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Athlete Awards

Athletes of the Week

Liz Willis

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/15/2011
  • Sport
    Volleyball
  • Bio
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Senior Liz Willis earned SAC Tournament MVP honors over the weekend, leading the 14th-ranked Bulldogs to their sixth straight SAC Tournament title. Willis becomes the first player in league history to be named SAC Player of the Year, SAC Scholar Athlete and SAC Tournament MVP in the same year.
 
Willis piled up 51 assists and 19 digs in the quarterfinal victory over Carson-Newman. She followed with 35 assists and seven digs in the sweep over Tusculum in the semifinals. Willis notched another double-double in the championship match Sunday, with 52 assists and 12 digs in the victory over Catawba. Willis ranks fourth nationally with 11.79 assists per set. The Bulldogs will host the NCAA Southeast Regionals this weekend, with Wingate taking on the eighth-seeded Lees-McRae Bobcats Friday at 7:30 p.m.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
11/21/2013 Anna Hilton Volleyball
11/21/2013 Austin Anthony Football
11/14/2013 Jade Montgomery Women's Soccer
11/14/2013 Marko Blazevski Men's Swimming
11/5/2013 Marko Blazevski Men's Swimming
11/5/2013 Valerie Dembny Women's Swimming
10/29/2013 Nestor Lantigua Football
10/29/2013 Keeley Wood Women's Cross Country
10/22/2013 Robbie Nallenweg Football
10/22/2013 Stephanie Tassone Volleyball
10/15/2013 Gui Peron Men's Soccer
10/15/2013 Anna Hilton Volleyball
10/8/2013 Marko Blazevski Men's Swimming
10/1/2013 Susie Murach Volleyball
10/1/2013 Pedro Figuiera Men's Soccer
9/25/2013 Alex Craig Men's Cross Country
9/25/2013 Ashlyn Hardie Women's Soccer
9/17/2013 Gui Peron Men's Soccer
9/10/2013 Anna Hilton Volleyball
9/10/2013 Shaun Gadsby Men's Soccer
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