EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) - A total of nine UW-Eau Claire student-athletes have been recognized by being named an Athlete of the Week for the third week of the 2014-15 season.
Women’s Tennis
Singles: Colleen McCullough, Junior, Maple Grove,
Minn./Osseo
Competing in one conference match this week against
UW-Stout, which the Blugolds beat 9-0, McCullough won No. 2 singles
6-2, 6-1. She is now 3-1 on the season.
Doubles: Nicole Pothen, Senior, Centerville,
Minn./Centennial & Paige Kuepers, Junior, Green Bay,
Wis./Southwest
Pothen and Kuepers picked up an 8-1 victory at No. 2
doubles Saturday as the Blugolds defeated conference opponent
UW-Stout 9-0. The pair has won three straight.
Soccer
Offense: Tara Dennehy, Forward, 5-9, Junior,
Eugene, Ore./Churchill
With the Blugolds picking up two wins this weekend
against opponents from Minnesota, Dennehy scored three goals
Saturday to help the Blugolds to a 4-1 win. Facing Gustavus
Adolphus College (Minn.), she scored the Blugolds’ first two
goals in the opening half and added another goal in the second
half. She finished with six shots on the day. Wednesday in a 2-1
win over St. Olaf College (Minn.) she recorded seven shots to lead
the team, one of which was on-goal.
Defense: Megan Hanson, Defender, 5-9, Junior,
Verona, Wis./Verona Area
Picking up two wins this week, Hanson was part of a
Blugold defense that gave up just 21 shots combined, 14 of which
were on-goal. In a 2-1 victory on Wednesday over St. Olaf College
(Minn.), the Blugolds allowed just eight shots, four on-goal.
Against Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) on Saturday, a 4-1 win,
they allowed 13 shots, 10 on-goal. Hanson also assisted on one goal
against the Gusties.
Volleyball
Offense: Alexis Wong, Rightside Hitter/Setter, 5-9,
Senior, Maple Grove, Minn.
Competing in five matches and 16 sets this week, Wong
was third on the team with 32 kills and led the Blugolds with a
.300 hitting percentage. Her highest kill total came against Alma
College (Mich.) on Saturday when she finished with 12. She also had
two service aces, tied for fourth most on the team and had 22 digs
along with six total blocks (one solo, five assists), second most
on the team.
Defense: Kelly Riesgraf, Middle Hitter, 5-11,
Junior, Chaska, Minn.
Competing in five matches and 16 sets this week,
Riesgraf led the Blugolds with 18 total blocks (three solos, 15
assists), an average of 1.12 per set. She was also fourth on the
team with 31 kills, totaling no fewer than five in each match, and
had two digs.
Women’s Golf
Kate Engler, Senior, Beloit, Wis./F.J. Turner
Helping lead the Blugolds to a fifth-place finish at
the Division III Classic in Lake City, Minn. this weekend, Engler
was in ninth place after day one but moved up five spots to tie for
fourth with 157 strokes.
Men’s Golf
Joey Dreier, Sophomore, New London, Minn.
Dreier tied for 22nd place after two
rounds of competition at the Saint John’s Fall Invitational
this weekend in Minnesota. He completed the event with 156
strokes.