GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Tusculum University attack Keegan Bell and guard Mia Long have been named the Zaxby's Athletes of the Week. Long earns her third Athlete of the Week honor while Bell garners his second weekly accolade.
Bell had a pair of six-goal games as the Pioneers extended their winning streak to five in a row with wins over Mars Hill (15-13) and Barton (22-12). Bell also had a pair of assists in the win over Barton on Saturday, while in the victory against Mars Hill on Wednesday he became the fifth player in program history to reach 100 career points.
The senior from Port Coquitlam, British Columbia is tied for the South Atlantic Conference lead in points with 35 and is second in the conference in goals with 25. After eclipsing the 100-point mark, Bell ranks fifth in program history in both goals (69) and points (110).
Long scored 17 of her game-high 22 points in the second half and had a team-high eight rebounds in a 53-47 loss at Wingate in the South Atlantic Conference Women's Basketball Championship quarterfinals on Wednesday night. The junior from Ann Arbor, Michigan scored 10 straight points during a run that gave the Pioneers a five-point lead midway through the third quarter, then scored seven in a row as the Pioneers went up seven with 7 1/2 minutes remaining.
On Thursday, Long was named second-team All-SAC and SAC Defensive Player of the Year in voting by the conference's head coaches. Long ranks second in NCAA Division II in steals per game at 3.96 per game and finished the season with 107 steals to rank second on the Tusculum single-season list. She led Tusculum in scoring at 12.6 points per game and reached double figures 20 times, and had at least one steal in all 27 games in which she played.
The Tusculum University Athlete of the Week Award is sponsored by Zaxby's, located at 3280 Andrew Johnson Highway in Greeneville. The Zaxby's Athlete of the Week Award honors one male and one female athlete each week from an in-season sport.
2018-2019 Zaxby's Athletes of the Week
|
Week |
Male Athlete of the Week |
Female Athlete of the Week |
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Aug. 30-Sep. 2, 2018 |
Alejandro Quiriti (Soccer) |
Nicole McMillen (Soccer) |
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Sep. 3-9, 2018 |
Will Cronin (Cross Country) |
Alissa Furches (Cross Country) |
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Sep. 10-16, 2018 |
Jordon Shippy (Football) |
Katie Tomassoni (Golf) |
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Sep. 17-23, 2018 |
David Akinpetide (Tennis) |
Emilie Hansen (Tennis) |
|
Sep. 24-30, 2018 |
Henrique Devens (Soccer) |
Sonja Ballmert (Soccer) |
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Oct. 1-7, 2018 |
Ayuk Tambe (Soccer) |
Bailey Bosler (Soccer) |
|
Oct. 8-14, 2018 |
Ivan Hogans (Football) |
Annie McCullough (Tennis) |
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Oct. 15-21, 2018 |
Jackson Beeson (Cross Country) |
Bailey Bosler (Soccer) |
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Oct. 22-28, 2018 |
Lor'renzo Pratt (Football) |
Cassie Born (Volleyball) |
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Oct. 29-Nov. 4, 2018 |
Jonny Winter (Soccer) |
Nicole McMillen (Cross Country) |
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Nov. 5-11, 2018 |
Georgios Charkoutsakis (Soccer) |
Sydney Wilson (Basketball) |
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Nov. 12-18, 2018 |
Caleb Hodnett (Basketball) |
Nicole McMillen (Cross Country) |
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Nov. 19-25, 2018 |
Donovan Donaldson (Basketball) |
Mia Long (Basketball) |
|
Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 2018 |
Trenton Gibson (Basketball) |
Nicole McMillen (Cross Country) |
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Dec. 3-16, 2018 |
Donovan Donaldson (Basketball) |
Callie Patterson (Basketball) |
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Jan. 1-5, 2019 |
Brandon Mitchell (Basketball) |
Yolizma Cupidan (Basketball) |
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Jan. 6-13, 2019 |
Guillaume Devries (Track & Field) |
Mia Long (Basketball) |
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Jan. 14-20, 2019 |
Donovan Donaldson (Basketball) |
Raygene Minus (Track & Field) |
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Jan. 21-27, 2019 |
Guillaume Devries (Track & Field) |
Kendrea Duke (Basketball) |
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Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 2019 |
Caleb Hodnett (Basketball) |
Destini Wilson (Track & Field) |
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Feb. 4-10, 2019 |
Keegan Bell (Lacrosse) |
Yolizma Cupidan (Basketball) |
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Feb. 11-17, 2019 |
Caleb Hodnett (Basketball) |
Yolizma Cupidan (Basketball) |
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Feb. 18-24, 2019 |
Bryson Ford (Baseball) |
Nicole McMillen (Track & Field) |
|
Feb. 25-Mar. 3, 2019 |
Donovan Donaldson (Basketball) |
Melissa Mazur (Beach Volleyball) |
|
Mar. 4-10, 2019 |
Keegan Bell (Lacrosse) |
Mia Long (Basketball) |
