Blackburn's Shipley, Spalding's McAfee Tabbed Basketball Players 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 January 24-30.

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spalding University's Dewhon McAfee, a junior from Louisville, Ky. (Butler), has been named the SLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of January 24-30. This marks the second time this season that he has earned the honor.

McAfee, a 6-0 guard, helped lead the Golden Eagles to two victories last week with an average of 20.0 points and 6.5 assists per game, while also shooting .538 (14-of-26) from the field, .400 (4-of-10) from three-point range and .727 (8-of-11) from the charity stripe.

McAfee scored 29 points on 9-of 14 (.642) shooting from the field, 3-of-6 (.500) from behind the arc and 8-of-10 (.800) from the free throw line in an 81-47 victory versus Eureka College. He also dished out five assists and tallied two steals in the win. McAfee added 11 points, eight assists, three rebounds, one block and one steal in a 70-59 win over Westminster College (Mo.).

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Blackburn College's Sierra Shipley, a senior from Waukegan, Ill., has been named the SLIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of January 24-30.

Shipley, a 5-9 forward, averaged 14.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals in two games last week. She had 12 points, four steals and three rebounds in a 55-39 win over MacMurray College. Shipley also recorded a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds in a 73-60 victory against Greenville College. It was her defensive performance that really stood out against the Panthers though, as she held Greenville's leading scorer to 0-of-12 shooting from the field.