Jan. 8, 2008
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - This week, Matt Anderson of the men's volleyball team and Mashea Williams of the women's basketball team have all been named Penn State Student-Athletes of the Week.
Anderson, a junior outside hitter, helped to lead the volleyball team to its first tournament title at the Outrigger Invitational in 14 years. He was name the Most Outstanding Player of the Outrigger Invitational with an average of 6.20 kills per game on .405 hitting and a total of 17 digs and seven blocks.
Junior guard Williams had impressive performances during both of the games this past week. She averaged 15.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.0 steals for the two games. The Lady Lions defeated Illinois after Williams scored at the buzzer, making the final score 49-48. The Erie, Pa. native also hit and surpassed the 500-point mark for her career during the game on Jan. 2. At Michigan State, Williams scored 18 points, leading the team to a 69-57 win. Williams was also recently named Big Ten Player of the week.
2007-08 Penn State Student-Athletes of the Week
January 7 - Matt Anderson (men's volleyball), Mashea Williams (women's basketball)
December 17 - Geary Claxton (men's basketball), Megan Hodge (women's volleyball)
December 10 - Phil Davis (wrestling), Arielle Wilson (women's volleyball)
December 3 - Pat Schirk (men's swimming), Brianne O'Rourke (men's basketball)
November 26 - David Erwin (wrestling), Christa Harmotto (women's volleyball)
November 19 - Geary Claxton (men's basketball), Alisha Glass (women's volleyball)
November 12 - Dan Connor (football), Britney Long (field hockey)
November 5 - Sean Lee (football), Alyssa Naeher (women's soccer)
October 29 - Michael James (men's tennis), Carly Bedesem (women's soccer)
October 22 - Maurice Evans (football), Christa Harmotto (women's volleyball)
October 15 - Sean Lee (football), Zoe Bouchelle (women's soccer)
October 8 - Kevin Foley (men's golf), Mallory Weisen (field hockey)
October 1- Vincent Salvatico (men's soccer), Katie Schoepfer (women's soccer)
September 24- T.J. Howe (men's golf), Alyssa Naeher (women's soccer)
September 17- Brendan Lynch (men's tennis), Katie Schoepfer (women's soccer)
September 10 - Dan Connor (football), Megan Hodge (women's volleyball)
September 3 - Anthony Morelli (football), Bridget Franek (cross country)
August 27 - Kiersten Wood (field hockey)