2004-05 Basketball Athletes of the Week
February 14, 2005-February 20, 2005
Jessica Dickey, Guard, Sr., White Bear Lake, MN (Cretin-Derham Hall)
Dickey had a solid week despite the Blugolds 0-2 record on the week. In a loss to Oshkosh on Tuesday, Dickey scored 13 points in 15 minutes off the bench and also tallied four rebounds, two assists and two steals. In Saturday's loss to River Falls, she posted 13 points, seven rebounds and an assist. She finished the week with 26 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
February 7, 2005-February 13, 2005
Michelle Burns, Forward, Fr., Eau Claire (North)
Burns posted a double-double for the third time this season as the Blugolds upset No. 18 UW-Stout by a score of 55-47. She was one of three Blugolds to post a team-best 10 points while she pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds in the conference victory.
January 31, 2005-February 6, 2005
Jessica Dickey, Guard, Sr., White Bear Lake, MN (Cretin-Derham Hall)
Dickey played a big role in a Blugold win over Whitewater on Tuesday, scoring 19 points off the bench to lead Eau Claire to victory. She also tallied three rebounds, three assists and two steals in the win. In Saturday's close loss to Stevens Point, Dickey led the team with 16 points coming off the bench and also totaled five rebounds, two assists and a steal. She finished the week with 35 points, eight rebounds, five assists, and three steals.
January 24, 2005-January 30, 2005
Rachel Becker, Guard, Jr., Gilmanton
Becker had a career week as she led the Blugolds to a pair of conference victories over Superior and La Crosse. Against the Yellowjackets, Becker posted a then career-high 11 assists to go along with seven points, three rebounds and two steals. Three days later she broke her career high when she posted 12 assists against the Eagles. She also totaled 13 points, three rebounds and three steals in the victory. She finished the week with 23 assists, 20 points, six rebounds, and five steals.
January 17, 2005-January 23, 2005
Emilee Planert, Guard, Sr., Eau Claire (North)
Planert led the Blugolds to victory Saturday in a tight game against UW-Platteville. She paced the Blugolds with 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting while totaling two rebounds, two assists and a steal. In Wednesday's two point loss to UW-River Falls, Planert finished with two points, two rebounds and three steals.
January 10, 2005-January 16, 2005
Joanna Leafblad, Guard, Sr., Eau Claire (Memorial)
Leafblad had a great week despite two losses for the Blugolds. In a three-point loss to Whitewater on Wednesday the senior Blugold tallied 19 points, including hitting 5-of-8 from three-point range. In Saturday's loss to Stout, Leafblad finished with five points, three rebounds, two assists, a block, and a steal. She finished the week with 24 points, four rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a block.
January 3, 2005-January 9, 2005
Michelle Burns, Forward, Fr., Eau Claire (North)
Burns scored 17 points in each of Eau Claire's two games this week as the Blugolds dropped a tough game to Millikin but rebounded with a win over Platteville. Against Millikin, Burns scored 17 and also pulled down a game-best 12 rebounds to go along with two assists, one block and one steal. In Eau Claire's victory over Platteville, Burns led the team with 17 points and seven rebounds to go along with one assist. Burns finished the week with 34 points, 19 rebounds, three assists, one block, and one steal.
December 27, 2004-January 2, 2005
Jessica Dickey, Guard, Sr., White Bear Lake, MN (Cretin-Derham Hall)
Dickey led Eau Claire to a 2-0 record at the Land of Magic Classic held in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Blugolds topped the previously unbeaten University of Mary Washington 60-42 in their first game behind 10 points, five rebounds, four assists, and two steals from Dickey. Eau Claire finished the tournament with a 74-30 drumming of host SUNY-Potsdam as Dickey led the Blugolds with 14 points while also tallying five rebounds, five assists and a pair of steals. She finished the week with 24 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists, and four steals.
December 6, 2004-December 11, 2004
Michelle Burns, Forward, Fr., Eau Claire (North)
Burns led the Blugolds in scoring and was second in rebounds in games against UW-Oshkosh and UW-La Crosse. Against the sixth-ranked Titans Burns scored 11 points on 5-of-11 shooting including 1-for-1 from the three-point line to go along with six rebounds. At UW-La Crosse Burns led all scorers with 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting including a three-point shot that gave the Blugolds a 47-46 lead with 16 seconds remaining in the game. Burns also grabbed a team-best eight rebounds, five of them coming on the offensive backboard. For the week Burns averaged 13.5 points and seven rebounds shooting 11-for-20 from the field, 2-for-2 from the three-point line and 3-for-4 from the free throw line.
November 29, 2004-December 5, 2004
Michelle Burns, Forward, Fr., Eau Claire (North)
Burns led the Blugolds to a 2-0 record last week, including knocking off ninth-ranked Stevens Point 74-45. In the win over the Pointers, Burns tallied a team-best 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting in just 18 minutes of play. She also tallied five rebounds and a steal in the win. In Eau Claire's 84-42 win at Superior, Burns grabbed nine rebounds while also scoring eight points. She added two steals and a block in 23 minutes of action. For the week, Burns finished with 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting while totaling 14 rebounds, three steals and a block in 41 minutes played.
November 22, 2004-November 28, 2004
Rachel Becker, Guard, Jr., Gilmanton
Becker led the Blugolds to a 3-0 record last week, including a win at the Eau Claire Thanksgiving Showcase Tournament, where Becker was named Tournament MVP. In Tuesday's 79-75 win over St. Norbert, the junior Blugold scored 16 points while also tallying six assists, three rebounds, two steals, and hitting 10-of-11 from the free-throw line. In the Thanksgiving Showcase, where Eau Claire topped Wisconsin Lutheran 73-52 and St. Catherine 89-56, Becker finished with 16 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, six steals, and a block while hitting 8-of-11 from the free throw line. For the week, Becker finished with 32 points, 13 assists, 11 rebounds, eight steals, and a block while hitting 18-of-22 from the free-throw line and playing excellent defense all week.
November 15, 2004-November 21, 2004
Rachel Becker, Guard, Jr., Gilmanton
Becker kicked of the season in incredible fashion, leading the Blugolds to a win at the Lake Forest Tip-Off Tournament in Illinois. In Eau Claire's season-opening 79-53 win over Iowa Wesleyan, Becker nearly tallied a triple-double, scoring a game-high 22 points off the bench. She also dished out nine assists and grabbed seven rebounds in the game, while shooting 8-of-10 from the free-throw line. For the weekend, she finished with 31 points, 13 assists, 10 rebounds, and three steals in leading Eau Claire to a 2-0 start.