Talmas, Wottring, Mangas Among CL Weekly HonoreesAVON, Ohio – The Crossroads League Athletes of the Week were announced on Monday, recognizing the top athletes from the week of Oct. 21-27. Sports Information Directors from the league nominate student-athletes for the award and vote on each week’s winners.
Men’s Soccer
Offensive Player
Marcelo Talamas, Grace
Talamas scored once and assisted two other Grace goals in a 4-0 shutout of Marian to finish the regular season ranked second in the Crossroads League with 15 goals.
Defensive Player
Colton Wottring, Grace
Wottring extended his scoreless streak in the net past 206 minutes for the Lancers in GC’s 4-0 shutout of Marian in the regular season finale. Wottring picked up three saves in the win.
Men’s Basketball
Kyle Mangas, IWU
Mangas averaged 24.5 points, 7.5 assists, 7.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals in No. 4 Indiana Wesleyan’s wins over No. 12 Cornerstone and Aquinas. Mangas shot 55.2 percent from the floor, 50.0 percent from deep and 92.3 percent from the charity stripe.
Women’s Basketball
Lauren McBryar, St. Francis
McBryar connected on 65.4 percent of her shots in two wins for No. 13 Saint Francis, drilling 10-of-19 triples and averaging 23.0 points and 2.0 steals per outing. The junior hit seven treys in 10 tries and poured in 29 points in USF’s 82-48 victory over Rochester.
Volleyball-Attacker
Rachel Klitzing, IWU
Klitzing averaged 3.7 kills per set with an attack percentage of .372 in a pair of sweeps for No. 4 Indiana Wesleyan. The junior middle hitter had over half of her swings on the week result in terminations.
Volleyball-Defender
Ellie Ruby, Mt. Vernon
Ruby collected 24 digs in a three-set win over Huntington for Mount Vernon Nazarene and added one ace in MVNU’s lone contest of the week.
Volleyball Setter
Alex Falcone, IWU
Falcone kept the No. 4 Wildcats rolling with 10.5 assists, 3.0 digs and 1.8 kills per set in sweeps over Grace and Saint Xavier. Falcone notched a double-double with 38 assists, 14 digs and six kills in IWU’s win over the Lancers.
Women’s Soccer - Offense
Mackenzie Selvius,
Spring Arbor
Selvius scored all three of No. 21 SAU”s goals in a 3-0 win against Huntington for the first hat trick of her two-year career with the Cougars.
Women’s Soccer Defense
Delanie Hill, Marian
Hill helped No. 19 Marian to a 2-0 victory against No. 16 Grace in the final regular season match for the Knights. The victory pushed MU to second place in the league standings.
Men’s Cross Country
Chris Maxon, IWU
Maxon led No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan at the Great Lakes Challenge with a time of 24:48 to take third-of-311 runners. Maxon was the top Crossroads League finisher at the event.
Women’s Cross Country
Sarah Harden, Taylor
Harden raced to the individual championship at the Great Lakes Challenge with a time of 18:04 to help No. 5 Taylor finish fourth overall.
