From the WIAC --
WIAC Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week
(Week of December 19 - January 1)
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Brock Voigt, Senior (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie), Forward of UW-Eau Claire
Voigt was named to the All-Tournament Team after helping UW-Eau Claire go 2-0 at UW-Oshkosh’s BSN Winter Classic on Dec. 29-30. He averaged 16.5 points, six rebounds and two blocks per game. Voigt tallied 19 points, six rebounds and three blocks in a 76-41 victory over Marian University (Wis.) on Dec. 29. He added a 14-point, six-rebound performance against Ohio Wesleyan University on Dec. 30. Voigt achieved both stat lines in just over 23 minutes of action in each game.
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Craig Steele, Senior, Guard, Portage, Wis. (Portage)
UW-Oshkosh, Levi Borchert, Senior, Forward, Kimberly, Wis. (Kimberly)
UW-Platteville, Logan Pearson, Junior, Forward, Kimberly, Wis. (Kimberly)
UW-River Falls, Marshall Holland, Junior, Forward, Coon Rapids, Minn. (Coon Rapids)
UW-Whitewater, Trevon Chislom, Junior, Forward, McFarland, Wis. (McFarland)
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Jessie Ruden, Senior (Rochester, Minn./John Marshall), Guard of UW-Eau Claire
Ruden was named the Tournament MVP at the Amy Hasbrook Memorial Tournament hosted by DePauw University (Ind.) on Dec. 29-30. She led the Blugolds to the tournament title, including a 75-68 win over No. 10-ranked Trine University (Ind.) in the opener. Ruden scored 23 points, dished out four assists, blocked three shots and grabbed three rebounds in that victory. In the tournament championship against DePauw, Ruden recorded a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds to lift the Blugolds to the title. She added three steals and two blocks as the Blugolds won 65-51. For the week, she averaged 22.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.5 blocks and 2 steals per contest.
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Lauryn Milne, Sophomore, Guard, Lodi, Wis. (Lodi)
UW-Oshkosh, Kayve Vaile, Junior, Forward, Greendale, Wis. (Greendale)
UW-Platteville, Ella Mackiewicz, Freshman, Guard, Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest)
UW-River Falls, Macy Nilsen, Senior, Guard, Edina, Minn. (Edina)
UW-Stout, Raegan Sorensen, Sophomore, Guard, Centuria, Wis. (Unity)
UW-Whitewater, Kacie Carollo, Sophomore, Guard, Whitewater, Wis. (Whitewater)
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