Athletes of the week (Nov. 30)

Athletes of the week

11/23/2009
Photos courtesy of the UW-Superior Athletics Website

Women's

This week’s Women’s Athlete of the Week is freshman guard Connie Urmanski of Edgar, WI.

In their only game this week, she led the Yellowjackets with 17 points in a huge 70-63 win against St. Scholastica. She went 4-5 from three-point range, and added 5 assists and 4 rebounds.

Urmanski is leading UWS in scoring so far this season, averaging 15 points a game, leading the Yellowjackets to a 3-1 start.

Men's

This week’s Men’s Athlete of the Week is basketball player Jake Smith (junior, Rhinelander, WI).

On Tuesday night, he led the ‘Jackets to a 93-80 upset of Division II foe UMD. He simply could not be stopped by the Bulldogs, scoring 33 points on 11-17 shooting (2-3, 3-Pt.), and adding 11 rebounds for a dominant double-double.

He continued his stellar play on Saturday, leading UWS with 19 points on 7-10 shooting and adding 7 rebounds in a 78-59 win against cross-bridge rival St. Scholastica.

So far this season, Smith is averaging 22 points and 7 rebounds a game, leading the ‘Jackets in both categories.