SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Chattanooga women’s basketball player Addie Grace Porter has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for all competition from March 1-7. The selection is made by the conference office.
 
Porter helped second-seeded Chattanooga to its 19th title and first since 2017 at the Ingles Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Championship last week.
 
In UTC’s 63-52 win over Furman in the quarterfinals on Thursday, Porter played all 40 minutes and scored 11 points, pulled down four rebounds, passed off a game-high five assists and had two steals. The following day, Porter had seven points, four boards, an assist and a steal in the Mocs’ 69-40 victory over ETSU in the tournament semifinals.
 
Porter saved her best game for last, playing all 40 minutes in helping Chattanooga to a 63-53 win over No. 1 seed Wofford on Sunday. In addition to scoring 13 points on the strength of a career-best four made 3-pointers, the 5-4 guard grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds and dished off three assists as the Mocs moved to 19-0 in title game appearances.
 
For the tournament, she averaged 10.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game in earning first-team All-Tournament Team honors.
 
A sophomore communications major from Lebanon, Tennessee, Porter holds a 3.75 GPA.
 
Also nominated: Emilia Alfaro (ETSU women’s tennis) and Lucas Mahlstedt (Wofford baseball).
 
2022-23 SoCon Student-Athletes of the Week
Sept. 7    Abigail Robertson, Sr., Furman women’s cross country
Sept. 14   Chandler Martin, R-Fr., LB, ETSU football
Sept. 21   Collin Ironside, R-So., QB, VMI football
Sept. 28   Nieva Gaither, Jr., MF, Furman women’s soccer
Oct. 5      Kennedy Smith, Sr., OH, Wofford volleyball
Oct. 12    Maggie Lloyd, Jr., F, Western Carolina women’s soccer
Oct. 19    Nadia Wilson, So., D, UNCG women’s soccer
Oct. 26    Tarik Pannholzer, Jr., F, ETSU men’s soccer
Nov. 2     Megan Marvin, Jr., Furman women’s cross country
Nov. 9     Reuben Lowery III, So., DB, Chattanooga football
Nov. 16    Annie Karle, Gr., OH, Mercer volleyball
Nov. 23    Julian Ashby, Jr., LS, Furman football
Nov. 30    Abbey Cornelius, Sr., F, Chattanooga women’s basketball
Dec. 7     Lilly Hatton, Sr., F, Wofford women’s basketball
Dec. 14    Erin Houpt, So., G, Mercer women’s basketball
Dec. 21    Helen Matthews, Jr., G, Wofford women’s basketball
Dec. 28    Abbey Cornelius, Sr., F, Chattanooga women’s basketball
Jan. 4      Kyla Allison, Gr., G, Western Carolina women’s basketball
Jan. 11    Lincoln Heck, So., 157, Chattanooga wrestling
Jan. 18    Rebekah Howard, R-Jr., ETSU women’s indoor track and field
Jan. 25    Ty Kimberlin, Gr., Samford men’s indoor track and field
Feb. 1      Megan Marvin, Jr., Furman women’s indoor track and field
Feb. 8      Yunuen Elizarraras, Gr., ETSU women’s tennis
Feb. 15    Kate Mattison, 5th, Western Carolina indoor track and field
Feb. 22    Laylo Bakhodirova, Sr., ETSU women’s tennis
March 1   Megan Marvin, Jr., Furman women’s indoor track and field
March 8   Addie Grace Porter, So., Chattanooga women’s basketball