Academics Southern Conference

Samford's Anderson Selected as Student-Athlete of the Week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Paige Anderson, a junior women's basketball player at Samford, has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for February 16, the league office announced today.

The Spring Garden, Ala., native holds a 3.95 GPA in business.

In two SoCon games last week, Anderson averaged 13.0 points per game while shooting 6-for-10 from behind the arc and a perfect 8-for-8 at the free-throw line.  The Bulldog guard led the team with 17 points against conference-leading Appalachian State and then added nine points in Monday's win over Davidson.

Samford is set to close out its regular season this week when it travels to take on Elon Saturday afternoon before visiting UNCG on Monday.

Other nominees included Appalachian State women's basketball player Kelsey Sharkey, Furman women's basketball player Kaitlin Murphy, Georgia Southern women's indoor track and field distance runner Sara Curry, UNCG women's basketball player Amanda Leigh and Chattanooga wrestler Dean Pavlou.

Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week

Sept. 8: Brittany Hallberg, Women's Soccer, Elon

Sept. 15: Courtney Barnes, Volleyball, Chattanooga

Sept. 22: Ashley Schnell, Women's Cross Country, UNCG

Sept. 29: Moriah Bellissimo, Volleyball, Georgia Southern

Oct. 6: Ashley Schnell, Women's Cross Country, UNCG

Oct. 13: Sarah Schermerhorn, Women's Volleyball, Elon

Oct. 20: Mitch Allen, Football, Wofford

Oct. 27: Kate Van Dyke, Volleyball, Georgia Southern

Nov. 3: A.J. Harris, Football, Elon

Nov. 10: Maggie Seeds, Volleyball, Appalachian State

Nov. 17: B.J. Coleman, Football, Chattanooga

Nov. 24: Joel Bradford, Football, Chattanooga

Dec. 1: Courtney Freeman, Women's Basketball, Appalachian State

Dec. 8:  Kendra Berry, Women's Basketball, Furman

Dec. 15: Monique Floyd, Women's Basketball, UNCG

Jan. 5: Meredyth Frye, Women's Basketball, Georgia Southern

Jan. 12: Drew Spradlin, Men's Basketball, Elon

Jan. 19: Monique Floyd, Women's Basketball, UNCG

Jan. 26: David Moore, Men's Indoor Track & Field, Chattanooga

Feb. 2: Christopher Castagno, Men's Indoor Track & Field, The Citadel

Feb. 9: Jason McCroskey, Wrestling, Chattanooga

Feb. 16: Paige Anderson, Women's Basketball, Samford