Sunshine State Conference

SSC Athletes of the Week | February 25 - March 3, 2019

Athletes of the Week are chosen from a pool of nominees for their performances during the week of February 25 - March 3, 2019. Athletes are nominated by Sports Information Directors of member institutions.

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Men's Basketball Player of the Week

Conor Mckim / Rollins College / Jr. / G / Louisville, Kentucky
Mckim earns Player of the Week honors for his performances against Florida Tech and Florida Southern College. The junior from Louisville, Kentucky started the week with a career-high 27 points as well as six rebounds, five assists, and a steal in an 84-72 win against the Panthers. He then eclipsed his career high with 31 points during a 105-100 loss at the Moccasins, while also adding six rebounds, and four assists to his stat sheet. For the week, Mckim scored 58 points by shooting 70% from the floor (24-34), 61% from beyond the arc (11-18), and 88% from the free throw line (7-8). In his 72 minutes on the court, Mckim tallied 12 rebounds and nine assists.


Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week

Daniel Mortensen / Barry University / Sr. / F / Islev, Denmark
Mortensen secures Defensive Player of the Week honors for his play in Barry’s wins against No. 15 Lynn University (64-63) and Saint Leo University (74-73). Mortensen and the Buccaneers held Lynn to 44.2% from the floor (23-52), allowing just 23 second-half points. Against the Lions, Mortensen blocked Saint Leo’s final shot to preserve the one-point victory. For the week, the senior recorded eight rebounds, four blocks, and three steals during the week. This is Mortensen’s seventh all-time SSC weekly award.
   

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Women's Basketball Player of the Week

Christen Prasse / Nova Southeastern University / Gr. / G / Naperville, Illinois
Prasse takes home Player of the Week honors for the second time this season and third in her career following a Triple Double against Palm Beach Atlantic University in the final regular season game of 2018-19. The Naperville, Illinois product put up 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists in NSU's 77-53 win to record her third triple-double of the season. Prasse also added four steals while shooting 50% (6-12) from the floor.



Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week

Dani Lozzi / Lynn University / So. / G / Horsham, England
Lozzi guided Lynn defensively in wins over Barry University (63-61) and the University of Tampa (53-45) to secure weekly SSC accolades. The Horsham, England native tallied two steals and eight defensive rebounds against Barry. She followed with two blocks, four steals, and four defensive rebounds against Tampa. Lozzi also provided the Fighting Knights with 19 points in her 69 minutes played.


 

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Baseball Player of the Week

Zach Howard / Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University / Sr. / OF / Land O’Lakes, Florida
Howard receives Player of the Week after leading the Eagles to an undefeated week (5-0), with a series sweep of Palm Beach Atlantic University and non-conference wins over Davenport University and University of Minnesota-Crookston. The senior was 6-for-17 on the week while scoring five runs and driving in ten. The Land O’Lakes, Florida native had four extra-base hits and drew five walks while slashing .353/.478/.824 on the week. Howard’s top performance came in a 19-4 victory over Minnesota-Crookston, where he went 4-for-4 at the plate with four runs scored and four RBI.


Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Keven Pimentel / University of Tampa / Sr. / Huntington Station, New York
Pimentel’s win over No.16 Nova Southeastern University earns him Pitcher of the Week honors for the third time in his career. The senior led the Spartans to a 14-0 victory where he struck out ten batters across seven scoreless innings. Pimentel was perfect through five and two-thirds before surrendering a hit which turned out to be his only baserunner allowed. The Hunting Station, New York product posted a .045 batting average against in the combined shutout.

 

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Softball Player of the Week

Lindsay Gehring / Rollins College / So. / C / Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Gehring secures Player of the Week after a series sweep against the University of Tampa. The catcher was 4-for-9 including her league leading fifth homerun of the year. She also drove in the lone run during a 1-0 victory in game number two. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida native had two of her four hits going for extra bases and drove in four runs during the series, all while slashing .444/.444/.889 for the week.



Softball Pitcher of the Week

Abby Summers / Rollins College / Sr. / Weston, Missouri
Summers earns Pitcher of the Week honors with a complete game shutout against the University of Tampa. The senior took the circle in game two and struck out 14 batters in seven innings. She allowed just three baserunners, two hits, and a walk in the victory. The win takes Summers to 5-0 on the year and lowers her earned run average to 0.78.


 

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