Offensive Athlete of the Week
Name: Ainsley Shelsta
School: Occidental
Year: So.
Position: Center
Hometown / High School: Brookings, S.D. / Brookings
Shelsta scored between 17-20 points with a pair of double-doubles in three wins for Occidental College that put the Tigers in sole possession of third place in the conference just before the midseason point. She scored 22 baskets on 51 percent shooting and hit 11 of 15 free-throw attempts while also recording 34 rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block.
Defensive Athlete of the Week
Name: Milan Robinson
School: Caltech
Year: Sr.
Position: Guard
Hometown / High School: Anaheim, Calif. / Fairmont Prep
Robinson held the leading scorers for Chapman University and Whittier College to near-season lows as Caltech picked up two wins, including against the previously SCIAC-unbeaten Poets, and fell to Occidental College by a single point. She nabbed four steals and grabbed seven defensive rebounds while adding a block, 15 points and six assists.
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