Eureka's Hamilton Earns Second Player of the Week Honor; MacMurray's McClellan Also Chosen

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 January 10-16.

MEN'S BASKETBALL
MacMurray College's CJ McClellan, a senior from Forsyth, Ill. (Maroa-Forsyth), has been named the SLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of January 10-16.

McClellan, a 6-4 point guard, helped lead the Highlanders to an 80-73 victory versus Fontbonne University with 26 points on 8-of-16 (.500) shooting from the field, including 4-of-8 (.500) from three-point range and 6-of-6 (1.000) from the charity stripe. He also grabbed five rebounds, dished out six assists and recorded two steals and one block in the win. MacMurray was clinging to a one-point lead late in the game when McClellan hit a three-pointer to give his team a cushion with two minutes to go. He then added a steal within the final two minutes to solidify the victory.

McClellan also added 16 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal in a 58-48 win on the road at Eureka College. He finished 7-of-14 (.500) from the field and 2-of-5 (.400) from behind the arc.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Eureka College's Sara Hamilton, a junior from Washington, Ill., has been named the SLIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of January 10-16. This marks the second time this season that she has received the honor.

Hamilton, a 5-8 guard, helped the Red Devils end a four-game losing streak with her game-high 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists in a 75-57 victory over MacMurray College. She shot 7-of-11 (.636) from the field and was a perfect 6-of-6 (1.000) from the free throw line, while also adding two steals in the win. Hamilton also had nine points, five rebounds, three steals and one assist in an 82-75 loss on the road at Spalding University.