SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Chattanooga’s Abbey Cornelius has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for all competition from Jan. 20-26. The selection is made by the conference office.
 
Cornelius, also named the SoCon Women’s Basketball Player of the Week presented by GEICO on Tuesday, averaged 17.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game with a 62.5 shooting percentage. She led the Mocs with a double-double against Samford in Thursday’s game with a season-high 18 points and 15 rebounds. On Saturday, Chattanooga handed Samford its first SoCon loss with Cornelius going 8-of-10 from the field with 16 points, eight rebounds, six assists, two steals and a pair of blocked shots. She ranks 25^th in the NCAA in blocks and is sixth all-time at UTC. She leads the conference in field-goal percentage (.567) and blocked shots (28).
 
The Knoxville, Tennessee, junior holds a 3.96 grade point average and is majoring in exercise science.
 
The Mocs (8-6, 3-2 SoCon) travel to Macon, Georgia, on Thursday, Jan. 28, to continue SoCon play against Mercer (10-4, 4-1) at 7 p.m.
 
Also nominated for SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week: Amy Kohan (UAB rifle), Michael McAleavey (The Citadel wrestling), Lindsey Stallworth (ETSU track & field), Lauren LaPlant (Western Carolina women’s basketball) and Storm Murphy (Wofford men’s basketball).
 
SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week
Jan. 6   Ross Cummings, Mercer, Men’s Basketball 
Jan. 13 Will Formato, App State, Wrestling
Jan. 20 Michael McAleavey, The Citadel, Wrestling
Jan. 27 Abbey Cornelius, Chattanooga, Women’s Basketball