SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? Western Carolina women’s basketball player Kristen Feemster has been named Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for all sporting events from Feb. 11-16, the conference office announced Tuesday.
Feemster, a junior, sports a 3.930 GPA in psychology. For the week, the forward averaged 12 points and 9.5 rebounds per game as the Catamounts won a pair of SoCon games over UNC Greensboro and Elon. Against the Spartans, Feemster had eight points and a steal, but four of those points and the steal came in overtime as WCU won, 66-58. In Western’s 77-61 victory over Elon, the Clover, S.C., native tallied 16 points and 12 rebounds. The double-double was Feemster’s second of her career.
Also nominated for this week’s award were Georgia Southern softball player Kristan Glover, Samford women’s basketball player Megan Wilderotter, Elon women’s indoor track athlete Jennine Strange and Chattanooga women’s indoor track performer Shelley Taylor.
Student-Athlete of the Week
Week 1 - Andy Horn, Football, Western Carolina
Week 2 - Lauren Tomory, Women’s Cross Country/Tennis, Furman
Week 3 - Sarabeth Peele, Volleyball, Davidson
Week 4 ? Arlan Whittle, Women’s Soccer, Western Carolina
Week 5 - Cayley Winters, Women’s Soccer, Samford
Week 6 ? Caitlin Williams, Women’s Soccer, Western Carolina
Week 7 ? Pierre Banks, Football, Appalachian State
Week 8 ? Sabrina Lefort, Women’s Cross Country, Chattanooga
Week 9 ? Courtney Barnes, Volleyball, Chattanooga
Week 10 ? Kaitlyn Nortz, Volleyball, UNC Greensboro
Week 11 ? Steven Kinney, Men’s Soccer, Elon
Week 12 ? Lee Stephens, Women’s Basketball, Furman
Week 13 ? Brooke Johnson, Women’s Basketball, Western Carolina
Week 14 ? Frances Hernandez, Women’s Basketball, Appalachian State
Week 15 ? Gini Grimsley, Women’s Basketball, UNC Greensboro
Week 16 ? Brooke Johnson, Women’s Basketball, Western Carolina
Week 17 ? Lee Stephens, Women’s Basketball, Furman
Week 18 ? Ben Altman, Wrestling, Davidson
Week 19 ? Brooke Johnson, Women’s Basketball, Western Carolina
Week 20 ? Megan Wilderotter, Women’s Basketball, Samford
Week 21 ? Matt Evans, Track and Field, Western Carolina
Week 22 ? Paige Kensrue, Women’s Tennis, Elon
Week 23 ? Kristen Feemster, Women’s Basketball, Western Carolina