February 25, 2008
SLIAC ANNOUNCES ATHLETES OF THE WEEK FOR FEBRUARY 18-24

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the Athletes of the Week for the week of February 18-24.

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Westminster College's Andrew Buxton, a senior from Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette), has been named the SLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of February 18-24. This is Buxton's second time this season to earn the honor.

Buxton, a 6-3 guard, averaged 25.5 points in two Blue Jay victories last week in the Conference. He had 26 points and six rebounds to lead Westminster to a 70-69 overtime victory versus Fontbonne University. He had six three-point field goals and scored 10 of his squad's 13 points in the overtime period.

Buxton also added 25 points and three rebounds in a 64-58 road victory at Blackburn College. He now has 1,082 career points and moves into 13th on Westminster's all-time scoring list.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Webster University's Julie McGirl, a junior from Potosi, Mo., has been named the SLIAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the week of February 18-24.

McGirl, a 5-10 forward, averaged 20.5 points and 8.5 rebounds as the Gorloks went 1-1 last week. She scored a season-high 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field and 7-of-7 from the charity stripe in a 67-60 loss to Maryville University. McGirl had 15 points in the second half alone to lead Webster back from a 24-point first half deficit.

McGirl scored 20 points and grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds to lead Webster to a 71-68 double overtime victory versus Eureka College. It marked her first double-double of the season, as she hit 10-of-13 from the free throw line.