SLIAC Weekly Release - December 9
This week in the SLIAC is a weekly review of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Read the recaps of the prior weeks results and highlights of upcoming events. You can also find the latest standings, statistics, schedules and awards.
HEADLINES
167 Fall Student-Athletes Named SLIAC All-Academic (December 3, 2015)
A total of 167 student-athletes received All-Academic Team honors for the 2015 fall season as awarded by the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. This marks the highest total of student-athletes receiving academic All-Conference honors in the fall season since the award was first handed out in 2001.....MORE
Five Women's Soccer Players Named NSCAA All-Region (December 3, 2015)
Five women's soccer players from St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) institutions were honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) as members of the 2015 All-Central Region teams.....MORE
Feature Friday with Spalding's Nick Trisko (December 4, 2015)
This week we sat down with Spalding University men's basketball player Nick Trisko. Get to know Nick off the court and find out why he just may be Shaq's biggest fan.....MORE
SLIAC Game of the Week: Iowa Wesleyan vs. Westminster (December 8, 2015)
Saturday's women's basketball game between Iowa Wesleyan and Westminster will feature the only two remaining undefeated teams in conference play.....MORE
Iowa Wesleyan Wins NCAA November Spotlight (December 8, 2015)
Each month the NCAA holds a Special Olympic Spotlight that features three stories about Special Olympic events held around Division III and creates a poll for fans to vote for their favorite one. Iowa Wesleyan's story was one of three stories selected to highlight in the month of November.....MORE
SLIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
The SLIAC Players of the Week are honored for their performances during the week. Click on the sport link below to see the full list of 2015-16 Players of the Week. For this week's Player of the Week release - HERE
| Men's Basketball |
Greg Kent |
Eureka College |
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| Women's Basketball |
Rachel Williams |
Iowa Wesleyan University |
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SLIAC WINTER STANDINGS
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| School | SLIAC | Overall | School | SLIAC | Overall | ||
| Iowa Wesleyan |
2-0 |
5-2 | Iowa Wesleyan |
2-0 | 5-1 | ||
| Webster | 2-0 | 3-3 | Westminster | 2-0 | 4-2 |
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| Westminster | 2-0 | 2-3 |
Spalding | 1-1 | 4-1 | ||
| MacMurray | 1-1 | 3-3 | Webster |
1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| Spalding | 1-1 | 2-4 | Greenville | 1-1 | 4-3 | ||
| Eureka | 1-1 | 2-6 | Fontbonne | 1-1 | 1-3 |
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| Blackburn | 1-1 |
1-7 | Eureka | 1-1 | 1-5 |
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| Principia | 0-2 | 3-3 |
Blackburn | 1-1 | 1-6 |
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| Fontbonne | 0-2 |
2-6 |
Principia | 0-2 | 0-5 |
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| Greenville | 0-2 | 1-7 | MacMurray | 0-2 | 0-6 |
AROUND THE SLIAC
Blackburn head coach Steve Kollar picked up his first win as Beavers head coach last week with an 89-83 win over Fontbonne. The Beavers jumped out to a 45-37 lead at halftime before closing out the game for the road win. Chris Davis led the Beavers with 22 points while Jamie Moore added 14 points in just 18 minutes of action. |
Red Devil men's basketball player Greg Kent was named the SLIAC Player of the Week this week after recording two double-doubles and nearly added a quadruple double. Kent recorded 16 points and 11 rebounds, adding nine assists and six steals in a win over Principia. Then he followed with 16 points, 11 rebounds, eight steals, and six assists. |
Fontbonne led all conference members with 29 representatives on the 2015 SLIAC Fall All-Academic team. To be named All-Academic a student-athlete must hold a 3.5 cumulative grade point average or above, be at least a sophomore in academic standing, and have one full year at the institution. To see a full list of Griffins named All-Academic click HERE |
Josh Kuusisto was named the 2016 recipient of the Order of the Orange and Black from Greenville College. The biannual award recognizes a student-athlete who achieves athletic and academic excellence, models good leadership, and reflects the College's standards of Christian integrity. Kuusisto, a 2014 graduate, competed in track and field all four years for the Panthers and holds school records in the hammer throw. |
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MacMurray will host a Coaches vs. Cancer event this weekend to help raise cancer awareness and support local basketball coach Bill Pool in his battle with cancer. MacMurray will host Principia on Saturday, December 12 with the women tipping off at 1 p.m. and men at 3 p.m. Donations will be accepted at the door. In addition there will be a 50/50 raffle and silent auction. |
Principia junior Women's Soccer player Rachel Perea was named to the 2015 NSCAA All-Region team last week. Perea earned Second Team All-Region honors after anchoring the Panther defense and adding three goals and one assist. Perea also earned Second Team All-Conference honors earlier this year. For a full list of the 2015 NSCAA All-Region team click HERE |
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The Webster men's basketball team has won two straight games, both conference contests, to improve to 3-3 overall this season. The Gorloks have now won three of their last four games and will head on the road for their next four games. The do not return home for a game until January 4th when they host Eureka College. |
A trio of Westminster men's soccer players were named NSCAA All-Central Region Team. Midfielder Tripp Sheehan was named to the Second Team while goal keeper Raul Belman and Drew Cook earned Third Team honors. To view the complete list of 2015 NSCAA All-Central Region team members click HERE |
THIS WEEK'S SLIAC SCHEDULE
To see a complete schedule of this week's SLIAC action click HERE
KEEP UP WITH THE SLIAC ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Be sure to keep up with the SLIAC using various social media platforms. You can follow us on Twitter (@sliac) HERE or Facebook (St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) HERE Don't forget to share your game day photos from around the conference by using #SLIACtion on your tweets.
Be sure to check out the SLIAC You Tube Channel. Each Friday is the Feature Friday series featuring interviews with student-athletes, coaches, and administrators from around the SLIAC. You can also view our previous feature videos, where you can get to know our student-athletes outside of athletics and get an idea of what it is like to be a NCAA Division III student-athlete, as well as conference tournament highlight videos. Check out all of our YouTube Videos HERE
