SLIAC Players of the Week - March 1
| Diamond Sports Baseball Hitter of the Week | |||
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Daniel Youngblood, Fontbonne University Youngblood exploded on Saturday in a doubleheader sweep of Nebraska-Wesleyan. The senior infielder drove in 10 runs in the two games including a seven RBI outburst in game one. In that game, he finished 4-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored. On the week Youngblood was 6-for-14, a .429 average, with three runs scored and 10 RBI. He added one stolen base and a .857 slugging percentage. |
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| Diamond Sports Baseball Pitcher of the Week | |||
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Matt Mulhearn, Webster University Mulhearn started the season in mid-season form, throwing eight shutout innings and picking up the win over Wartburg. The senior hurler struck out 14 batters, walking none, and allowed just two hits. |
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| Men's Basketball Player of the Week | |||
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Ian Milsteadt, Eureka College Milsteadt poured in the points for the Red Devils last week; averaging 29.5 points in two games. The senior guard shot 54-percent from the field on the week, hitting on 50-percent of his three-pointers, and averaged 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game. He put up 33 points, on 5-of-8 threes, in leading Eureka to a win over Fontbonne and added a double-double against Illinois College. |
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| Women's Basketball Player of the Week | |||
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Emily Reinneck, Greenville University Reinneck helped the Panthers to a pair of conference wins, averaging 21.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. The sophomore guard put up 26 points and 10 rebounds with three assists in a win over Webster. She followed with 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals against Spalding. On the week Reinneck shot 50-percent from the field including hitting on 7-of-13 three-pointers while totaling four assists and four steals. |
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| Men's Tennis Player of the Week | |||
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Daniel Gomez, Principia College Gomez, a senior from Bogota, Columbia, rolled off four wins for the Panthers last week. He picked up two thrilling wins over D2 schools at the #1 singles spot. He defeated Maryville's top player 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 and followed with a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (10) win over Lindenwoods top player. Gomez also teamed with Wyatt Dale to pick up a pair of wins as the Panthers' #1 doubles team. |
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| Softball Hitter of the Week | |||
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Abby Richmond, Fontbonne University Richmond, a junior from Ballwin, Mo., hit .571 with four runs batted in and two runs scored during the Griffins' season-opening weekend. She picked up a hit in both games on the weekend including going 3-for-3 against Concordia-Chicago. |
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| Softball Pitcher of the Week | |||
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Lexi Becker, Fontbonne University Becker appeared in both of the Griffins games this past weekend, recording a win over Concordia-Chicago. The junior worked three innings, allowing one earned run with three strikeouts in the victory. On the week she threw five innings, carrying a 1.40 earned-run average in her two outings. |
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| Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week | |||
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Natalie Needy, Westminster College Needy wins her second straight weekly award after helping the Blue Jays to a pair of conference wins last week. The senior totaled 22 kills while hitting .543 in her two matches. She had a high of 13 kills against Eureka. Needy also added six aces and seven blocks, totaling 32.5 points for the week. |
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| Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week | |||
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Amanda Swedberg, Blackburn College Swedberg, a sophomore, led the Beavers defensively last week; averaging 5.55 digs per set in three matches. She tallied 22 digs in a win over Eureka, chipping in with two aces during the three-set sweep. She upped that total later in the week with a high of 27 digs in a five-set match against Spalding. |
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