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Athletes of the Week

Danasia Witherspoon

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/13/2017
  • Sport
    Women's Basketball
  • Bio
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Wingate sophomore forward Danasia Witherspoon (Hickory, N.C.) was named the 2017 South Atlantic Conference tournament MVP, as she averaged 15 points and five rebounds per game (in the SAC Final Four) as the Bulldogs won the title with victories over Lenoir-Rhyne, Catawba and Lincoln Memorial. The Bulldogs (25-5 overall) earned the league’s automatic qualification to the NCAA post-season.

A second team All-SAC honoree, Witherspoon put together a stand-out season for the ‘Dogs, averaging 13.9 markers and 6.4 boards through 28 starts (29 games). She is second on the team with a 51.0 percent field goal clip and sixth overall in the SAC with her season shooting percentage. Witherspoon leads the Bulldogs and is listed seventh in the league with 46 total steals.



Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
10/27/2016 Alyssa Johnson Women's Cross Country
10/27/2016 Ray Edwards Football
10/12/2016 Jon Ander Men's Soccer
10/12/2016 Rachel Alles Volleyball
9/28/2016 Callum Ross Men's Soccer
9/28/2016 Abby Saehler Volleyball
9/22/2016 Alyssa Johnson Women's Cross Country
9/22/2016 Elma N'For Men's Soccer
9/13/2016 Lawrence Pittman Football
9/13/2016 Abby Saehler Volleyball
5/23/2016 Shane Billings Baseball
5/23/2016 Armony Dumur Women's Swimming
5/3/2016 Jacob Ormerod Men's Lacrosse
5/3/2016 Stacey Houser Softball
4/22/2016 Shane Billings Baseball
4/22/2016 Madison Hiatt Women's Track & Field
4/18/2016 Josh DuToit Men's Tennis
4/18/2016 Stacey Houser Softball
4/12/2016 Jacob Ormerod Men's Lacrosse
4/12/2016 Layla Tanik Women's Tennis
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