TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology junior linebacker Austin Hastings (Santa Ana, Calif.) and sophomore Brandi Sturgill (Zionville, N.C./Watauga) were named Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Players of the Week in their respective sports for their efforts on Saturday.

Hastings was named the league's Football Defensive Player of the Week after pacing Rose-Hulman with 13 tackles in a 13-10 loss to Defiance, including five tackles-for-loss. 

Hastings leads the Engineers with 39 tackles and 13.5 stops for loss so far this fall.  He is the first two-time recipient of the award in the HCAC so far this season, after earning Player of the Week honors at North Park.

Austin Hastings (53) -- HCAC Defensive Player of the Week

Sturgill established a school record with 60 assists in the five-game volleyball victory over Transylvania University on Saturday.

For the week, Sturgill recorded 81 assists, 22 digs, and a pair of aces in two matches.  The Engineers earned their first ever HCAC victory in their first season in the league with the Transylvania win.

The football team travels to Bluffton on Saturday at 1:30 p.m., while the volleyball squad heads to Defiance on Thursday and Bluffton on Friday.