CORVALLIS, Ore. –
The following four CCC student-athletes have been recognized as the WVT Laboratory Players of the Week for their performances during competition from Dec. 5-11, 2022.
Men’s Basketball –Player
Northwest University’s Lewis Pope was named the Rize Laboratory Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.
Pope, a junior forward from Langley, Wash., had a fantastic shooting weekend to help the Eagles collect their third and fourth consecutive wins. He finished the week averaging 25.5 points per game on 66.7-percent shooting from the floor (18-for-27). Pope made seven treys on the weekend to help Northwest defeat The Evergreen State College 82-66 and Pacific Lutheran 91-78. He also averaged 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.
Women’s Basketball –Player
No. 13-ranked Lewis-Clark State College’s Ellie Sander was named the Rize Laboratory Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.
Sander, a sophomore guard from Spokane, Wash., was the key to LC State's upset victory over No. 9 Carroll College on Friday. She scored a career-high 20 points with a 5-for-7 performance from the field and a personal-best nine made free throws. She filled up the stat sheet in the game with six rebounds and four steals. Sander added 11 points to her weekend on Saturday against NCAA DIII George Fox while also tallying seven rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Men’s Wrestling – Wrestler
(RV) Corban University’s Brayden Boyd was named the Rize Laboratory Men’s Wrestler of the Week.
Boyd, a freshman 125-pound wrestler from Salem, Ore., headlined a Warriors lineup that steamrolled through NCAA DIII Pacific University (56-0) and defending/four-time NJCAA National Champions Clackamas CC (32-9), defeating both of his opponents in dominant fashion via a technical fall and a quick pin. He improves his record to 14-2 on the year, with his only defeats coming via ranked opponents in his impressive freshman season thus far.
Women’s Wrestling – Wrestler
No. 1-ranked Southern Oregon University’s Bella Amaro was named the Rize Laboratory Women’s Wrestler of the Week.
Amaro, a freshman 136-pound wrestler from Oregon City, Ore., helped the Raiders go 2-0 on the week with wins in her weight class in both duals. Amaro, who ranks eighth in the 136-pound weight class, had a 6-1 decision victory over Menlo College's No. 15-ranked Louisa Schwab to help SOU beat the eighth-ranked Oaks for just the second time in program history.