Players of the Week (12/9)
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Dakota Bennington, Eureka College Dakota Bennington picks up his second straight weekly award after helping the Red Devils to a pair of wins in the conference opening week. Bennington, a senior from Peoria, Ill., averaged 27 points in the two wins including a high of 31 points in a 112-93 win over Principia. Bennington averaged 27.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.5 steals per game on the week. He shot 60-percent from the field, going 22-of-37 while knocking down 4 three-pointers. |
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| Women's Basketball Player of the Week | ||
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Rylee Stafford, Fontbonne University Stafford, a junior from Jackson, Mo., led the Griffins to a pair of conference wins last week in picking up SLIAC Player of the Week honors. The guard averaged 22.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.0 steals in the two games; shooting 52-percent from the field and 40-percent from three-point range. She put up 24 points while recording 5 steals in a win over MacMurray and followed with 21 points, connecting on 5 three's, with 7 rebounds and 3 steals against Blackburn. On the week she was 16-of-31 from the field with 8 three-pointers. |
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Notables
- Julie Baudendistel, Webster University (Women's Basketball) Recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds against Spalding.
- Wynne Brown Jr., Webster University (Men's Basketball) Scored a career-high 24 points, adding 6 rebounds, and 4 assists against Greenville.
- Mikalyn Callahan, Westminster College (Women's Basketball) Recorded a double-double against Iowa Wesleyan with 10 points and 10 rebounds; adding 6 assists.
- Landon Harrison, Westminster College (Men's Basketball) Put up 31 points in a loss to Greenville.
- Elijah Rice, Fontbonne University (Men's Basketball) Tallied 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting against Blackburn.
