Carson-Newman's Mandy Mendenhall named SAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week
Jan. 19, 2009
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Carson-Newman College's Mandy Mendenhall has been named the South Atlantic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week, it was announced by league officials today.
Mendenhall, a sophomore guard from Kingston Spring, Tenn., led the Lady Eagles to a pair of South Atlantic Conference wins over Wingate and No. 5 Tusculum.
On the week, Mendenhall averaged 20 points per game and shot 60.9 percent from the floor, knocking down 14-of-23 shot attempts, including a 10-of-15 effort in the road win over Wingate.
In Wednesday's 95-93 win over Wingate, Mendenhall posted her first career double-double with 28 points and 11 rebounds. She carried the load as the Lady Eagles rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit behind Mendenhall's 5-of-8 performance from behind the arc.
In Saturday's 90-87 win over No. 5 Tusculum, Mendenhall scored 12 points, all of which came in the second half. She scored six points during C-N's 10-0 run to close the game. She also knocked down the two free throws to ice the game with 4.9 seconds remaining. She was 7-of-7 at the line during the week.
Carson-Newman is now 13-3 on the season and 4-1 in South Atlantic Conference play. The Lady Eagles are in a three-way tie for second place with Tusculum and Newberry. Lenoir-Rhyne leads those schools by a half-game at 5-1. Newberry and Tusculum battle on Wednesday, while Carson-Newman and Lenoir-Rhyne will face off on Saturday.
The South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week is voted on by the league's nine women's basketball sports information directors.
