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WIAC Men's & Women's Basketball Athletes of the Week: Feb. 1-7

02/10/2016, 8:30am CST
By WIAC

From the WIAC --

WIAC Athletes of the Week
(Week of Feb. 1 - 7)
 
MEN’S BASKETBALL

Jared Staege, Senior (Waunakee, Wis.), Guard of UW-La Crosse
Staege averaged 19.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists in two UW-La Crosse victories. He recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 18 points and 13 rebounds in a 74-67 win over UW-Stout on Feb. 3. Staege also tied his season-high with six assists. He then had 21 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals in the Eagles' 74-68 victory at UW-Whitewater on Feb. 6. It was UW-La Crosse's first win at UW-Whitewater since 2006-07. Staege shot 50.0% (14-of-28) from the field in the two games, including 42.9% (six-of-14) from three-point range, and 83.3% (five-of-six) at the free throw line. He has scored in double figures in 13 straight games.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, George Diekelman, Sopmore, Guard, Stevens Point, Wis (SPASH)
UW-Oshkosh, Charlie Noon, Sophomore, Guard, Oshkosh, Wis. (Lourdes Academy)
UW-Platteville, Matt Oestreich, Sophomore, Guard, Marshfield, Wis.
UW-River Falls, Grant Erickson, Junior, Guard, Lakeville, Minn. (North)
UW-Stevens Point, Ethan Bublitz, Freshman, Guard, Jackson, Wis. (Kettle Moraine Lutheran)
UW-Stout, Jalen Patterson, Sophomore, Guard, Lauderdale, Minn. (St. Thomas Academy)
UW-Whitewater, Trinson White, Senior, Forward, Milwaukee, Wis. (Riverside)


WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Brynn Liljander, Junior (Isanti, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti), Guard of UW-River Falls
Liljander helped the Falcons to two wins and a return to first place in the WIAC standings, as she averaged 19.5 points per game and was 19-of-21 (90.5 percent) from the free throw line. She had a pair of double-digit scoring games and finished with 26 points against UW-Stevens Point where she was 10-of-12 from the line and 4-of-8 from the three-point arc. Against UW-Eau Claire, Liljander had 13 points and was 9-of-9 on free throws. 
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Teenie Lichtfuss, Senior, Guard, Oshkosh, Wis. (Oshkosh Lourdes)
UW-La Crosse, MaKenzie Miller, Junior, Center, Chatfield, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Marissa Selner, Senior, Forward, Kewaunee, Wis.
UW-Stevens Point, Taylor Douglas, Junior, Guard, Brodhead, Wis.
UW-Stout, Jenna Goldsmith, Junior, Forward, St. Anthony, Minn. (St. Anthony Village)
UW-Whitewater, Abbie Reeves, Senior, Guard, Salem, Wis. (Westosha Central)

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