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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
10/31/2011 Cody Haffly Football
10/31/2011 Kelly Adams Women's Soccer
10/25/2011 Susie Murach Volleyball
10/25/2011 Paul Grammaticopoulos Football
10/18/2011 Anna Hilton Volleyball
10/18/2011 Cody Haffly Football
10/10/2011 Brian Denton Men's Golf
10/10/2011 Kelly Moldenhauer Women's Soccer
10/4/2011 Jack Taylor Football
10/4/2011 Grace Krauser Volleyball
9/26/2011 Keeley Wood Women's Cross Country
9/26/2011 Ben Pinkard Football
9/20/2011 Maggie Malone Volleyball
9/20/2011 Jared Seate Football
9/12/2011 Anna Hilton Volleyball
9/12/2011 Steve Hammond Men's Cross Country
9/5/2011 Gui Peron Men's Soccer
9/5/2011 Liz Willis Volleyball
5/4/2011 Stormi Gale Volleyball
5/4/2011 Dodson McPherson Baseball
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