SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Western Carolina’s Haley Pace has been named the Southern Conference’s Student-Athlete of the Week, the league office announced today.
Pace hit .438 in Western Carolina’s four games over the weekend at the Georgia State First Pitch Classic. In the Catamounts’ 5-4 win over ETSU on Saturday, the junior hit a solo homer giving Western Carolina an early 1-0 lead. She later belted a two-run homer in the third inning. Pace was responsible for three of the Catamounts five runs in that game.
In the team’s 11-10 loss to Longwood, she recorded a home run, a double, three hits, four RBI and a run scored. On Sunday the Catamounts faced ETSU again and Pace had a run, a hit, a double and an RBI.
The Canton, N.C., native finished the opening weekend with seven hits, eight RBI, four runs and three home runs.
Pace maintains a 3.973 GPA in Biology.
2011-2012 Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week
Sept. 7 Demetrios Pagonis, Cross Country, Davidson
Sept. 14 Chris Berry, Cross Country, Chattanooga
Sept. 21 Ashley Schnell, Cross Country, UNCG
Sept. 28 Jessica Smith, Women’s Soccer, Furman
Oct. 5 Samantha Hodge, Women’s Soccer, Western Carolina
Oct. 13 Stephanie Gerow, Women’s Soccer, Davidson
Oct. 19 Maggie Seeds, Volleyball, Appalachian State
Oct. 26 Jeremy Buncum, Football, The Citadel
Nov. 3 Ashley Schnell, Cross Country, UNCG
Nov. 9 Kate Van Dyke, Volleyball, Georgia Southern
Nov. 16 Nick Millington, Men’s Soccer, Elon
Nov. 30 Kalia’Shea Menendez, Women’s Basketball, Western Carolina
Dec. 7 Mitch Allen, Football, Wofford
Dec. 14 Brad Loesing, Men’s Basketball, Wofford
Dec. 21 JP Kuhlman, Men’s Basketball, Davidson
Jan. 4 Paige Anderson, Women’s Basketball, Samford
Jan. 11 Nathan Healy, Men’s Basketball, Appalachian State
Jan. 18 Sarah Williamson, Indoor Track & Field, Appalachian State
Jan. 25 Raegan Thompson, Women’s Basketball, Furman
Feb. 1 Courtney Freeman, Women’s Basketball, Appalachian State
Feb. 8 Demetrios Pagonis, Indoor Track & Field, Davidson
Feb. 15 Haley Pace, Softball, Western Carolina