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Athlete Awards

Athletes of the Week

Danasia Witherspoon

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    12/29/2015
  • Sport
    Women's Basketball
  • Bio
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Freshman guard Danasia Witherspoon (Hickory, N.C.) averaged 16.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, leading the Bulldogs to a pair of SAC road victories. She shot 62.5 percent from the field on the week, adding three assists and two steals. 

Witherspoon contributed four points, six rebounds and two assists in a 78-67 win at Lincoln Memorial. She piled up career highs of 29 points and 11 rebounds in a victory at Brevard, going 13-for-20 from the field while notching her first career double-double. 

Witherspoon is second on the team with 10.5 points per game, leading the Bulldogs with 6.5 rebounds per contest while adding a team-best 13 steals on the year. She is shooting 55.9 percent from the field. The 'Dogs are 5-3 overall and 4-2 in the SAC, posting a perfect 4-0 mark in conference road games. 


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
9/24/2015 Ashley Hinderer Women's Cross Country
9/24/2015 Jordan Berry Football
9/16/2015 Lawrence Pittman Football
9/16/2015 Abby Saehler Volleyball
9/9/2015 Kyle Johnson Football
9/9/2015 Taylor Leyble Women's Soccer
6/22/2015 George Williams Men's Track & Field
6/22/2015 Jade Montgomery Women's Soccer
4/30/2015 Alexis Burrell Softball
4/30/2015 Thomas Spitz Baseball
4/22/2015 Filippo Pezzoli Men's Tennis
4/22/2015 Maria Garcia Women's Tennis
4/9/2015 Christina Matheny Women's Track & Field
4/9/2015 George Williams Men's Track & Field
3/26/2015 Tyler Brown Baseball
3/26/2015 Mellena Helms Softball
3/19/2015 George Williams Men's Track & Field
3/19/2015 Armony Dumur Women's Swimming
3/12/2015 Lucia Careaga Herrera Women's Golf
3/12/2015 Jacob Ormerod Men's Lacrosse
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