COMMERCE – East Texas A&M University men's basketball player
Noah Pagotto and women's basketball player
Cora Horvath are this week's Dixie Turman State Farm Agency Student-Athletes of the Week.
Pagotto (Wollongong, Australia) averaged 10 points and four rebounds in three games for the Lion men, which included a road win at Southeastern. He scored team-best 18 at McNeese and then added eight points and four rebounds at Southeastern as well as four points and five rebounds at Texas A&M.
Horvath (Oberwart, Austria) helped the Lion women go 1-1 in their last two games before the holiday break, averaging 13 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in the two games, which included a win over Texas Southern. In the win over the Lady Tigers, she totaled 21 points, five rebounds, and five assists.
Both Lion basketball teams are back in action at the Field House on December 29 to host SFA for a doubleheader starting at 4 p.m. The games are part of Family Fun Day presented by Northeast Texas Gellyball with all kids 12 and under receiving free admission.
The Dixie Turman State Farm Agency Student-Athletes of the Week is awarded by Lion Athletics each week during the academic year in partnership with Dixie Turman State Farm Agency.
2025-26 DIXIE TURMAN STATE FARM STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
| Date |
Female |
Male |
| Sept. 9 |
Haleigh Risner, Women's Cross Country |
Ozlo Rigby, Football |
| Sept. 15 |
Marie Baertz, Women's Golf |
Jeremiah Garcia, Men's Cross Country |
| Sept. 22 |
Alana Lawless-Felarca, Soccer |
Davis Seybert, Men's Golf |
| Sept. 29 |
Gracie Campbell, Volleyball |
Christian Jourdain, Football |
| Oct. 5 |
Kristen Sueltz, Soccer |
EJ Oakmon, Football |
| Oct. 13 |
Jade Washington, Volleyball |
Janis Erll, Men's Golf |
| Oct. 20 |
Haley Mullaney, Volleyball |
Jeremiah Garcia, Men's Cross Country |
| Oct. 27 |
Gillian McKenzie, Soccer |
Janis Erll, Men's Golf |
| Nov. 4 |
Edith Martinez, Women's Cross Country |
Paul Odidi, Football |
| Nov. 10 |
Nevaeh Smith, Volleyball |
Ronnie Harrison, Men's Basketball |
| Nov. 17 |
Mareva Heck, Women's Cross Country |
Eric Rodriguez, Football |
| Nov. 26 |
Tiani Ellison, Women's Basketball |
Damian Garcia, Men's Basketball |
| Dec. 10 |
Reza Po, Women's Basketball |
Gianni Hunt, Men's Basketball |
| Dec. 22 |
Cora Horvath, Women's Basketball |
Noah Pagotto, Men's Basketball |
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