SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Kelsey Sharkey, a sophomore women's basketball player at Appalachian State, has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for March 9, the league office announced today.
The Cincinnati, Ohio native holds a 3.68 GPA in electronic media broadcasting.
Sophomore forward Kelsey Sharkey posted three standouts performances over the past week at the 2011 SoCon Basketball Tournament. In Appalachian's 10-point quarterfinal victory over Davidson, Sharkey had a game-high eight rebounds, to go along with eight points and tied a career high with six assists. In the game semifinal win over Elon, Sharkey grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds, tied her career best with 12 points and reset her career high in assists, dishing out seven. In the championship game against Samford, Sharkey was yet again active on both the offensive and defensive fronts, as she hauled in nine rebounds, recorded 10 points and totaled two assists and two steals. She was named first-team all-Southern Conference Tournament.
The Mountaineers will wait to hear the postseason fate early next week.
Other nominees included Samford women's basketball player Paige Anderson, Chattanooga women's tennis player Jenna Nurik and Western Carolina softball player Katie King.
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
Feb. 23: Mike Groselle, Men's Basketball, The Citadel
March 2: Tiffany Baker, Softball, Chattanooga
March 9: Kelsey Sharkey, Women's Basketball, Appalachian State