Red Lion Players of the Week Announced
The following CCC student-athletes have been recognized as Red Lion Players of the Week for their performances during the period November 18 – November 24.
Women’s Basketball
Southern Oregon’s Carly Meister has been named the Red Lion Women’s Basketball Player of the week.
Meister, a sophomore from Elma, Wash., scored a career-best 27 points and 16 rebounds on Friday in a win over William Jessup. On Saturday, she recorded her third straight double-double against Cal Maritime to bring her averages this season to 16 points and 9.9 rebounds.
Honorable mention: Brittany Gray, ESC
Men’s Basketball
Northwest’s Michael Russo has been named the Red Lion Men’s Basketball Player of the week.
Russo, a junior from Sammamish, Wash., scored a season high 29 points against Pacific Lutheran, and shot 82% for the game which included making 71% of his 3-point attempts. PLU was 2-0 coming into the game on Tuesday. On Saturday night, his 17 points help lift the Eagles over No. 22 ranked and undefeated Cal Maritime. Russo is just getting back into his own after off-season wrist surgery.
Honorable mention: Jeff Bush, SOU; William Sharp, WPC