WWS WIAC womens basketball player of the week

UW-Stevens Point student/athlete Ashley Averkamp (Sr.-New Berlin/WI) is the WWS choice for WIAC womens basketball player of the week.

Averkamp tied for a game-high 16 points at Berg Gym on Wednesday (1/18) facing the UW-Platteville Pioneers, an 80-53 UW-SP win.

She registered 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 blocked shot in the game, playing for 20 minutes.

On Saturday (1/21) against UW-River Falls Ashley had 12 points, adding to her season totals (164) in a 71-59 Pointer win over the 17th ranked Falcons.

Averkamp, playing post, is currently ranked 4th in the conference in field goal percentage, converting 67-of-126 attempts (.532) and is 11th in the WIAC in blocked shots (10) appearing in 16 contests.

Last season the Elementary Education major was an All-WIAC selection, recording a double-double, 23-point, 10-rebound performance in the WIAC Championship game against UW-Whitewater, a 73-53 Pointer win.

Also making the grade this week;

UW-Whitewater guard Mary Merg (So.-Greendale/WI) game-high 20 points, converting 7-of-7 free throws on Saturday (1/21) in a Warhawk 72-55 road-victory over UW-Stout at the Johnson Fieldhouse, the 7th straight UW-Whitewater win.

Against UW-Oshkosh on Wednesday (1/18) at the Katchel Gym Merg had 10 points, 3 steals and 1 assist in a 70-56 Warhawk thumping over the visiting 1-6 Titans.

Mary, currently ranked second in the WIAC in scoring, 14.2 ppg., trailing UW-RF Tiffany Gregorich (Sr.-Altoona/WI) by a mere .1 percentage points (14.3 ppg) also has 42 season assists, good enough for 12th in the conference.