Butler's Mongillo, Cleveland State's Fazio earn Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Week honors
Sept. 26, 2006
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Butler University senior Paul Mongillo (men's soccer) and Cleveland State University sophomore Liz Fazio (volleyball) have been named the Horizon League Scholar-Athletes of the Week, League commissioner Jonathan B. LeCrone announced Tuesday (Sept. 26).
Mongillo helped the Bulldogs win two of three matches last week, including the team's Horizon League opener at Wright State University on Sunday (Sept. 24). He played a key role in BU's defensive effort which allowed only three goals in the three outings, including a 1-0 shutout versus Western Kentucky University last Monday (Sept. 18).
The starting defender carries a 3.944 grade-point average as a finance major. Mongillo is a member of the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll as well as the Butler Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Fazio averaged 3.83 kills and 2.83 digs per game in a pair of road matches last week as the Vikings opened Horizon League play. She tallied 11 kills, 11 digs and three blocks for her third double-double of the year, leading CSU to a three-game sweep at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay last Friday (Sept. 22), and paced the Vikings with 12 kills and six digs in a loss to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Sunday (Sept. 23).
In the classroom, Fazio boasts a 3.96 GPA as a biology major, earning CSU's Athletic Academic Excellence Award in 2006. She landed on the Dean's List in each of her first two semesters at the school. The League's accolade is her second this year.
The Horizon League instituted the Scholar-Athlete of the Week awards for this academic year as a way to recognize outstanding academic and athletic achievement by its student-athletes. To be eligible for the honor, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or better (on a 4.00 scale), have completed at least one year at the member institution and passed 24 semester or 36 quarter hours, and perform well during the week's competition. Winners are selected by a group of League faculty athletic representatives, from nominations provided by sports information directors.
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OTHER MALE NOMINEES:
Javier Lopez, Loyola (soccer, senior, 3.30, marketing) netted his first goal of the year, lifting the Ramblers to a 1-0 victory at Cleveland State University on Sunday (Sept. 24). The win was Loyola's fifth in a row (the school's longest streak since 1984) and sixth in the last seven matches.
OTHER FEMALE NOMINEES:
Genni Gardner, Butler (cross country, junior, 3.932, communication disorders) placed 39th among 288 runners at the nationally-prominent Roy Griak Invitational. She was third among Butler's scoring runners with a 22:21 clocking for the 6K race, helping BU to a seventh-place finish in the 30-team field.
Mary Parker, Detroit (soccer, senior, 3.793, chemistry/pre-med) tallied an assist on the Titans' game-tying goal at the University of Hawai'i and scored the tying marker against California State University-Northridge in the final match of that tournament. The two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection ranks sixth on the school's all-time scoring list with 78 career points.
Katie Heidenreich, Loyola (soccer, junior, 3.47, undecided) registered two goals and an assist in three matches last week. She scored the game-winner in Loyola's 1-0 victory over cross-town rival DePaul University last Tuesday (Sept. 19), and also found the net in a 3-2 loss to Drake University on Friday (Sept. 22).
Betty Slinger, UW-Green Bay (volleyball, junior, 3.877, human biology) posted her second triple-double of the season against Cleveland State on Friday, recording a team-high 11 kills with 21 assists and 12 digs as well as five blocks and a .368 hitting percentage. She added 10 kills, 46 assists and eight digs versus Youngstown State University on Saturday.
Cheryl Hegemann, UW-Milwaukee (volleyball, senior, 3.757, education) led the Panthers to a pair of victories to open the League schedule, averaging 3.86 kills per game while compiling a .321 hitting percetnage. She had 14 kills for a .321 hitting clip plus eight blocks versus Youngstown State on Friday, and added 13 kills along with nine digs against Cleveland State the following night.
Lindsey Frank, Wright State (volleyball, junior, 3.640, rehabilitation services) led the Raiders to a 2-1 record last week, handing out 111 assists and recording five or more kills in each match from her setter spot. She had 43 assists each in victories over Ball State University and Loyola University Chicago, and also registered 26 digs and a .340 hitting percentage for the week.
PREVIOUS SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE WEEKAug. 29-- Aaron Thompson (Butler, soccer), Liz Fazio (Cleveland State, volleyball)Sept. 5-- Kent Wories (Butler, cross country), Genni Gardner (Butler, cross country)Sept. 12 -- Kent Wories (Butler, cross country), Stephanie Gross (UW-Green Bay, soccer)Sept. 19 -- Markian Zyga (Loyola, soccer), Ginny Graczyk (UW-Milwaukee, soccer)
