Women's Basketball Players
of the Week announced;
Gross honored second week straight
Players of the Week for Women's
Basketball were announced for the week of February 4-10. Edgewood's Lisa
Gross was named Player of the Week, while Hustle Players of the Week were
Gross's teammate Jenny Berg, and Maranatha's Christa DeGraw.
Gross averaged 18 points, 9.5
rebounds, 2.5 steals and 1.5 blocks in Edgewood's two LMC contest this week.
Gross was also an outstanding 18-19 from the free-throw line. The Eagles went
2-0 for the week, including a 53-51 upset over LMC champs Lakeland.
Jenny Berg, another Edgewood
Eagle, came off the bench to score 12 points and grab 6 rebounds in the win
over Lakeland. "Jenny did a great job subbing in. She worked extremely hard,
and hit key shots." comments opposing head coach April Arvan of Lakeland
College.
Co-Hustle Player of the Week was
Maranatha's Christa DeGraw. 13 proved to be lucky for the sophomore forward
as she grabbed 13 rebounds and scored 13 points in a tough game versus LMC foe
Marian College.
--February 11, 2002--
Women's Basketball Players
of the Week announced;
Lakeland's Dewane honored third time this season
Players of the Week for Women's
Basketball were announced for the week of January 28-February 3, 2002. The
Player of the week honor was shared by Lakeland's Jill Dewane and Edgewood's
Lisa Gross. Hustle Player of the Week was awarded to Concordia's Jennifer
Sweeney.
Dewane receives her third LMC
Player of the Week honor, as she did previously on December 10, and January
21. The Muskie's, who are currently ranked 4th in the NCAA Central Region
Poll, went 2-0 for the week with lots of help from Dewane. She averaged 27.5
points and 7.5 rebounds in the two contests on 65% shooting (24-37). Lakeland
(21-1, 10-0 LMC) clinched a share of the LMC regular season title with their
69-43 win over Maranatha Baptist on Saturday.
Edgewood's Gross of McFarland, WI
helped her team to a 2-0 LMC record for the week with wins over Maranatha
Baptist and Concordia. The junior forward had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 2.5
assists in the two wins. The Eagles are currently 3rd in the LMC with a 6-3
conference mark and 10-12 overall.
Concordia's Jennifer Sweeney, a
6'1 junior forward out of Loveland, CO, was named Hustle Player of the Week.
According to opposing coach Doug Neumann of Marian College, she showed "Great
hustle and effort on both ends of the floor." She had 14 points and 20
rebounds versus the Sabres.
"Jenny has such great hustle and
played a strong, consistent game. She shot well, defended well, and was
incredible on the boards!" comments Coach April Arvan of Lakeland. Sweeney
had 14 points, 14 rebounds and 3 steals in the game against league leading
Lakeland.
--February 4, 2002--
Women's Basketball Players
of the Week announced
Players of the Week for Women's
Basketball were announced for the week of January 21-27, 2002. The Player of
the week honor was shared by Edgewood's Kory Schaaf and Lakeland's Jenny
Clements. Hustle Player of the Week was awarded to MSOE's Shari Gorr.
Edgewood's Schaaf came off the
bench to score 17 points on 6-11 shooting from the field, and pulled down 5
rebounds in a 5 point loss to 2nd place Wisconsin Lutheran. The sophomore
forward from Mineral Point, WI led all scorers for the game.
Clement's of Lakeland, helped her
team to a 2-0 record for the week. She averaged 17 points and 5.5 rebounds
per game, while shooting perfect from the line (5-5) and 60% from 3-point land
(3-5). The Muskies are currently in 1st in the LMC with a 8-0 conference
record and have a 19-1 overall mark.
Hustle Player of the Week Shari
Gorr was doing all she could to lead all scorers and rebounders with 26 and
14, respectively. The senior guard out of Sheboygan, WI was also 7-8 from the
FT line and 3-5 from 3-point FG's.
--January 28, 2002--
Women's Basketball Players
of the Week announced;
Lakeland's Dewane captures honors for second time
Players of the Week for Women's
Basketball were announced for the week of January 14-20, 2002. The Player of
the week honor was shared by Lakeland's Jill Dewane and MSOE's Shari Gorr.
Hustle Player of the Week was shared by Maranatha's Misty Donough and Marian's
Katie Bouchard.
Dewane is honored for the second
time this season, as she was for the week of December 3-9. The Muskies (17-1,
6-0 LMC) went 2-0 for the week as Dewane (Denmark, WI) led the way averaging
26 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 4 steals per contest. Dewane also shot 69% from
the field (18-26) and 94% from the line (15-16).
MSOE's Shari Gorr (Sheboygan, WI)
averaged one point per contest less than her co-player of the week with 25 ppg.
In a close loss to LMC foe Edgewood, Gorr shot 11-13 from the charity stripe
and 3-5 from beyond the arc, while capturing 4 steals on the defensive end.
The Raiders (5-12, 1-5 LMC) went 1-1 for the week in conference play.
Hustle Player of the Week Misty
Donough (Perrysville, OH) of Maranatha scored a team high 21 points and
grabbed 8 rebounds in a loss to MSOE. "Misty made it very hard to get the
lead. She always came up with a big shot." from MSOE head coach Laurie Brock.
Marian's Katie Bouchard (Menasha,
WI) was also named Hustle Player of the Week. She provided an explosive spark
coming off the bench for the Sabres, scoring 16 points and playing great
defense versus league leading Lakeland. Lakeland's head coach April Arvan
states, "Katie did a great job of defending and scoring at crucial times
during the game. She was all over the court!"
--January 21, 2002--
Freshman & Sophomores sweep
Women's
Basketball Players of the Week awards
Player of the Week honors were
shared by Concordia's Stacy Rusch and Marian's Melissa Brenner while Hustle
Player of the Week went to Lakeland's Casey Thousand. The freshman and two
sophomores showed outstanding performances in LMC play.
Concordia's Rusch, a freshman from
Sheboygan, WI, recorded her first double-double of the season with 25 points
and 10 rebounds in a 3-point win over Marian. Rusch also tallied 6 assists
and 2 steals, and buried 5 three-pointers in the contest. The Falcons are
currently 3-1 in the LMC only a game back of first.
Melissa Brenner (Mt. Calvary, WI)
of Marian averaged 19 points per contest, while shooting 58% from the floor
(14-24), and only missing one free-throw shooting 91% (10-11) from the charity
stripe. Marian went 1-1 for the week. The Sabres are 2-1 in LMC play, and
1.5 games back of first.
Rounding up the weekly awards was
a third sophomore, Casey Thousand of Lakeland College, honored as Hustle
Player of the Week. Thousand's (Barneveld, WI) Muskies went 1-0 for the week
in LMC play, as she racked up 18 points while shooting a perfect 3-3 from
beyond the arc. "What a great effort Casey put forth in our game and her
stats are a reflection of her hard work...congrats to her!" comments opposing
head coach Clare Hunter of Edgewood. Lakeland is currently first in the LMC
with a 4-0 conference record and 14-1 overall mark.
--January 14, 2002--
Women's Basketball Players
of the Week announced
The LMC Players of the Week for
Women's Basketball for the first week of competition have been announced.
Player of the Week honors were shared by Concordia's Jenni Studenski and
Lakeland's Jill Dewane. Studenski helped Concordia to a 1-1 start in the LMC
averaging 28.5 points per contest while shooting 67% (26-39) from the field.
Last year's LMC Player of the Year, Dewane, averaged 22 points, 6 rebounds,
and 2 assists per contest. She also shot 58% (15-26) from the floor and 93%
(14-15) from the foul line, leading Lakeland to a 2-0 start in the conference.
Edgewood's Jenny Berg received
Hustle Player of the Week honors. Berg, a Sophomore from Milton, WI, helped
the Eagles to a 1-1 start in the LMC by averaging 15 points per game on 11-15
shooting. She was also perfect from the foul line (5-5), and shot over 40%
from 3's.
--December 10, 2001--
