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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
10/19/2009 Stormi Gale Volleyball
10/12/2009 Maggie Malone Volleyball
10/12/2009 Perry Floyd Football
10/5/2009 Stormi Gale Volleyball
10/5/2009 Cody Haffly Football
9/28/2009 Liz Willis Volleyball
9/28/2009 Tylan Merkerson Football
9/21/2009 Luke Mulholland Men's Soccer
9/21/2009 Stormi Gale Volleyball
9/14/2009 David Sanctis Men's Cross Country
9/14/2009 Brittany Vish Women's Cross Country
9/8/2009 Kerstin Williams Women's Soccer
9/8/2009 Junior Nyemb Men's Soccer
8/31/2009 Lauren Billo Volleyball
8/31/2009 Vince Jordan Football
8/3/2009 Ryan Webber Football
8/3/2009 Chelsea Cancelliere Volleyball
7/1/2009 Anna Atkinson Women's Basketball
7/1/2009 Evan Schaller Men's Lacrosse
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