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CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. -- Some weeks, one solid game is all it takes to be called the nation's best player for the week. Such was the case for Campbellsville University's Whitney Ballinger who was named the NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Player of the Week on Tuesday for the third time in five weeks. She was also named National Player of the Week by the National Christian College Athletic Association on Tuesday for the fourth time in five weeks.
Ballinger joins Brittany Smart of Cedarville University as the only women's basketball players to ever earn the honor three times in the same season.
The Carrollton, Ky. native was nominated for the national honor by being named the Mid-South Conference Player of the Week on Monday for the sixth time this season. Both honors come as a result of her 30 points and school-record 28 rebounds on Jan. 28 in a 68-65 overtime win at No. 12 University of the Cumberlands. The win gave eighth-ranked Campbellsville first place in the Mid-South Conference by itself after five games.
Ballinger also tallied two assists, three blocks and four steals in the contest, marking the 12th time this season she has recorded at least three blocks. Ballinger has recorded five 30-point games and 11 double-doubles on the season.
The 6-foot-3 center ranks third nationally in points per game (21.1), rebounds per game (11.2) and blocks per game (3.3). According to available statistics since 2004, Ballinger is the first Division I women's basketball player to be named Player of the Week three times in the same season.
She is also the fifth women's basketball player to earn an NAIA Player of the Week honor three times in a career. Sheena Bowling of the University of Montevallo was the last NAIA Division I player to do so in 1996, while Smart leads the way with seven career honors (twice in 2006 and three times in 2007) at the NAIA Division II level, according to NAIA archives. Sharon Houston of Indiana-Northwest and Deb Remmerde of Northwestern College (Iowa) are the only others to earn the honor three times, each at the NAIA D-II level.
Campbellsville (21-1, 6-0 MSC) started a three game home stand Monday with a 112-52 win over St. Catharine College. Ballinger recorded 14 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks in only 17 minutes played to start the week. West Virginia Tech will come to town Thursday at 6 p.m., followed by Georgetown on Saturday at 2 p.m.
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Women's Soccer
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2010 Regular Season Opener
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0
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Georgetown at
A-J Invitational at Asbury College
Football
Cumberland (TN) at
7:00pm
Austin Peay State University
ET
West Virginia U. Tech at
7:00pm
Glenville State College
ET
Shorter at
7:30pm
Georgia State
ET
Men's Golf
Campbellsville at
Univ. Cumberlands Bill Sergent Invite @ Crooked Creek - London, Ky.
Cumberlands (KY)
University of the Cumberlands Bill Sergent Invite
Lindsey Wilson at
University of the Cumberlands Invitational @ Crooked Creek C.C. - Sept. 2-3
Women's Golf
Cumberlands (KY)
University of the Cumberlands Bill Sergent Invite
Campbellsville at
Bill Sergent Invitational - Crooked Creek, London, Ky.
Lindsey Wilson at
University of the Cumberlands Invitational @ Crooked Creek CC (London, Ky.) -- Sept. 2-3
Men's Soccer
St. Catharine at
5:00pm
Ohio Christian College
ET
West Virginia U. Tech at
7:00pm
West Virginia Wesleyan
ET
Women's Soccer
St. Catharine at
3:00pm
Ohio Christian College
ET
Volleyball
Rio Grande at
7:00pm
Mountain State University
ET
Cumberlands (KY) at
7:00pm
Kentucky State University
ET
Friday, Sep 3
Men's Cross Country
UVA-Wise at
Stampede at the Shoals
Women's Cross Country
UVA-Wise at
Stampede at the Shoals
Men's Golf
Campbellsville at
Univ. Cumberlands Bill Sergent Invite @ Crooked Creek - London, Ky.
Cumberlands (KY)
University of the Cumberlands Bill Sergent Invite
UVA-Wise at
Bill Sergent Invite at London, Kentucky
Lindsey Wilson at
University of the Cumberlands Invitational @ Crooked Creek C.C. - Sept. 2-3
Women's Golf
Cumberlands (KY)
University of the Cumberlands Bill Sergent Invite
Campbellsville at
Biil Sergent Invitational - Crooked Creek, London, Ky.
Lindsey Wilson at
University of the Cumberlands Invitational @ Crooked Creek CC (London, Ky.) -- Sept. 2-3
Men's Soccer
Georgetown at
4:00pm
Aquinas College
ET
Fort Wayne Classic
Indiana Institute of Technology vs
7:00pm
Campbellsville
ET
Univ. St. Francis Labor Day Tournament - Fort Wayne, Ind.
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FHU Tournament
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Mercyhurst College
ET
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4:00pm
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7:00pm
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ET
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West Virginia U. Tech at
11:00am
West Virginia Wesleyan
ET
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3:00pm
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ET
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ET
2010 Scott Jones Classic Volleyball Tournament @ Nashville, Tenn.
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4:00pm
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ET
IIT Crossover Tournament - Chicago
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5:00pm
Bluefield College
ET
UVA-Wise at
7:00pm
Bluefield College
ET
St. Catharine vs
8:00pm
Saint Ambrose University
ET
IIT Crossover Tournament - Chicago
Lindsey Wilson at
8:00pm
Trevecca Nazarene University
ET
2010 Scott Jones Classic Volleyball Tournament @ Nashville, Tenn.
