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WIAC Men's & Women's Basketball Athletes of the Week: Nov. 23-29

12/01/2015, 2:15pm CST
By WIAC

From the WIAC --

WIAC Athletes of the Week
Week of Nov. 23-29

MEN’S BASKETBALL
Zach Goedeke, Sophomore (Valders, Wis.), Forward/Center of UW-Stevens Point
Goedeke scored a game and career-high 26 points and added seven rebounds to lead No. 9-ranked UW-Stevens Point to a 66-61 win over St. Norbert College (Wis.) on Nov. 24. He shot 10-for-15 from the field to set a career-high in scoring for the second consecutive game. Goedeke scored six points during a 12-0 UW-Stevens Point run that saw the Pointers recover from a nine-point deficit to take a lead they would hold onto midway through the second half. He also added a layup to give UW-Stevens Point a three-point lead with 1:05 remaining. Goedeke also had a block and an assist.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jack Martinek, Junior, Guard, New Brighton, Minn. (Irondale)
UW-La Crosse, Devin Yurk, Junior, Guard, Sheboygan, Wis. (North)
UW-Oshkosh, Sean Dwyer, Junior, Forward, Palos Park, Ill. (Stagg)
UW-Platteville, Cory Vaassen, Junior, Forward, Dickeyville, Wis. (Cuba City)
UW-River Falls, Jon Christensen, Senior, Forward, Elko, Minn.
UW-Stout, Jalen Patterson, Sophomore, Guard, Lauderdale, Minn. (St. Thomas Academy)
UW-Whitewater, Jerry Ngobi, Sophomore, Guard, Janesville, Wis. (Craig)


WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Taylor Karge, Sophomore (Mankato, Minn./East), Forward of UW-River Falls
In a pair of Falcon wins over Bethel University (Minn.) and College of St. Scholastica (Minn.), she averaged 14.0 points per game.  Karge converted 9-of-16 field goal attempts and 9-of-12 free-throw shots. She grabbed 6.5 rebounds per contest, including nine (six offensive, three defensive) against Bethel. UW-River Falls improved to 6-0 on the season with the two victories.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Erin O’Toole, Sophomore, Center, Plymouth, Minn. (Hopkins)
UW-La Crosse, MaKenzie Miller, Junior, Center, Chatfield, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Sarah Gamillo, Junior, Guard, Colby, Wis.
UW-Stout, Jenna Goldsmith, Junior, Forward, St. Anthony, Minn. (St. Anthony Village)
UW-Whitewater, Andrea Olsen, Junior, Guard, East Troy, Wis.

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