SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Mercer sophomore Sydni Means has been named General Shale Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for competition held Dec. 2-8, the league office announced Wednesday.

Means, a guard for the Bears’ women’s basketball team, notched a career-high 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting in a 57-44 road loss to SEC foe Georgia on Dec. 2, adding four assists, two rebounds and two steals. She followed up with another 15-point outing – including nine fourth-quarter points – in a 72-61 win at Kennesaw State on Saturday. Means tacked on five steals, three assists and two rebounds in the win over the Owls to help the Bears improve to 5-3 on the season. The two performances earned her SoCon women’s basketball player of the week honors for Dec. 1-7.

The Stone Mountain, Ga, native is currently tied for first in the SoCon in steals (20) and steals per game (2.50). She checks in second in the league in assist-turnover ratio (2.28) and assists per game (5.1).

Means boasts a 3.65 grade point average and is majoring in sports business.

Other nominees: Destiney Elliott (Samford).

General Shale SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week

Sept. 9: Maggie Cropp, Mercer, Women’s Soccer

Sept. 16: John Russ, Mercer, Football

Sept. 23: Nick Colvin, Wofford, Football

Sept. 30: Anna Maddox, Samford, Women’s Soccer

Oct. 7: Briana Allmon, ETSU, Volleyball

Oct. 14: Derrick Craine, Chattanooga, Football

Oct. 21: Jamie Cunningham, The Citadel, Cross Country

Oct. 28: Daniel Riddle, Western Carolina, Football

Nov. 4: Jo Wilks, Furman, Volleyball

Nov. 11: Eric Goins, The Citadel, Football

Nov. 18: Catherine Chason, Chattanooga, Volleyball

Nov. 25: John Lampe, Chattanooga, Wrestling

Dec. 2: Lucy Mason, UNCG, Women’s Basketball

Dec. 9: Sydni Means, Mercer, Women’s Basketball

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