UMAC Player of the Week Awards - Oct. 30, 2017
ST. PAUL, Minn.--- The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced its Player of the Week award winners Monday in the sports of football, volleyball, men's and women's soccer and men's and women's cross country. The UMAC Player of the Week awards are nominated for by UMAC coaches and sports information directors (SIDs) and selected by SIDs. The awards are published each Monday afternoon.
The award winners and descriptions of their accomplishments for the week are below:
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FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
LeAnthony Reasnover, Jr., Eureka
Momence, Ill./Momence
- Led Eureka to crucial win over St. Scholastica
- Rushed for a 355 yards on 53 attempts for five touchdowns
- His rushing yards were second most in a Divison III game this season
FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Macae Skaggs, Jr., Eureka
Farmington, Ill./Farmington
- Led the Red Devils with nine tackles in a win Saturday
- Tallied 2.5 tackles for a loss and two sacks to stop a scoring drive
- Recorded a pass breakup at the line of scrimmage
FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kailen Ha’o-Martin, Fy., Minnesota Morris
Fairbanks, Alaska/Lathrop
- Returned a kick off 86 yards for a touchdown for the Cougars
- His TD is the longest kickoff return in five seasons
- Averaged 55.5 yards on two kick off returns
VOLLEYBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Lindsey Peterson, Sr., Northwestern
Sheffield, Iowa/West Fork
- Led Northwestern to its seventh-straight UMAC title Saturday
- Collected 56 kills (5.09 k/s) in three matches and hit .376 on the week
- Tallied 41 digs (3.73 d/s) to add to her stat line
VOLLEYBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jackie Doering, Sr., Northwestern
Charles City, Iowa/Charles City
- Helped Northwestern go 3-0 to win the UMAC title last week
- Collected 47 digs (4.27 d/s) in three matches for the Eagles
- Recorded 22 digs in a 3-2 win over Bethel Friday
VOLLEYBALL SETTER OF THE WEEK
Emily VerWay, Jr., Wisconsin-Superior
Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley
- Tallied 133 assists (10.23 per set) in three matches for UWS
- Recorded a season-high 48 assists vs. Northland
- Followed up with a new season-high 49 vs. North Central
MEN'S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Fernando Bicalho, Jr., Wisconsin-Superior
Belo Horizonte, Brazil/Kickapoo
- Finished the week with seven points in two games
- Scored a pair of goals in a critical win over Minnesota Morris
- Added a goal and an assist against Northland
MEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sandy Davidson-Hunt, Sr., St. Scholastica
Kenora, Ontario/St. Thomas Aquinas
- Led St. Scholastica to a pair of wins for the UMAC title
- Picked up two shutouts to bring season total to six
- Recorded three saves in a win over North Central
WOMEN'S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Becca Rancour, So., St. Scholastica
Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View
- Recorded 14 points in two Saints' wins last week
- Tallied a four-goal, three-assist performance vs. North Central
- Scored a goal and assist in win over Bethan Lutheran
WOMEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Michaela Cowman, Fy., Crown
Quincy, Ill./Quincy
- Recorded two double-digit save performances to end season
- Tallied 21 saves in a loss to Northwestern
- Picked up first-career shutout with 10 saves vs. Mount Mary
A history of winners from the 2017 fall sports can be found by award name below:
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