Davis, Kuether named NCAC Players of Week

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Ohio Wesleyan University sophomore Tommy Davis (Clyde) and senior Megan Kuether (Osgood/Marion Local) have been named North Coast Athletic Conference Players of the Week for the week of Feb. 13, it was announced by the NCAC.

Davis, a member of the Ohio Wesleyan men’s track & field team, was named Men’s Sprints/Hurdles Athlete of the Week; and Kuether, a guard on the Ohio Wesleyan women’s basketball team, was named Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.

Davis helped a pair of Ohio Wesleyan relay teams earn All-Ohio honors as the Bishops competed at the All-Ohio championship meet on Saturday. He helped the Bishop 800-meter relay team finish second, and was a member of the distance medley relay that finished third. Davis also helped the Ohio Wesleyan 1,600-meter relay team to a fourth-place finish, and added an eighth-place showing in the 200-meter dash.

Kuether scored 16 of her game-high 23 points during the second half as Ohio Wesleyan defeated Hiram, 69-63, on Wednesday. She went 4-for-4 from the line during the final 20 seconds to seal the outcome and led the Bishops with 23 points and 6 assists. On Saturday, in a 74-57 win against Wooster, she scored 4 points during a 9-0 run that gave Ohio Wesleyan the lead for good and went on to lead the Bishops with 18 points and 6 assists. On the week, Kuether averaged 20.5 points and 6.0 assists per game, adding to her league-leading averages in both categories.

Staff Report

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