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 21-27.
Joel Yellow Owl
Men’s Basketball
Oregon Tech’s Joel Yellow Owl has been named the Red Lion Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.
Yellow Owl, a senior from Zillah, Wash., set a career high with 45 points against Simpson University and became the first OIT player to score 40 or more points in a game since NAIA 1st Team All-American Ryan Fiegi had 41 point against former CCC member Concordia University on January 5, 2008.
Yellow Owl is also the first OIT player to score 45 points in a game since Nate Pyatt scored 45 for the Owls against Alaska Fairbanks December 28, 1990. His 45 points in a single game also puts him 9th all-time in the Cascade Conference.
Honorable mention: Ben DeSaulnier, SOU
Maya Ah You
Women’s Basketball
Eastern Oregon’s Maya Ah You has been named the Red Lion Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.
Ah You, a junior from Middleton, Idaho, averaged 16 points and 5.3 rebounds as the Mountaineers registered wins against Whitworth and Rocky Mountain, going 2-1 overall on the week.
Honorable mention: Petra Lumpert, CI