SEC Volleyball Week 8 Player of the Week:Allie Monserez ? Florida Redshirt Sophomore ? 5-9 ? Windermere, Fla.Offensive Player of the Week:Melanie Crow ? Missouri Redshirt Junior ? OH ? 6-1 ? Wildwood, Mo.Crow posted a team-high 23 kills in Missouris 3-2 comeback win at Alabama Sunday as the Tigers remain undefeated in league play. Her 23 kills marked a career high and her third 20-plus kill match of the season. Crow also recorded 16 digs in the match for her team-leading seventh double-double this season. She averaged 4.80 points, 4.60 kills and 3.20 digs per set in the road win.Defensive Player of the Week:Rhamat Alhassan ? Florida Junior ? MB ? 6-4 ? Glenarden, Md.Alhassan averaged 1.71 blocks per set in a pair of road victories for the Gators. She registered 10 total blocks in Floridas four-set road win over defending SEC champion Texas A&M, becoming the only player in the SEC this year with 15-plus kills and 10-plus blocks in a match and recording just the fourth double-double by an SEC player that included 10 blocks. Alhassans 10 blocks also tied the third highest total by an SEC player in a four-set match this season.Setter of the Week:Allie Monserez ? Florida Redshirt Sophomore ? 5-9 ? Windermere, Fla.Monserez recorded 89 assists over two wins for the Gators this past weekend. She matched her career high with 57 assists in Floridas win at Texas A&M, which also tied the highest total by any SEC player in a four-set match this season. Monserez posted her third double-double of the season at LSU, logging 32 assists and a career-high 16 digs. She continues to lead the SEC in assists per set (12.35) and has the Gators atop the SEC in hitting percentage (.323).Freshman of the Week:Leah Edmond ? Kentucky Freshman ? OH ? 6-0 ? 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Net result of those hits: Zero penalty yards.The Super Bowl rematch was every bit as good as promised -- it came down to a last-second field goal attempt -- but it was a brutal affair that put Newton, Broncos receiver Jordan Norwood and linebacker Brandon Marshall in evaluation for concussions. None were held out.Its not fun getting hit in the head, said Newton, who threw for 194 yards, one interception and a touchdown. But we didnt lose the game off that.At 6-foot-5 and 245 pounds, Newton absorbs more punishment than the typical QB, in part because he runs the ball a fair amount. He took three sacks, eight more hits while trying to throw and also took some thumps after his 11 rushing attempts.Two of the most vicious hits had a direct impact on the game. The first came early in the third quarter, when DeMarcus Ware pulled Newton down and Von Miller hit him, facemask-to-facemask. No flag was thrown, but Newton was doubled over in pain after that drive. He went 7 for 15 the rest of the game after starting 11 for 18 and leading the Panthers to a 17-7 halftime lead.With under 40 seconds left, Broncos safety Darian Stewart went helmet-to-helmet with Newton. A flag was thrown but it was nullified because officials also called Newton for intentional grounding.Still dont understand how thats possible to get intentional grounding when you get personal fouled, tight end Greg Olsen said. Weve just got to treat Cam like a quarterback. I know hes the biggest guy on the field, but hes still a quarterback.Had that roughing call stood, Carolina wouldve had the ball in field goal range with a few more plays to move closer. Instead, Graham Gano had a 50-yarder to win that he pushed wide left.Newton took the high road about the hits. Coach Ron Rivera said hed wait to see the replays.Certainly, theyll be watching them in the NFL offices, as well. 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Rookie Andy Janovich took a shallow handoff, went around the right end and sprinted 28 yards for a score in the second quarter.ROOKIE RISK: Punter Britton Colquitt was arguably the second-most valuable player for Denver in the Super Bowl, limiting the Panthers to 2 yards on three returns and twice pinning them inside their 20. But he wouldnt take a pay cut, so GM John Elway released him in favor of rookie Riley Dixon. The seventh-rounder from Syracuse had a 42-yard punt in the closing minutes, allowing Carolina it start its final drive on the Panthers 40-yard line.RETURN OF BENJAMIN: The Panthers had one of their top threats back after receiver Kelvin Benjamin missed all last season with a torn ACL. He got involved early with a 14-yard TD catch from Newton. He finished with six catches for 91 yards.CAROLINA BLUE: The Panthers are 17-1 against the rest of the world since the start of last season and 0-2 against the Broncos. Start thinking about the next one, said Rivera, whose team plays San Francisco on Sept. 18. There are still 15 games left to play.---AP National Writer Eddie Pells and AP Sports Writer Arnie Stapleton contributed. ' ' '