisional win.

Wells has passed for 478 yards and five touchdowns this season and boasts an efficiency rating of 170.5 while completing 61.5 percent of his passes this season.

Pigza, a Fort Mill, South Carolina native, helped the women's volleyball team power through two conference sweeps last week. She totaled 18 kills on a .359 hitting percentage, six digs, and five block assists. Against Lincoln Memorial, the junior middle blocker did not commit an attack error, averaging .389 with seven kills and two block assists. At Catawba, Pigza had a well-rounded effort with 11 kills, six digs, and a trio of block assists.

Pigza is averaging 2.44 kills, 1.11 digs and 0.67 blocks per set, while hitting .219 on the season.

The Tusculum University Athlete of the Week Award is sponsored by Zaxby's, located at 3280 Andrew Johnson Highway in Greeneville. The Zaxby's Athlete of the Week Award honors one male and one female athlete each week from an in-season sport.