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2016-17 Women's Basketball Players of the Week

ALEY LUCAS, WEBSTER UNIVERSITY - FEB. 20
Aley Lucas, a junior forward, is the SLIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week. Lucas, from Sullivan, Mo., led the Gorloks to a pair of conference wins last week in helping them wrap up the #3 seed in the upcoming SLIAC Tournament. Lucas finished with 11 points and five assists in just 15 minutes of action against MacMurray. She followed with 15 points, 13 rebounds, and two steals in a rival game against Fontbonne. On the week Lucas averaged 13.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game while shooting 53-percent from the field.

HAYLEY RENEAU, EUREKA COLLEGE - FEB. 13
 Hayley Reneau, a junior guard at Eureka College, is the SLIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week. Reneau led the Red Devils in scoring in all three games last week, helping the Red Devils maintain their spot atop the conference standings and secure hosting rights for the 2017 SLIAC Tournament. Reneau finished with 22 points, knocking down four three-pointers, in a win over Westminster. She followed with a career high 28 points, on 12-of-17 shooting, in a win over MacMurray and closed out the week with 17 points against Greenville. Reneau was more than just a scorer this week though, averaging 3.7 steals and 2.0 blocks per game including five steals against MacMurray. On the week she averaged 22.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game while shooting 56.3 percent from the field.

ALEISHA STILTNER, BLACKBURN COLLEGE - FEB. 6
 Aleisha Stiltner is this week's SLIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week after leading the Beavers to their first win of the season, a 58-57 win over MacMurray. Stiltner, a junior guard, not only led all players with 27 points but scored the game tying and game winning baskets. Stiltner tied the game on a three-pointer with 18-seconds left and then knocked down another triple with 0.5 seconds on the clock to give Blackburn a 58-57 lead. She also added 10 rebounds and two steals in the game while shooting 9-of-18 from the field and connecting on five three-pointers.

EMMIE HARING, FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY - JAN. 30
 Emmie Haring, a guard from Fontbonne University, is this week's SLIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week. Haring, a senior from Ballwin, Mo., averaged a double-double in helping the Griffins to a pair of wins last week. She averaged 19.0 points, 10.5 assists, and 5.5 steals per game while adding 3.5 rebounds and hitting on 5-of-12 three-point shots. Haring recorded 15 points and 11 assists in a win over MacMurray and followed with 23 points and 10 assists against Blackburn. This week Haring also broke her own school record for assists in a season and she currently leads NCAA Division III in assists.

TAYLOR PAULIN, GREENVILLE COLLEGE - JAN. 23
 Taylor Paulin, a senior guard with Greenville College, is this week's SLIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week after helping the Panthers to a pair of conference wins last week. Paulin, from Bridgeport, Ill., scored 15 points, on 6-of-8 shooting, with three rebounds and three assists in a win over Blackburn. She scored a team high 21 points in helping the Panthers edge out Webster for a win. Paulin tallied seven of her points in the fourth quarter, hitting a three pointer late to give the Panthers a lead and clinched the win with a pair of free-throws with just 13-seconds remaining. On the week Paulin shot 67-percent from the field and averaged 18.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 steals per game while committing just two turnovers.

KENNEDY DURA, EUREKA COLLEGE - JAN. 16
 Kennedy Dura, a freshman guard from Eureka College, is this week's SLIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week. Dura, from Edwards, Ill., led the Red Devils to a 66-49 win over Greenville, Eureka's largest margin of victory over the Panthers since the 1992-93 season. Dura finished the contest with 16 points, going 7-of-11 from the field with a pair of three-pointers. Dura added four assists, while committing just one turnover, and three steals.

ANDREA ZALIS, WESTMINSTER COLLEGE - JAN. 9
 Andrea Zalis is this week's SLIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week. Zalis, a senior guard from Rolla, Mo., helped Westminster College to a pair of conference wins last week while averaging 26.0 points and 7.0 rebounds over the two games. Zalis set a new program record for points in a game when she poured in 35 points in a win over Blackburn. Zalis was 11-of-16 from the field in the game, also grabbing five rebounds and picking up four steals and two blocked shots. Earlier in the week Zalis tallied 17 points and nine rebounds with three steals in a win over MacMurray. On the week Zalis shot 55-percent from the field, including knocking down 7-of-15 three-point attempts.

KELSEY MILLER, WEBSTER UNIVERSITY - JAN. 3
 Kelsey Miller is this week's SLIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week. Miller, a junior guard from Elizabeth, Ind., helped the Gorloks to a pair of wins over a two week stretch. Miller averaged 19.5 points and 3.0 rebounds in the two games and was the high scorer in each game. She scored 19 points, going 6-of-9 from the field, with two steals in a win over Dallas. Miller followed with 20 points, knocking down six three-pointers, against Central (Iowa) while again recording two steals. On the week Miller shot 52-percent from the field with seven total three-pointers and four steals.

LEXI DOOLEY, EUREKA COLLEGE - DEC. 19
 Lexi Dooley, from Eureka College, is this week's SLIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week. Dooley, a sophomore forward from Sutter, Ill., guided the Red Devils to a win over Webster in a battle of conference unbeatens last week. She scored 16 points in the game, going six-of-seven from the field, while grabbing 11 rebounds. Dooley also added two steals in the game. Dooley was a consistent force in the game, scoring in each quarter and helping Eureka hold the lead for the majority of the contest. She is averaging 8.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game this season while Eureka is the only remaining undefeated team in SLIAC play this year.

LAURA GOODNIGHT, GREENVILLE COLLEGE - DEC. 12
 Laura Goodnight, a forward from Greenville College, is this week' SLIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week. Goodnight, a senior from Bothel, Wash., averaged 20.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game while helping the Panthers go a perfect 3-0 on the week. Goodnight averaged nearly a point per minute on the week, scoring 60 points in just 63 minutes played. Her high was a 32 point performance against St. Mary of the Woods. Goodnight also picked up a double-double against Robert Morris-Springfield with 13 points and 12 rebounds. She finished the week shooting 61.9 percent from the field and added six steals and three blocked shots.

MICHAELA BALDUCCI, EUREKA COLLEGE - DEC. 5
 Eureka College forward Michaela Balducci is this week's SLIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week. Balducci, a senior from Eureka, Ill., helped the Red Devils to a pair of conference wins last week, marking the program's first 2-0 start in conference play since the 2013-14 season. Balducci was a force on the post, shooting 78-percent from the field over the two games and averaging 19.0 points per game. She netted 18 points in just 17 minutes of action in her team's win over Blackburn, going 5-for-5 from the field. Balducci led the Red Devils to a road win over Spalding in her second game of the week, scoring 20 points while grabbing 13 rebounds. On the week she finished 14-of-18 from the field and added three steals and three assists.

ALEX MARTIN, SPALDING UNIVERSITY - NOV. 28
 Alex Martin, a sophomore from Louisville, Ky., helped the Golden Eagles extend their unbeaten streak to start the season to three games in a 70-51 win over Centre. Martin, a guard, was efficient in all aspects of the game while playing just 26 minutes in the contest. Martin tallied 14 points, on 6-of-11 shooting, while knocking down a pair of three-pointers. She also dished out six assists while committing no turnovers and added four rebounds and a steal in the win. On the season Spalding is 3-0 and Martin is averaging 10.3 points and 4.0 assists per game.

NATALIE BUSSCHER, WEBSTER UNIVERSITY - NOV. 21
Natalie Busscher is the first SLIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the 2016-17 season. Busscher, a sophomore forward from Mundelein, Ill., sparked the Gorloks to a pair of wins by coming off the bench and making an immediate impact in each game. Busscher scored 10 points in just 13 minutes of action in her team's 85-70 win over Rust. She followed by netting 20 points in just 17 minutes in a win over Dominican. On the week Busscher averaged 15.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game while shooting 67-percent from the field. She was named Most Valuable Player of the 2016 Cavallo Tip-Off Classic.