UW-Green Bay's Slinger, Cleveland State's Schantz named Horizon League Scholar-Athletes of the Week
Oct. 24, 2006
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INDIANAPOLIS -- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay junior Betty Slinger (volleyball) and Cleveland State University senior Bjorn Schantz (swimming and diving) have been named the Horizon League Scholar-Athletes of the Week, League commissioner Jonathan B. LeCrone announced Tuesday (Oct. 24).
Slinger posted triple-doubles in both her team's matches last week, giving her a nation-leading total of seven this year. Five of those efforts have come in her last seven appearances, including 13 kills, 21 assists and 16 digs in a three-game sweep at Youngstown State University on Friday (Oct. 20) plus 12 kills, 23 set-ups and 12 digs versus Cleveland State on Saturday (Oct. 21). For the season, Slinger is averaging 2.16 kills, 9.05 assists and 2.65 digs per game.
In the classroom, Slinger owns a 3.877 grade-point average as a human biology major. She earned Academic All-League honors in 2005, and has been a member of the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll in each of the last two years.
Schantz won the 500 and 1000 freestyle events in Saturday's season-opening dual meet versus Valparaiso University. Schantz's times of 4:42.45 and 9:40.57 each earned nine points in CSU's 133-76 victory over the Crusaders.
The Viking senior was the League's Athlete of the Year in 2005-06 as well as the Swimmer of the Meet after helping CSU to the 2006 League Championship---the school's first title in any sport since 1999. In the classroom, he carries a 3.83 grade-point average as an international business/marketing major, earning Dean's List honors on several occasions as well as CSU's Athletic Academic Award in 2005. He also was a member of the Academic All-League Team in 2006.
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:Matt Soldato, Butler (soccer, senior, 3.427, finance) scored the Bulldogs' initial goal and set up the final score in a 3-1 victory over cross-town rival IUPUI on Wednesday (Oct. 18). He led a defensive effort which kept the Jaguars scoreless for the final 85 minutes of that match, and which has registered four shutouts this season.
Tim Baldes, Loyola (soccer, senior, 3.73, finance) bolstered a Rambler defense which earned a 1-1 tie versus 13th-ranked University of Illinois at Chicago on Friday night (Oct. 20). Baldes' efforts have enabled the Ramblers to post a school-record eight shutouts in 2006.
Billy Meier, UW-Milwaukee (soccer, senior, 3.795, business) scored the match-winning goal in the Panthers' 1-0 victory over Loyola University Chicago on Sunday (Oct. 22). Meier helped the Panthers to two shutouts and a 2-0-0 record in the final week of the regular season, earning UWM the third seed for this week's Men's Soccer Championship.
OTHER FEMALE NOMINEES:Michelle DeGeeter, Butler (volleyball, junior, 3.422, pre-pharmacy) recorded a triple-double in Butler's victory over Loyola on Friday, compiling 21 kills, 11 digs and 12 blocks. She had ten of BU's school-record 34 block assists against the Ramblers, and tied a career-best with the 21 kills. She also posted 12 kills plus 18 digs in a 3-1 loss to UIC on Saturday (Oct. 21).
Jenni Ramminger, Cleveland State (volleyball, sophomore, 3.54, communication) hit .467 with eight kills plus three blocks and an ace versus the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Friday, and registered nine kills with three aces and season-high totals of seven digs and six blocks to lead the Vikings past the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on Saturday.
Mary Parker, Detroit (soccer, senior, 3.793, biology/pre-med) re-claimed the League scoring lead with her fourth match-winning goal of the season in the Titans' 1-0 victory at UW-Green Bay on Sunday. Parker now has 33 points this season, hitting the net 14 times with five assists. She ranks 11th in the nation with an average of 0.82 goals per game.
Mary Dale, Loyola (soccer, senior, 3.45, sports management) scored a pair of goals in her final regular-season home match as a Rambler, pacing LU to a 3-0 victory over IUPUI on Sunday. She now stands second on the school's all-time list with 23 career goals, and ranks second on the team with five markers and 13 points this fall.
Sarah Teegarden, UW-Milwaukee (soccer, sophomore, 3.63, elementary education) led the Panthers to a pair of victories, scoring both match-winners to extend UWM's streak to ten consecutive triumphs. She had the only goal in a 1-0 victory over the University of Detroit Mercy on Friday to give the Panthers a perfect (7-0-0) League record and home-field advantage for the League Championship, and duplicated the feat with her fifth match-winner of 2006 as UW-Milwaukee defeated the University of Wisconsin 1-0 on Sunday.
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. 2 -- Tom Sadd (Cleveland State, soccer), Mary Parker (Detroit, soccer)Oct. 9 -- Billy Meier (UW-Milwaukee, soccer), Mary Parker (Detroit, soccer)Oct. 16 -- Nick Hawley (UW-Milwaukee, cross country), Mary Parker (Detroit, soccer)
