February 13-19
Women's Basketball Player of the Week
Jenna Boehm of Lakeland College
...Sophomore...Forward...Green Bay, Wis. (Preble)...
Boehm scored double figures, all game-highs, in all three of the Muskies' (20-7)
wins last week. The sophomore forward scored 16 points, in Lakeland's 66-40
victory at Maranatha Baptist on Monday, which clinched the LMC title outright
for her team. Boehm then scored 22 points, on 10-of-15 shooting, and grabbed
eight rebounds in Lakeland's 53-28 quarterfinal win against Maranatha on Friday.
In a 53-38 semifinal win against Marian College, Boehm shot 10-of-13 for 20
points, and also had four rebounds. For the week she averaged 19.3 points, 4.7
rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game while shooting a blistering 65.9% from the
field.
Other nominees: Kristin Ruppe (Concordia), Megan
Scheele (Edgewood), Chelsea Borgrud (Marian), Emily Laete (Wis. Lutheran).
February 5-12
Kristi Thill of Lakeland College
...Senior...Guard...Garden, Mich. (Big Bay de Noc)...
Thill's outside shooting aided the Muskies' in a crucial 65-54 conference win
versus Edgewood on Wednesday. Thill shot 5-of-11 from beyond the three-point arc
tallying 17 points in the game. Thill also added eight rebounds and three
assists for the Muskies (17-7, 12-3 LMC). Thill matched her three-point shooting
performance on Saturday, going 5-of-11 again, scoring 23 points, but it wasn't
enough as her team lost to MSOE 52-47. For the week Thill averaged 20.0 points,
7.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists while shooting over 45% (10-of-22) from the
three-point arc.
Other nominees: Megan Scheele (Edgewood), Chelsea Borgrud (Marian).
January 30 - February 5
Cortney Femling of Milwaukee
School of Engineering
...Senior...Guard...Green Bay, Wis. (Bay Port)...
In three games last week Femling averaged 22 points, seven rebounds, three
assists and three steals. Femling also shot 45% from the floor, 44% from the
three-point arc and 87% from the charity stripe. Her top performance of the week
came in a 76-66 win over Dominican University on Monday where she scored a
game-high 27 points on 11-of-22 shooting. Femling also recorded her second
double-double of the season in a 66-71 loss to Marian College where she scored
20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.
Other nominees: Megan Scheele (Edgewood), Jenna
Boehm (Lakeland), Chelsea Borgrud (Marian), Whitney Miller (Wis. Lutheran).
January 23-29
Emily Laete of Wisconsin Lutheran
College
...Sophomore...Forward...Spokane, Wash. (Evergreen Lutheran)...
In two Lake Michigan Conference victories last week, Laete averaged 28 points
and 14 rebounds per game. On Wednesday night Laete shot 50% (7-of-14) from the
floor and grabbed nine rebounds as the Warriors (12-8, 9-3 LMC) handed Lakeland
College their second conference loss, defeating the Muskies, 56-45, in
Milwaukee. The sophomore forward then posted her career-highs scoring 36 points
and grabbing 19 rebounds in a 71-66 overtime win versus MSOE. Laete shot
13-of-23 from the field and was 10-of-12 from the free throw line. Ten of her
career-high 19 rebounds were on the offensive glass.
Other nominees: Jordane Kittoe (Edgewood), Chlesea
Borgrud (Marian), Catherine Chappell (MSOE).
January 16-22
Brittany Perez of Marian College
...Freshman...Guard...Belgium, Wis. (Cedar Grove-Belgium)...
Perez had a solid week last week, as the Sabres (9-8, 6-4 LMC) spilt a pair of
conference contests. In a 66-57 loss to first-place Lakeland College, the
freshman guard scored 16 points, grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds and had three
steals. Then in Saturday's 72-52 win against Dominican University, the rookie
had 21 points, six boards, seven assists and three steals. Perez was also a
perfect 8-of-8 from the floor in the game. For the week, Perez averaged 18.5
points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game while shooting over
76% from the floor (13-of-17).
Other nominees: Kristen Ruppe (Concordia), Megan
Scheele (Edgewood), Kristi Thill (Lakeland).
January 9-15
Krista Mayyou of Concordia University
...Freshman...Forward...Chicago, Ill. (St. Viator)...
Mayyou led the Falcons (10-5, 6-2 LMC) in scoring last week in two conference
wins, including one over Lakeland College, who was previously undefeated in LMC
play. Mayyou started out the week with a team-high 21 points in a 85-78 win over
Milwaukee School of Engineering. In the game Mayyou shot 9-of-10 from the field
and added six rebounds and two steals. In Saturday's 72-65 victory over
Lakeland, Mayyou led her team again with 18 points, going 12-of-14 from the free
throw line. She also had three rebounds and four steals in the contest. For the
week she averaged 19.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game.
Other nominees: Nickie Updike (Edgewood), Kristi
Thill (Lakeland), Whitney Miller (Wis. Lutheran).
January 2-8
Catherine Chappell of Milwaukee School of Engineering
...Junior...Forward...Lemont, Ill. (Lemont)...
Chappell led the Raiders (4-10, 3-3 LMC) to a pair of conference wins last week
defeating Wisconsin Lutheran College, 56-53, on Wednesday and Maranatha Baptist,
64-48, on Saturday. Versus WLC, Chappell was 9-of-14 from the field for 24
points, while on the defensive end of the floor she had eight rebounds and seven
steals. Chappell then scored a season-high 27 points at Maranatha, where she
also tallied eight rebounds and four steals in the MSOE victory. For the week
she averaged 25.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.5 steals per game.
Other nominees: Megan Scheele (Edgewood); Beth
Porter (Lakeland); Chelsea Borgrud (Marian).
December 26-January 1
Megan Scheele of Edgewood College
...Freshman...Forward...New Glarus, Wis. (New Glarus)...
Scheele averaged a double-double last week with 13.0 points and 10.0 rebounds
per game, as the Eagles (4-8, 2-2) went 1-1 at the South Padre Island Shootout
last week. Scheele's week was highlighted by a 16-point, 10-rebound performance
against Williams College on Thursday. Scheele also averaged 2.5 steals per game
and shot almost 70% from the field. She was named to the All-Tournament Team for
her efforts.
Other nominees: Kristen Ruppe (Concordia), Catherine
Chappell (MSOE), Whitney Miller (Wis. Lutheran);
December 12-18
Emily Laete of Wisconsin Lutheran College
...Sophomore...Forward...Spokane, Wash. (Evergreen Lutheran)...
Laete recorded her third double-double of the season as WLC downed Concordia,
60-52. Laete led the Warriors (4-5, 3-1) with 16 points and 10 rebounds in the
Lake Michigan Conference contest last week. Laete shot 6-of-13 from the field,
was 1-of-1 from downtown and 3-of-5 from the charity stripe.
Other nominees: none
December 5-11
Megan Scheele of Edgewood College
...Freshman...Forward...New Glarus, Wis. (New Glarus)...
Making just her second collegiate start, Scheele scored a school-record 33
points at MSOE on Saturday, as the Eagles (2-7, 2-2) snapped a three-game losing
streak with a 71-56 win over the Raiders. The rookie forward also grabbed a
game-high and career-best 11 rebounds. Scheele shot 12-of-17 from the floor, and
was 9-of-10 from the free throw line in the record-breaking performance. Her 33
points was one better than Tara Dalbesio, who scored 32 against Northland
Baptist on Dec. 3, 1993. For the week Scheele averaged 13.7 points, 9.3
rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting over 50% from the
field,
Other nominees: Erika Ensign (Concordia), Kristi
Thill (Lakeland), Emily Laete (Wis. Lutheran).
November 28-December 4
April Bischoff of Marian College
...Junior...Center...Sheboygan, Wis. (South)...
Bischoff recorded a pair of double-doubles as the Sabres (4-3, 2-0) went 2-1
last week. Bischoff opened up the week with a 19 point-12 rebound performance at
undefeated Lawrence University, where the Sabres fell 82-74 in overtime. In a
74-49 win at Maranatha Baptist on Thursday, Bischoff scored 13 points, grabbed
eight rebounds, and had two steals and assists. She then capped off her week
scoring a game-high 25 points on 10-of-16 shooting, grabbed 11 rebounds and
blocked a pair of shots in Marian's 71-60 victory over conference foe Concordia
University. For the week she averaged 19.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks
per game, while shooting over 50% from the field (21-of-40), and 75% from the
free throw line (15-of-20).
Other nominees: Christine Demogiorgas (Dominican),
Nickie Updike (Edgewood), Kristi Thill (Lakeland), Cortney Femling (MSOE),
Whitney Miller (Wis. Lutheran).
November 21-27
Colleen Goff of Maranatha Baptist Bible College
...Sophomore...Center...Watertown, Wis. (Maranatha Academy)...
In the Crusaders' second game of the season, Goff recorded her first
double-double of the season, tying her career-high 24 points, and was one
rebound shy of her career-high grabbing 15 rebounds. In the 72-50 rout of Crown
College the sophomore center shot 11-of-17 from the field and 2-of-2 from the
charity stripe. On the defensive end Goff set a career-high of five blocked
shots, and also added a steal in Maranatha's (1-1) victory.
Other nominees: Krista Mayyou (Concordia), Nickie
Updike (Edgewood), Kristi Thill (Lakeland), Chelsea Borgrud (Marian), Kristen
Dillon (Wis. Lutheran).
November 14-20
Emily Laete of Wisconsin Lutheran College
...Sophomore...Forward...Spokane, Wash. (Evergreen Lutheran)...
Laete helped aid the Warriors (1-1) to a second place finish in the Warrior
Tip-Off Tournament last weekend. In the opening game, Laete scored 17 points on
8-of-11 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds in a 77-57 win over Greenville
College. In the championship game, a 67-80 loss to Calvin College, Laete
recorded her first double-double of the season as she scored 19 points and had
12 rebounds. For the week she averaged 18.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals,
and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting over 60% from the field.
Other nominees: Wioleta Koziol (Dominican), Chelsea
Borgrud (Marian), Catherine Chappell (MSOE).
