MacMurray's Burton, Webster's Meyer Named SLIAC Basketball Players of the Week

St. Louis, Mo. - The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for the week of December 20-January 2.

MEN'S BASKETBALL
MacMurray College's Dylan Burton, a freshman from Girard, Ill., has been named the SLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of December 20-January 2.

Burton, a 6-4 small forward, averaged 18.5 points in two games played over the holiday break and was selected to the All-Tournament Team at the Defiance College Purple and Gold Tournament. He had 14 points, three steals, three blocks and two rebounds in an 80-65 loss to Albion College. Burton then scored 23 points on 10-of-14 (.714) shooting from the field and recorded six rebounds and six blocks as the Highlanders defeated Ohio State University-Lima 88-78.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Webster University's Katy Meyer, a senior from St. Louis, Mo. (Parkway Central), has been named the SLIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of December 20-January 2.

Meyer, a 5-10 guard/forward, averaged 17.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in two games played over the holiday break. She also shot 56.5 percent (13-of-23) from the field and was 8-of 12 (.667) from three-point range.

Meyer had 12 points and seven rebounds in a 55-47 victory versus Whittier College. She then posted 22 points and shot 6-of-9 (.667) from behind the arc to help lead the Gorloks to a 70-46 win over Pomona-Pitzer. Meyer also had four rebounds and three blocks in the win.