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Athlete Awards

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
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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