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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Logan Pearson, Senior (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly), Forward of UW-Platteville

Pearson averaged a team-high 19.7 points per game, while posting a shooting split of 61.3/50.0/93.8 as the Pioneers went 3-0 during the week with wins over Augustana College (Ill.), Heidelberg University (Ohio), and Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.). He opened the week with 11 points and a season-high seven assists across 20 minutes as UW-Platteville rolled to a 77-50 win over Augustana. Pearson then scored 17 points with four rebounds and three assists against Heidelberg before producing a 31-point effort in a 65-52 victory over Gustavus Adolphus on Nov. 30. He finished 10-of-15 from the field against the Gusties and added six rebounds, while going a perfect 9-of-9 from the free throw line. Pearson also moved into second in program history with 1,700 career points scored, and sits just 163 points away from the all-time mark.

Also nominated:

UW-Eau Claire, Cade Hall, Senior, Guard, Mauston, Wis. (Mauston)
UW-La Crosse, JJ Paider, Junior, Forward, Neenah, Wis. (Neenah)
UW-Oshkosh, Michael Metcalf-Grassman, Sophomore, Guard, Shawano/Waukesha, Wis. (Shawano)
UW-River Falls, Jack Leifker, Junior, Center, Blaine, Minn. (Spring Lake Park)
UW-Stevens Point, Malik Abdul-Wahid, Senior, Forward, Brookfield, Wis. (Central)
UW-Stout, Jacob Walzcak, Senior, Guard, Chippewa Falls, Wis. (Chi-Hi)
UW-Whitewater, JT Hoytink, Senior, Guard, Menomonee Falls, Wis. (Sussex Hamilton)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Lauryn Milne, Senior (Lodi, Wis./Lodi), Guard of UW-La Crosse

Milne averaged 15.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists in three games during the week. She finished with 16 points and five assists in a 68-65 loss at No. 19-ranked Hope College (Mich.) on Nov. 26, going four-of-five from three-point range. Milne recorded a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds in UW-La Crosse's 62-58 victory over No. 23-ranked Concordia College-Moorhead (Minn.) on Nov. 30, and finished the week with 14 points and six rebounds in a 57-54 loss to the College of Saint Benedict (Minn.) on Dec. 1.

Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, Zoey Buchan, Junior, Guard, Johnston, Iowa (Johnston)
UW-Stout, Amanda Giesen, Senior, Forward, New Prague, Minn. (New Prague)
UW-Whitewater, Bri McCurdy, Sophomore, Guard, St. Croix Falls, Wis. (St. Croix Falls)