Ortiz helped lead the Cougars to their second straight meet victory, knocking off conference rival Gardner-Webb, 176-171. Ortiz won the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:07.21; he won the 100 butterfly in 57.76 and came in second place in the 400 meter IM (4:41.31). Ortiz also swam a leg of the 200 medley relay and the 400 medley relay, both of which came in second place.

A physical education major, Newman helped spur the Cougars to a season-opening victory over defending Big South champion Winthrop. Newman defeated No. 95-ranked Yasmine Alkema in the No. 1 singles by a thrilling score of 6-7, 7-6, 10-5. She also helped the Cougars capture the doubles point with a come-from-behind 8-6 victory.

2012-13 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK SPONSORED BY PIGGLY WIGGLY
Sept. 3 - Kees Heemskerk (men's soccer) and Sloane White (volleyball)
Sept. 10 - Mackenzie Johnston (men's cross country) and Vanessa Koechli (women's golf)
Sept. 24 - Juan Maegli (sailing) and Michaela Herrmann (women's soccer)
Oct. 1 - Luke Huggett (men's soccer) and Eliza Hay (equestrian)
Oct. 8 - Sean de Silva (men's soccer) and Darcy Dorton (volleyball)
Oct. 15 - Juan Maegli (sailing) and Katharina Boehm (women's golf)
Oct. 22 - Sean de Silva (men's soccer) and Sarah Boyle (women's swimming)
Nov. 5 - Juan Maegli (sailing) and Emily Shelton (volleyball)
Nov. 12 - Jake Reynolds (sailing) and Latisha Harris (women's basketball)
Nov. 19 - Dave Sherrier (men's swimming) and Zoe Merritt (equestrian)
Nov. 26 - Willis Hall (men's basketball) and Cathryn Hardy (women's basketball)
Dec. 3 - Willis Hall (men's basketball) and Darcy Dorton (volleyball)
Jan. 7 - Jake Reynolds (sailing) and Jillian Brown (women's basketball)
Jan. 14 - Adjehi Baru (men's basketball) and Sarah Graif (women's swimming)
Jan. 21 - Pablo Ortiz (men's swimming) and Christin Newman (women's tennis)