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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
7/16/2013 Lexi Potter Volleyball
7/16/2013 Stephen Vaughan Baseball
5/2/2013 Jade Montgomery Women's Soccer
5/2/2013 Chris Bowden Football
4/24/2013 JaLisha Little Women's Track & Field
4/24/2013 Cole Henderson Men's Track & Field
4/9/2013 Hayley Whitley Softball
4/9/2013 Ben Currie Baseball
4/4/2013 Brian Denton Men's Golf
4/4/2013 Morgan Winston Women's Tennis
3/26/2013 Jabrea Greene Women's Track & Field
3/26/2013 Thomas Spitz Baseball
3/21/2013 Alexis Burrell Softball
3/21/2013 Brian Yeung Baseball
3/12/2013 Paidrick Matilus Men's Basketball
3/12/2013 Katie Pheil Women's Swimming
3/5/2013 Stacey Houser Softball
3/5/2013 Ryan Forbes Men's Tennis
2/26/2013 Olen Little Baseball
2/26/2013 Hayley Whitley Softball
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