Corbitt, Whittingham Tally Double-Doubles to Earn Player 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 November 28-December 4.

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Webster University's Stefan Whittingham, a sophomore from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., has been named the Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of November 28-December 4.

Whittingham, a 6-3 forward, averaged 17.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in two games played last week. He led the Gorloks to a 21-point victory (73-52) over pre-season Conference favorite Westminster College (Mo.) with 17 points on 8-of-12 (.667) shooting from the field. Whittingham tallied a double-double with 12 rebounds in the win, while also recording three assists and one steal. He added 17 points, including 3-of-6 (.500) from three-point range and 4-of-4 (1.000) from the free throw line in a 97-64 loss to Illinois Wesleyan University. Whittingham also had six rebounds, two steals, one assist and one block.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Principia College's Sarah Corbitt, a junior from St. Louis, Mo. (Principia Upper), has been named the Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of November 28-December 4.

Corbitt, a 5-8 guard, led Principia to a 2-0 start in SLIAC play last week. She averaged 18.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.0 steals in two games played last week. Corbitt scored 16 points, grabbed seven rebounds, dished out six assists and tallied six steals in a 50-46 win over Blackburn College in their conference opener. She recorded a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds in a 68-58 victory versus Eureka College. Corbitt, who hit four three-point shots in each game, shot 4-of-6 (.667) from behind the arc against the Red Devils and hit 7-of-12 (.583) from the field for the game.