ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced their Athlete of the Week award winners Tuesday in the sports of men's and women's basketball. The awards are nominated by UMAC coaches and athletics communications staff and selected each week by the latter group.
December 16-22, 2024
MEN'S BASKETBALL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
AJ Greene, Sophomore, Northwestern Eagles
Roseville, Minn. / Concordia Academy
- Greene scored a career-high 20 points in an 85-77 road win over Augsburg to close out non-conference play. The sophomore went 3-4 from deep, adding 4 steals and 3 rebounds.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Jasmine Sondrol, Senior, Northwestern Eagles
Grand Forks, N.D. / Red River
- Sondrol led the Eagles in scoring across their two games at the Titan Holiday Classic with 15.5 points per game. In a blowout win against Concordia Chicago, the senior put up 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, making all 3 of her three-point attempts. In a loss to #5 UW-Oshkosh the following day, she led the team with 13 of its 35 points.
December 23-29, 2024
MEN'S BASKETBALL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Carmello McNeal, Junior, North Central Rams
Minneapolis, Minn. / Twin Cities Academy
- McNeal was stellar for the Rams as NCU defeated Central College and Loras College at the Loras Holiday Classic. The junior averaged 18.5 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 steals while shooting a combined 15-21 (71.4%) from the field and 4-5 (80%) from three.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Elise Besonen, Senior, UW-Superior Yellowjackets
Ewen, Mich. / Ewen-Trout Creek
- In the Yellowjackets' lone contest last week, Besonen shot 50 percent from the field against MSOE. The senior guard played 39-of-40 minutes and contributed 23 points along with three steals, assists and rebounds each. She currently leads UWS in all offensive categories heading into UMAC play.
The UMAC is an NCAA Division III member comprised of eight full-time member schools from Minnesota and Wisconsin: Bethany Lutheran College, Crown College, Martin Luther College, North Central University, Northland College, University of Minnesota Morris, University of Northwestern, and University of Wisconsin-Superior.
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