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SCAC Players-of-the-Week
(1/28/08)
Men's Basketball
THOMAS BRITT OF CENTRE
COLLEGE, a 5-11, 175-pound senior guard from
Louisville, Ky., has been selected the SCAC Men's Basketball
Player-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, January 21 through
Sunday, January 27.
Britt hit the biggest shot of the weekend, and maybe of his
career, in Friday night's marquee SCAC match-up between 14th-ranked
Centre and 18th-ranked Millsaps, which was heard live nationwide via
D3hoops.com. Trailing 75-72, Britt found a way to get
an off-balance three-point shot off from the top of the key and
nailed it with 0:00.3 second on the clock to force overtime.
Listen to Wes Anderson's call of
game-tying three-pointer
From that point,
it was all Britt and the Colonels. After scoring only three
points in the first half, the senior guard had eight of his
game-high 31 points in the extra period and Centre cruised to the
90-80 victory. Britt was seven of 14 from the field,
including seven of 12 from the three-point line and 10 of 11 from
the free throw line. He also added two rebounds and two assists in
35 minutes of action. Two days later, Britt battled foul
trouble for much of the game and was only able to get three shots
off, but still managed to score 10 points, hitting all eight of his
free throws, including six in the final two minutes to seal a 69-59
win over Hendrix. For the weekend, Britt averaged 20.5 points
per game while shooting an impressive 53.8 percent (7-13) from
three-point range. He was close to automatic from the foul stripe -
nailing 18 of 19 attempts (94.7%).
For the season,
Britt is averaging a team-best 16.1 points (sixth in the SCAC)
and 1.9 steals (fifth in the SCAC) per game. He is shooting 53.8
percent from the floor (third in the SCAC). Britt leads the
league in both free-throw percentage (88.6%) and three-point field
goal percentage (50.6%). He is tied for fifth in three-point field
goals made per game (2.47).
Women's
Basketball
JENNA
FERNANDEZ OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY, a 5-11,
sophomore forward
from Chesterfield, Mo., has been selected the SCAC Women's Basketball
Player-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, January 21 through
Sunday, January 27.
Fernandez averaged 24.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as
the 15th-ranked Tigers defeated both Hendrix and Millsaps in SCAC
play over the weekend. She shot 67.7 percent (21-31) from the field
in the two contests. Fernandez had 21 points on 10 of 15
shooting with two assists in the 78-70 victory over Hendrix and
followed that performance with 28 points - nailing 11 of 16 field
goal attempts - and 12 rebounds in Sunday's 78-60 win over Millsaps.
It was her first double-double of the season.
For the season, Fernandez is averaging 14.4 points (10th in the
SCAC) and 6.2 rebounds per game (tied for 15th in the SCAC). She is
fourth in the league in field goal percentage (56.9%).
Men's Swimming
TOM GROSSINGER OF COLORADO
COLLEGE, a first-year swimmer from
Evanston, Ill., has been selected the SCAC Men's Swimmer-of-the-Week
for meets swum the week of Monday, January 21 through Sunday,
January 27.
At this
weekend’s Colorado College Classic Invitational, Grossinger
set a new school record of 2:14.04 in the 200 breaststroke. He also
won the 100 breast in 1:00.48, and split 59.84 on the medley relay.
Men's Diving
ADAM WISHART OF DEPAUW
UNIVERSITY, a sophomore from Warsaw, Ind.,
has been selected
the SCAC
Men's Diver-of-the-Week for meets the week of Monday, January 21
through Sunday, January 27.
Wishart placed first on both the one and three meter boards
this past weekend against a strong Wabash diving program. He scored
235.5 on the one-meter and 225.90 on the three-meter.
Women's
Swimming
LETA GATTON OF TRINITY
UNIVERSITY,,
a senior from Brownsville, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Women's
Swimmer-of-the-Week for meets swum the week of Monday, January 21
through Sunday, January 27.
Gatton
led the Trinity women to a first-place team finish at
the 2008 Tiger Invitational with three individual wins and one
second-place finish. Gatton finished first in the 500
freestyle with a lifetime best 5:12.76, first in the 200 freestyle
with an NCAA B cut 1:55.22, first in the 100 freestyle with a 53.87,
and second in the 100 butterfly with a lifetime best 1:01.46. She
was also part of two first-place relay teams.
Women's
Diving
BRADY KOSEL OF TRINITY
UNIVERSITY, a senior from Katy, Texas,
has been selected
the SCAC
Women's Diver-of-the-Week for meets the week of Monday, January 21
through Sunday, January 27.
Kosel helped the Trinity women to a first-place team finish
at the 2008 Tiger Invitational. Kosel finished fourth in the
1-meter diving competition with a score of 209.90 and fourth on the
3-meter with her first-ever NCAA qualifying score (481.15). |
