The Association of Division III Independents

ASSOCIATION OF DIVISION III INDEPENDENTS

WEEKLY PLAYER AWARDS
Week of February 20, 2006

Hrabik named Association of Division III Independents men’s basketball Player of the Week

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Nebraska Wesleyan University senior guard M.J. Hrabik ( Syracuse, Neb.) has been named the Association of Division III Independents men’s basketball Player of the Week. Hrabik averaged 19.5 points per game as NWU split a pair at the Div. III Independent Tournament played in Santa Cruz, Calif., February 24-25. He started the tournament by scoring a career-high 23 points against the host Banana Slugs. He was 6-for-9 from three-point range, including a trey that snapped a 62-62 tie with 15 seconds remaining. After Santa Cruz missed a three-pointer, Hrabik rebounded and was fouled. His two free throws with :01 left gave the Prairie Wolves the win, 67-62. In the tourney championship, Hrabik scored a team-high 16 points in a 76-67 loss to Chapman University. For the week, Hrabik averaged 19.5 points per game, 2.5 rebounds per game, and finished 10-for-16 from beyond the arc (.625). Hrabik, who is coached by Mark Franzen, was also named to the All-Tournament Team.

Schlecht receives Association of Division III Independents women’s basketball Player of the Week award

KANSAS CITY , Mo. – Nebraska Wesleyan University senior forward Angie Schlecht ( Clearwater, Neb.) has been selected as the Association of Division III Independents women’s basketball Player of the Week. Angie scored 60 points in 61 minutes of action as NWU split a pair of games at the Div. III Independent Tournament in Colorado Springs, Colo. She opened the tournament by scoring a career-high 33 points as the Prairie Wolves shocked regionally-ranked Chapman University 91-67. The Panthers (17-7 overall coming in) were ranked No. 6 in the West Region for NCAA Div. III. In the upset, Schlecht went 12-for-18 from the field, including 3-for-4 from three-point range. The following night, she posted 27 points and 9 rebounds in a 73-68 overtime loss to Colorado College (15-10) in the championship game. Schlecht was named to the All-Tournament Team after averaging 30 points and 6.5 rebounds. She also shot 55 percent from the field (22-for-40) and 68 percent from the line (13-for-19). Schlecht is coached by Amy Sander.

All Players of the Week for All Sports

The Association of Division III Independents Player of the Week awards program begins on September 12, 2005 and is based on nominations from the organization's member schools.

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