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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
10/10/2019 Jordon Anderson Football
10/10/2019 Rachel Alles Volleyball
10/2/2019 Domineke McNeill Football
10/2/2019 Taylor Krakower Women's Soccer
9/25/2019 Sophie Schaff Volleyball
9/25/2019 Micah Kipchumba Men's Cross Country
9/18/2019 Marianna Warren Volleyball
9/18/2019 Paul Ngongo Men's Soccer
9/11/2019 Shaw Crocker Football
9/11/2019 Rachel Alles Volleyball
5/6/2019 Rachel Alles Volleyball
5/6/2019 Cardell Rawlings Football
4/17/2019 Alex Llerandi Men's Lacrosse
4/17/2019 Kendall Wells Women's Lacrosse
4/4/2019 Warissara Puangcharoen Women's Golf
4/4/2019 Josep Canyadell Men's Tennis
3/27/2019 Jed Bryant Baseball
3/27/2019 Aubrey Reep Softball
3/13/2019 Michela Verpelli Women's Tennis
3/13/2019 Isaiah Kyle Men's Track & Field
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