UW-Green Bay's Schachtner, Loyola's Real named Horizon League Scholar-Athletes of the Week

Jan. 9, 2007

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INDIANAPOLIS -- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay sophomore Mike Schachtner (men's basketball) and Loyola University Chicago senior Jenna Real (women's basketball) have been named the Horizon League Scholar-Athletes of the Week, commissioner Jonathan B. LeCrone announced Tuesday (Jan. 9).

Schachtner scored 31 points on 11-of-17 shooting from the field as UW-Green Bay rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit to defeat Cleveland State University on Saturday (Jan. 6). It was the second time Schachtner has scored 30 or more points in a game this season, making him the first Phoenix player to achieve that feat since Jeff Nordgaard in 1995-96. For the week, Schachtner averaged 18.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in two contests.

Schachtner leads the League as a 51-percent shooter from three-point range, while his .500 field-goal clip is fifth-best on that chart. Academically, the Phoenix sharpshooter owns a 3.90 grade-point average as a general studies major. This is the second weekly honor for Schachtner, who also earned Scholar-Athlete accolades on Dec. 19.

Real joins a list of three-time winners, adding this week's honor to her certificates from Dec. 12 and Dec. 27. The latest award recognized her averages of 23 points and 6.5 rebounds in two contests last week, helping the Ramblers to a 1-1 record. Real, who shot 72 percent (18-for-25) from the floor in the two games, collected 25 points and eight caroms to lead Loyola past Youngstown State University on Thursday (Jan. 4) and added 21 points with five boards versus Cleveland State on Saturday.

In the classroom, Real owns a 3.56 grade-point average in her studies as a fine arts major. She is a four-time member of the League's Academic Honor Roll.

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 NOMINEE:
Drew Streicher, Butler (basketball, junior, 3.937, chemistry/pre-med) came off the bench with ten points and three rebounds in the Bulldogs' victory over Wright State University on Saturday (Jan. 6). He hit all four shots he attempted, and added a blocked shot, an assist and a steal in the showdown between the top two teams in the League standings.

OTHER FEMALE NOMINEES:
Jackie Closser, Butler (basketball, senior, 3.583, elementary education) scored 13 points versus Wright State on Saturday. She converted all four of her free-throw attempts, and made a three-point field goal for the 42nd consecutive game. She currently ranks third in the League with a .848 free-throw percentage.

Dominique Butler, Cleveland State (basketball, sophomore, 3.21, social work) tallied 17 points, a season-high nine rebounds and two steals in a victory over Loyola University Chicago on Saturday. She also eight-for-11 from the field in that game, and averaged 11 points, 6.5 rebounds and three steals in two contests for the week.

Natalie Berglin, UW-Green Bay (basketball, senior, 3.25, business administration) posted her 20th career 20-point game in a victory over the University of Detroit Mercy on Thursday (Jan. 4). She was five-of-seven from three-point range and handed out seven assists with only one turnover. Berglin also had four steals while moving to within three points of the 1,000 mark for her career.

Nikita LaFleur, Youngstown State (basketball, sophomore, 3.61, early childhood education) averaged 11 points and 7.5 rebounds in two games, shooting 56 percent from the field. She scored 13 points with seven boards to lead YSU past the University of Illinois at Chicago on Saturday, and registered nine points with eight rebounds versus Loyola on Thursday.

PREVIOUS SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Aug. 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)
Sept. 26 -- Paul Mongillo (Butler, soccer), Liz Fazio (Cleveland State, volleyball)
Oct. 3 -- Tom Sadd (Cleveland State, soccer), Mary Parker (Detroit, soccer)
Oct. 10 -- Billy Meier (UW-Milwaukee, soccer), Mary Parker (Detroit, soccer)
Oct. 17 -- Nick Hawley (UW-Milwaukee, cross country), Mary Parker (Detroit, soccer)
Oct. 24 -- Bjorn Schantz (Cleveland State, swimming), Betty Slinger (UW-Green Bay, volleyball)
Oct. 31 -- Bjorn Schantz (Cleveland State, swimming), Genni Gardner (Butler, cross country)
Nov. 7 -- Markian Zyga (Loyola, soccer), Sarah Rauen (UW-Green Bay, volleyball)
Nov. 14 -- Bjorn Schantz (Cleveland State, swimming), Genni Gardner (Butler, cross country)
Nov. 21 -- Robby Leibold (UW-Milwaukee, swimming), Sarah Moore (UW-Milwaukee, volleyball)
Nov. 28 -- Bjorn Schantz (Cleveland State, swimming), Whitney Lewis (Wright State, basketball)
Dec. 5 -- Bjorn Schantz (Cleveland State, swimming), Amanda Popp (UW-Green Bay, basketball)
Dec. 12 -- Tom Levin (Loyola, basketball), Jenna Real (Loyola, basketball)
Dec. 19 -- Mike Schachtner (UW-Green Bay, basketball), Steph Comisar (Wright State, basketball)
Dec. 27 -- A.J. Graves (Butler, basketball), Jenna Real (Loyola, basketball)

MULTIPLE-AWARD WINNERS5 - Bjorn Schantz, Cleveland State
3 - Genni Gardner, Butler
3 - Mary Parker, Detroit
3 - Jenna Real, Loyola
2 - Mike Schachtner, UW-Green Bay
2 - Kent Wories, Butler
2 - Markian Zyga, Loyola