Posted: Feb 14, 2011

MacMurray's McClellan Three-Peats as Player of the Week; Blackburn's Shipley Earns Second Honor

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the men's and women's basketball athletes of the week for the week of February 7-13.

MEN'S BASKETBALL
MacMurray College's CJ McClellan, a senior from Forsyth, Ill. (Maroa-Forsyth), has been named the SLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of February 7-13. This marks the third time this season that he has earned the honor.

McClellan, a 6-4 point guard, averaged 21.7 points, 7.3 assists, 6.7 rebounds and 2.7 steals in three games played last week. He started the week with a 22 point, nine assist and eight rebound performance to help lead MacMurray to an 80-67 win over Fontbonne University. McClellan scored another 22 points and recorded six rebounds and six assists in a 91-77 win against Greenville College. The two conference victories secured a spot for the Highlanders in the Conference Tournament for the second consecutive year.

McClellan also added 21 points on 7-of-10 (.700) shooting from the field, 3-of-4 (.750) from three-point range and 4-of-4 (1.000) from the charity stripe in an 84-78 victory versus non-conference opponent Concordia Seminary (Mo.). His 21 points helped him surpass the 1,000-career point plateau, and he also added seven assists, six rebounds and four steals in the win. McClellan's six assists versus Greenville also helped him to become the all-time assists leader in MacMurray history, breaking a record that had stood since 1989. He now has a total of 357 career assists.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Blackburn College's Sierra Shipley, a senior from Waukegan, Ill., has been named the SLIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of February 7-13. This marks the second time this season that she has earned the honor.

Shipley, a 5-9 forward, tallied 21 points on 8-of-16 (.500) shooting from the field and 3-of-6 (.500) from behind the arc to help lead the Beavers to a 59-45 victory versus Webster University. She also added five rebounds, four steals, two assists and one block in the win. Shipley scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds as Blackburn lost 81-63 to Westminster College (Mo.). She shot 6-of-8 (.750) from the free throw line versus the Blue Jays, while also tallying two assists, one steal and one block.