Players of the Week (10/21)

Patrick Wisnewski, Westminster College

A junior forward from St. Louis, Mo., Wisnewski helped the Blue Jays to a pair of conference wins last week. He scored both goals in his team's win over Webster, doing so on just four shots. He opened the scoring with a goal just two minutes into the game and buried the game-winning goal in the 58th minute. Wisnewski finished the week with two goals on six shots. 

Clayton Henn, Spalding University

Henn, a junior from Louisville, Ky., led the Golden Eagle defense to a pair of shutout conference wins last week. He played all 200 minutes in his team's two games, holding opponents to just four combined shots on goal. 

Dori Emig, Spalding University

Emig netted four goals in two wins for the Golden Eagles last week including her first collegiate hat trick. She opened the week with 3 goals in a win against Iowa Wesleyan, accomplishing the feat on six shots. She followed with the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over MacMurray. On the week Emig had 4 goals on seven shots, finishing with 8 total points and one game-winning goal.

Sarah Cradick, Westminster College

Cradick, a senior from Maryland Heights, Mo., posted back-to-back shutouts in net for the Blue Jays last week. She stopped 15 shots in a scoreless draw against Webster and then followed by stopping the only shot she faced in a 2-0 win over Blackburn. On the week Cradick had a perfect save percentage with 16 saves in 200 minutes of action.

Anna Finch, Greenville University

Finch, a junior middle blocker, led the Panther attack last week by averaging 3.44 kills over three conference match wins. She had a high of 12 kills against MacMurray, adding 4 blocks and followed with 10 more kills and 5 more blocks against Fontbonne. On the week Finch hit .482 with 31 kills, 5 digs, 4 aces, and 9 blocks. She totaled 39.5 points on the week, averaging 4.4 per set.

Amanda Swedberg, Blackburn College

Swedberg, a freshman fro Sycamore, Ill., helped the Beavers to a pair of conference wins last week with her stellar defensive outing. The defensive specialist averaged 6.0 digs per set in three matches, totaling 60 digs. She had a high of 24 digs against Westminster and posted back-to-back matches with at least 20 digs. Swedberg also added five service aces on the week.

Nathan Freyling, Webster University

Freyling, a junior from Fenton, Mo., picks up this week's weekly award after a team-best finish at the highly competitive Kollege Town Sports Invitational. Freyling completed the 8K course in a time of 26:45, finishing 123rd overall. His time was a season-best and topped his previous career-best mark. 

Kalleigh Linthicum, Webster University

Linthicum grabs her 4th weekly award this fall after a stand out run at the Kollege Town Sports Invitational. The junior finished the 6K course with a time of 23:31, clocking a season-best time for that distance. Her finish was also the 8th fastest 6K distance in program history.