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 of December29 – January 4.
Austin Kuemper
Men’s Basketball
Northwest Christian’s Austin Kuemper has been named the Red Lion Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.
Kuemper, a junior forward from Portland, Ore., was instrumental in a pair of victories for the Beacons that lifted NCU into sole possession of first-place in conference.
He tied a season-high with 25 as the Beacons upset No. 16 Southern Oregon on Friday night and followed that with 21 points in 26 minutes against Oregon Tech on Saturday.
Honorable mention: Demetrius Perkins, COI, Dak Shagren, NU,
Haylee Burnham
Women’s Basketball
College of Idaho’s Haylee Burnham has been named the Red Lion Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.
Burnham, a junior guard from Jerome, Idaho, had a career-high 24 points in Friday’s win against Warner Pacific. She followed that with 20 points helping the Yotes defeat No. 24 Concordia.
She was also a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line.
Honorable mention: Tara Van Weerdhizen, NCU, Maya Ah You, EOU