MEN’S BASKETBALL: Carson-Newman’s Dyer earns TSWA Player of the Week honors
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s Ren Dyer was named the Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, averaging 14.0 points and 10.5 rebounds in two contests for the Eagles.
The Weaverville, N.C., native made 7-of-15 field goals with four 3-pointers for 18 points in a one-point loss to Queens University, adding nine rebounds and two assists. The freshman added a pair of triples and finished with 10 points along with 12 rebounds and three assists versus Lenoir-Rhyne.
It marked just the fifth double-double by a Carson-Newman freshman in the last 20 years and in the seventh game of the season for Dyer. He is averaging 12.7 points and 6.4 boards per game this year.
2020-21 TSWA MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
December 9 – Tavon King, Cumberland University
December 15 – Luke Smith, Belmont
December 22 – Devin Whitfield, Lincoln Memorial
January 5 – Ben Sheppard, Belmont
January 12 – Kavon Blankenship, Bryan College
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: UT Martin’s Perry repeats as TSWA Player of the Week
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – UT Martin’s Chelsey Perry was voted the Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, posting 34.0 points and 11.0 rebounds with two double-doubles for the Skyhawks.
The Middleton, Tenn., native connected on 8-of-16 shots and made 15-for-18 at the foul line for 32 points against Austin Peay, grabbing 11 boards with two blocks. The senior followed that with 36 points and 11 caroms along with four blocks versus Murray State, hitting 14-of-31 from the field and 7-for-8 at the foul line.
Perry broke the program’s all-time block record of 203, which stood since 1989, with her first block against Murray State and now ranks fifth in OVC history. She has scored at least 20 points in all eight games this season and is one of just two players nationally to have scored at least 20 points in each of her team’s contests. Perry leads the country in scoring with 29.3 points per game, adding 8.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per outing.
2020-21 TSWA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
December 9 – Allissa Mulaski, Bryan College
December 15 – Anastasia Hayes, Middle Tennessee
December 22 – Eboni Williams, Chattanooga
January 5 – Anastasia Hayes, Middle Tennessee
January 5 – Chelsey Perry, UT Martin