SLIAC Players of the Week - September 6
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players of the Week for September 6, 2022
| Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week | ||
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Rex Heath, Principia College A freshman runner, Heath opened his collegiate career with a 3rd place finish at the Principia Opener. Running on the 6k course he finished with a time of 20:22 and was the top finisher in a field that featured runners from four other conference schools. |
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| Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week | ||
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Kyanne Williams, Webster University Williams took 3rd place out of a field of 29 runners at the Principia Opener. The senior finished the course of just over 4,000 meters in a time of 17:06 and was the highest SLIAC finisher in the field. |
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| Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week | ||
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Shane Greathouse, Blackburn College Greathouse picked up goals in his team's first two games of the season including a hat trick in the season opener. The junior was the game's only goal scorer in the Beavers 3-0 win over Moody Bible. He added another goal in a 4-0 win against Andrews. On the week Greathouse netted four goals on seven shots. |
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| Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week | ||
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Luke Dillon, Webster University Dillon recorded a shutout in his collegiate debut with the Gorloks. The freshman keeper stopped all six shots he faced in drawing a 0-0 tie against Dominican. |
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| Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week | ||
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Baeli Young, Spalding University Young wasted little time in getting off on the right foot to the season, recording three goals and two assists in her team's 5-0 win over Berea. The junior set up the game's first goal and then buried two first-half goals. She set up the fourth goal of the game and completed her hat trick with a goal in the final 30-seconds of the game. |
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| Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week | ||
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Leslie Barrera, Principia College A sophomore keeper, Leslie Barrera recorded five saves in a 3-0 win over Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis. Barrera played nearly 85-minutes of shutout action and one of her five saves was on a breakaway. |
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| Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week | ||
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Eryka Wanyonyi, Westminster College A senior outside hitter, Wanyonyi helped the Blue Jays to three wins on the opening weekend. She put down 52 kills and totaled 63.5 points over four matches. Wanyonyi averaged 3.25 kills per set, hitting .201 on the week. She had three double-digit kill matches with a high of 19 in a win over Monmouth. |
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| Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week | ||
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Holly Heuerman, Blackburn College Heuerman tallied 53 digs in three matches last weekend, averaging 4.82 digs per set. She recorded double-digit digs in all three matches including a career-high 20 digs against Harris-Stowe. |
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