MEN’S BASKETBALL: Carson-Newman’s Davis earns TSWA Player of the Week honors
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s Tripp Davis was named the Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, averaging 25.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.3 steals in three games for the Eagles.
The Nashville, Tenn., native posted 44 points, third-most in single-game school history, against Benedict College, connecting on 12-of-19 shots from the field with two 3-pointers and making 18-for-19 at the foul line. He added six boards and four steals in the win.
The senior guard collected 22 points in the second of two consecutive outings versus Mars Hill, hitting 9-of-11 field goals. Davis grabbed six boards and tied the single-game school record with seven steals in the contest as well.
Davis is registering 13.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.4 steals per game in 18 contests this season.
2020-21 TSWA MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
December 9 – Tavon King, Cumberland University
December 15 – Luke Smith, Belmont
December 22 – Devin Whitfield, Lincoln Memorial
January 5 – Ben Sheppard, Belmont
January 12 – Kavon Blankenship, Bryan College
January 19 – Ren Dyer, Carson-Newman
January 26 – Tripp Davis, Carson-Newman
February 2 – Kevin Chong, Maryville College
February 9 – Luke Brenegan, Carson-Newman
February 16 – Hunter Vick, Union University
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Tusculum’s Sutton repeats as TSWA Player of the Week winner
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tusculum University’s Maddie Sutton was voted the Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, registering. 24.0 points, 13.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists with two double-doubles in two victories for the Pioneers.
The Walland, Tenn., native netted 15 points with 16 rebounds and five assists at Lincoln Memorial, helping Tusculum overcome a 15-point deficit en route to the victory. The senior forward scored a career-best 33 points with 11 boards and five assists against Coker University, hitting 11-of-14 field goals and 11-for-12 at the foul line. The win moved the Pioneers into first place in the Southern Athletic Conference.
Sutton averages 15.6 points and 15.2 rebounds in 17 games this year. She has recorded 11 straight double-doubles and leads Division II with 15 this season.
2020-21 TSWA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
December 9 – Allissa Mulaski, Bryan College
December 15 – Anastasia Hayes, Middle Tennessee
December 22 – Eboni Williams, Chattanooga
January 5 – Anastasia Hayes, Middle Tennessee
January 5 – Chelsey Perry, UT Martin
January 19 – Chelsey Perry, UT Martin
January 26 – Lindsay Taylor, Carson-Newman
February 2 – Anastasia Hayes, Middle Tennessee
February 9 – Braelyn Wykle, Carson-Newman
February 16 – Maddie Sutton, Tusculum University
BASEBALL: Lincoln Memorial’s Keene, Tusculum’s Becker named TSWA Players of the Week
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lincoln Memorial’s Andrew Keene and Tusculum University’s Gunner Becker earned Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s Baseball Player and Pitcher of the Week honors, respectively, for games from February 15-21.
Keene batted .529 (9-for-17) with three home runs, eight RBIs and seven runs scored in five games for the Railsplitters. The Woodstock, Ga., native posted two hits with one RBI and two runs scored versus UVA-Wise and added two hits with a triple, one RBI and a run scored in the first of four games at Anderson University.
He belted two homers with three RBIs in the second game of the series, walking three times and scoring three runs in the 12-3 win. The junior posted a fourth-inning home run, a fifth-inning RBI groundout and a sixth-inning RBI double in a 9-7 series finale victory over the host Trojans.
Becker tossed seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts in the season-opener against the University of Indianapolis.
The senior righthander scattered five hits and walked three. He retired seven straight hitters after a single to start the contest and ran into trouble just once, with the Greyhounds collecting three straight singles in the fifth. He retired the side in order in the sixth and induced an inning-ending doubleplay to finish his work in the seventh.
SOFTBALL: Carson-Newman’s Eakes, King’s Counts garner TSWA Player of the Week honors
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s Katie Eakes and King University’s Nikole Counts earned Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week accolades, respectively, for games from February 15-21.
Eakes batted .500 (7-for-14) with one homer, seven RBIs and three runs scored in six games for the Eagles. The Mt. Juliet, Tenn., native singled, walked and scored a run in the first of two games against King and recorded a pair of two-run singles in the second contest versus the Tornado.
The senior infielder posted two hits, including a solo homer for the game’s only run, in the second of two outings against Leesz-McRae, and singled and drove in a run in the first of two games versus Tiffin University. She walked three times and added an RBI in the second contest against the Dragons.
Counts posted a pair of complete-game victories for King, striking out 12 over 14 innings.
The Clintwood, Va., native allowed two runs on six hits with one walk and three strikeouts in the season-opener against Carson-Newman, inducing 12 ground ball outs. The sophomore righthander struck out nine while scattering 10 hits and giving up two runs in a 3-2 win versus UVA-Wise.