Players of the Week (12/02)

Players of the Week (12/02)

 

Men's Basketball Player of the Week
 

Dakota Bennington, Eureka College

Bennington led the Red Devils to a 93-80 win over Dominican last week, scoring a game-high 26 points. The senior from Peoria, Illinois finished the game by going 6-of-12 from the field and a perfect 14-of-14 from the free-throw line. He added 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 steals in the game. He currently leads the SLIAC in scoring (25.0 ppg) and averages 6.2 rebounds per game.

Women's Basketball Player of the Week
 

Olivia Falls, Eureka College

Falls picks up her second straight weekly award after putting up 21 points and 10 rebounds against Knox. Falls, a sophomore from Bloomington, Ill., went 7-of-11 from the field and added 3 assists. She had 5 offensive rebounds to go with her 5 defensive rebounds. Falls is currently averaging 16.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game this season.

Notables

  • Addison Beussink, Webster University (Women's Basketball) Tallied 22 points with 7 rebounds against Millikin. 
  • Allie Massner, Iowa Wesleyan University (Women's Basketball) Scored 20 points, going 3-for-5 from three-point range and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line.