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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
10/31/2011 Cody Haffly Football
10/31/2011 Kelly Adams Women's Soccer
10/25/2011 Susie Murach Volleyball
10/25/2011 Paul Grammaticopoulos Football
10/18/2011 Anna Hilton Volleyball
10/18/2011 Cody Haffly Football
10/10/2011 Brian Denton Men's Golf
10/10/2011 Kelly Moldenhauer Women's Soccer
10/4/2011 Jack Taylor Football
10/4/2011 Grace Krauser Volleyball
9/26/2011 Keeley Wood Women's Cross Country
9/26/2011 Ben Pinkard Football
9/20/2011 Maggie Malone Volleyball
9/20/2011 Jared Seate Football
9/12/2011 Anna Hilton Volleyball
9/12/2011 Steve Hammond Men's Cross Country
9/5/2011 Gui Peron Men's Soccer
9/5/2011 Liz Willis Volleyball
5/4/2011 Stormi Gale Volleyball
5/4/2011 Dodson McPherson Baseball
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