SLIAC Announces First Athletes of the Week for 2010-11 Basketball Season

St. Louis, Mo. - The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the first Athletes of the Week for the 2010-11 basketball season.

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Webster University's Willie Trimble, a junior from San Bernadino, Calif. (Riverside CC), has been named the SLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of November 15-21.

Trimble, a 5-11 guard, averaged 20.0 points, 5.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds and shot .478 (11-of-23) from the field as Webster opened the 2010-11 season with two victories. He shot 7-of-12 (.583) from the field and finished with 18 points, six assists, six rebounds, two steals and one block in the Gorloks 67-60 season-opening win over Sewanee. Trimble added 22 points, four assists, three steals and shot an astounding 14-for-16 (.875) from the free throw line to lead his squad to a 74-60 win versus Nebraska Wesleyan University.

For his efforts, Trimble was named Most Valuable Player at the Cavallo Classic, which was hosted by Webster.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Spalding University's Beth Jamison, a senior from Taylorsville, Ky. (Spencer Co.), has been named the SLIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of November 15-21.

Jamison, a 5-9 forward, averaged a double-double with 19.0 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, while also being named Most Valuable Player at the Mt. St. Joseph Classic. She recorded 14 points, 12 rebounds, four steals and three assists in a 63-54 opening season victory over Oberlin College. Jamison shot 4-of-8 (.500) from the field, including 1-of-1 (1.000) from three-point range, and was a perfect 5-of-5 (1.000) from the charity stripe for the game.

Jamison tallied 24 points on 6-of-14 (.428) shooting from the field, 3-of-5 (.600) from behind the arc and 9-of-13 (.692) from the free throw line to lead the Golden Eagles to a 73-55 win versus St Mary-of-the-Woods. She also added nine rebounds, three steals and one assist in the win.