WHAC Basketball Players of the Week

Concordia's Elsworth Named Women's Player of the Week http://www.whac.net/article/1516.phpKortni Elsworth helped Concordia University post two key victories to givie the team the most wins (15) since the 1985-86 season. For her efforts, she has been named the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Player of the Week for women's basketball.The 5-6 guard from Goodrich, Mich. averaged 18.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals as Concordia moved into a tie for fourth place in the conference. She scored 19 points, had four rebounds, two assists and two steals as the Cardinals posted a 69-59 victory against Siena Heights University. During a 71-64 win at Indiana Institute of Technology, Elsworth scored 18 points, had three rebounds, three assists and two steals.For the season, the sophomore is averaging 11.50 points per game for the Cardinals.Concordia (15-11) is currently tied for fourth in the conference with a 5-5 WHAC record. The 15 wins is the fourth-most in school history.Lierman Repeats as WHAC Player of the Weekhttp://www.whac.net/article/1515.phpIn a week that saw only two Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) teams go undefeated, John Lierman of Aquinas College earned the Player of the Week award for men's basketball after helping the unranked Saints to a 2-0 week.Lierman, a 6-4 senior from Holt, Mich., averaged 23.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists while shooting 50% from the field. In a 75-63 win at Madonna University, the guard scored 22 points, had three rebounds and handed out four assists. In a 63-58 win against #21 Siena Heights University, he scored 25 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had two assists.During the last four games, Lierman has averagfed 23.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists.On the year, Aquinas pulls to within three games of conference leader, Cornerstone University. Overall, the Saints are 16-10 and 6-4 in conference place.