Greenville's Albertson Tallies Two Double-Doubles to Earn Player of the Week Honors
St. Louis, Mo. - The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the Athletes of the Week for the week of December 3-9.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Greenville College's Todd Albertson,
a sophomore from Pekin, Ind. (Eastern), has been named the
Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of December
3-9.
Albertson, a forward, came of the bench to average 9.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.3 steals in three games played last week, while only averaging 20.3 minutes per game. He was 3-of-4 (.750) from the field for six points, had four rebounds and two steals in an 111-40 victory versus St. Louis Christian College. He then recorded back-to-back double-doubles with 11 points and 16 rebounds and 11 points and 11 rebounds as the Panthers dropped two games to Mid-Continent (105-80) and Missouri Baptist University (80-76). Albertson's 16 rebounds against Mid-Continent tied the school record for rebounds in a single game, a feat he accomplished in only 25 minutes on the court. He also added four steals in each game and dished out a total of two assists.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Webster University's Maggie Zehner,
a senior from St. Louis, Mo. (Oakville), has been named the
Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of December
3-9.
Zehner, a guard, averaged 14.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in two games played last week. She had 13 points and seven rebounds in a 61-39 loss to University of Dubuque. Zehner added 15 points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals as the Gorloks lost 62-43 to Elmhurst College.
