Student-Athletes of the Week (February 3rd- 9th): Jamie Cowan and Jacob Curry
Female Athlete of the Week
Sophomore forward Jamie Cowan averaged a double-double in helping the Lady Eagles earn a split on the week. The native of Paris, KY, averaged 17 points and 12.5 rebounds while shooting 61.1% from the field, 90.9% from the charity stripe, and 100% (2-2) from long distance. She also had 5 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.
She scored 18 points and had 14 rebounds in the 70-65 victory over IU East and 16 points and 11 rebounds in the 83-67 defeat to Indiana Southeast.
The Lady Eagles record now sits at 9-14; 4-8 RSC.
Male Athlete of the Week
Senior (RS) guard Jacob Curry helped lead Alice Lloyd to a pair of conference wins this week.
He exploded against the (at the time) division-leading Indiana East Red Wolves to propel the Eagles to a 117-84 victory. In that matchup, he led all scorers by pouring in 33 points. He was absolutely on fire from long range as he sank an amazing 10-14 for 71.4%. He also was fouled on one trifecta and sank all 3 of his free throws. Additionally, he added 2 rebounds and 5 assists to the cause. His total made (10) was one behind the school record of 11 threes by an individual in a single game. He did help ALC tie the school record for made threes* in a single game as they drained 27 threes (in just 39 attempts for a staggering 69.2% team accuracy)
He followed that up by helping the club defeat Indiana Southeast 83-82 in OT. In that game, he was guarded intensely, but still scored 9 points and hit 4-4 free throws. He also sank an important jumper late down the stretch that helped the squad overcome a late 10-point deficit to win in overtime. He added 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.
For the week, he averaged 21 points, shot 54.5% from the field, 57.9% from beyond the arc, and 100% from the charity line, while handing off 3.5 assists.
ALC is tied for second in the division with a record of 17-6; RSC is 8- 4.
*The 27 threes is still the NAIA DII record when there were two divisions.