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Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week - Dec. 3

MADISON, Wis.--Following are the WIAC Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week for the week of Nov. 25 - Dec. 1.

MEN’S BASKETBALL
Logan Pearson, Senior (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly), Forward of UW-Platteville
Pearson averaged a team-high 19.7 points per game, while posting a shooting split of 61.3/50.0/93.8 as the Pioneers went 3-0 during the week with wins over Augustana College (Ill.), Heidelberg University (Ohio), and Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.). He opened the week with 11 points and a season-high seven assists across 20 minutes as UW-Platteville rolled to a 77-50 win over Augustana. Pearson then scored 17 points with four rebounds and three assists against Heidelberg before producing a 31-point effort in a 65-52 victory over Gustavus Adolphus on Nov. 30. He finished 10-of-15 from the field against the Gusties and added six rebounds, while going a perfect 9-of-9 from the free throw line. Pearson also moved into second in program history with 1,700 career points scored, and sits just 163 points away from the all-time mark.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Cade Hall, Senior, Guard, Mauston, Wis. (Mauston)
UW-La Crosse, JJ Paider, Junior, Forward, Neenah, Wis. (Neenah)
UW-Oshkosh, Michael Metcalf-Grassman, Sophomore, Guard, Shawano/Waukesha, Wis. (Shawano)
UW-River Falls, Jack Leifker, Junior, Center, Blaine, Minn. (Spring Lake Park)
UW-Stevens Point, Malik Abdul-Wahid, Senior, Forward, Brookfield, Wis. (Central)
UW-Stout, Jacob Walzcak, Senior, Guard, Chippewa Falls, Wis. (Chi-Hi)
UW-Whitewater, JT Hoytink, Senior, Guard, Menomonee Falls, Wis. (Sussex Hamilton)
 
 
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Lauryn Milne, Senior (Lodi, Wis./Lodi), Guard of UW-La Crosse
Milne averaged 15.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists in three games during the week. She finished with 16 points and five assists in a 68-65 loss at No. 19-ranked Hope College (Mich.) on Nov. 26, going four-of-five from three-point range. Milne recorded a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds in UW-La Crosse's 62-58 victory over No. 23-ranked Concordia College-Moorhead (Minn.) on Nov. 30, and finished the week with 14 points and six rebounds in a 57-54 loss to the College of Saint Benedict (Minn.) on Dec. 1.
 
Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, Zoey Buchan, Junior, Guard, Johnston, Iowa (Johnston)
UW-Stout, Amanda Giesen, Senior, Forward, New Prague, Minn. (New Prague)
UW-Whitewater, Bri McCurdy, Sophomore, Guard, St. Croix Falls, Wis. (St. Croix Falls)
 
 
MEN’S ICE HOCKEY
Kobe Grant, Sophomore (Vernon, British Columbia/South Kamloops Secondary), Goalie
In his only game of the week, Grant helped the Yellowjackets advance to the championship game of their own tournament. Against Lawrence University (Wis.) on Nov. 27, he turned aside 35 shots, a new career high for saves in a game, as the Yellowjackets blanked the Vikings 3-0. He was 1-0-0 with a 0.00 goals against average and 1.000 save percentage.
 
Also nominated:
No other individuals were nominated.


WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY
Katherine Bell, Junior (St. Cloud, Minn./Cathedral), Forward of UW-River Falls
Bell recorded a hat trick during a road win at St. Olaf College (Minn.) on Nov. 26, as the top-ranked Falcons defeated the Oles 11-2. She also added an assist, while notching her second career hat trick for a four-point night. Bell leads the team with nine goals on the season.  
 
Also nominated:
Northland College, Kyleigh Moffatt, Junior, Forward, Winnipeg, Manitoba
UW-Eau Claire, Ava Bullert, Junior, Forward, North Oaks, Minn. (Mounds View)
 
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