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WIAC Men's & Women's Basketball Athletes of the Week: Dec. 8-14

12/16/2014, 2:45pm CST
By WSN

WIAC Athletes of the Week
(Week of Dec. 8 - 14)
 
MEN’S BASKETBALL

Austin Ryf, Senior (Winneconne, Wis.), Guard of UW-Stevens Point
Ryf averaged 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists a game in a pair of wins during the week for No. 21-ranked UW-Stevens Point.  In a 73-56 win at UW-Stout on Dec. 10, he scored a career-high 21 points and made a career-best five three-pointers on eight attempts.  Ryf then registered 11 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals in a 60-49 non-conference win at Lawrence University (Wis.) on Dec. 13.  For the week, Ryf shot 52.2 percent (12-for-23) from the field and 58.3 percent (7-for-12) from behind the arc and averaged 37.0 minutes a game.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Tyson Kalien, Junior, Guard, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
UW-Oshkosh, Alex Olson, Junior, Guard, Brookfield, Wis. (Central)
UW-Platteville, Jim STocki, Senior, Guard, Bolingbrook, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)
UW-River Falls, Jon Christensen, Junior, Forward, Elko, Minn.
UW-Stout, Jarvis Ragland, Senior, Forward, Milwaukee, Wis. (Rufus King)
UW-Superior, Brian Lindblom, Junior, Forward, Spooner, Wis.
UW-Whitewater, Quardell Young, Senior, Guard, Kenosha, Wis. (Bradford)


WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Kaitlyn Jacobs, Senior (New Franken, Wis./Green Bay Preble), Post of UW-Stevens Point
Jacobs averaged a double-double of 12.5 points and 11.0 rebounds during the week to lead UW-Stevens Point to double-digit home wins over UW-Stout and No. 22-ranked St. Norbert College (Wis.). In a 64-51 WIAC victory against the Blue Devils on Dec. 10, she recorded her second-career double-double with 13 points and a career-best 15 rebounds.  Jacobs then registered 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists against the Green Knights on Dec. 13.  For the week, she shot 8-for-19 (42.1 percent) from the floor and made all nine of her free throws. Jacobs also contributed on the defensive end with one block and one steal in each game.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Rachel Egdorf, Senior, Center, Mishicot, Wis.
UW-La Crosse, Maggie Bishop, Junior, Forward, Westby, Wis.
UW-Oshkosh, Taylor Schmidt, Sophomore, Guard, Algoma, Wis.
UW-Platteville, Mykaela Brandt, Sophomore, Guard, Marion, Iowa (Linn-Marr)
UW-River Falls, Kate Theisen, Sophomore, Forward, Minnetrista, Minn. (Watertown-Mayer)
UW-Stout, Jenna Goldsmith, Sophomore, Forward, St. Anthony, Minn. (Village)
UW-Superior, Molly Atherton, Senior, Forward, Blaine, Minn.
UW-Whitewater, Lisa Palmer, Sophomore, Forward, Bartlett, Ill.

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