Coker’s Felder, Newberry’s Lepaio Earn SAC Basketball Weekly Awards
Coker guard Larry Felder and Newberry forward Haylee Lepaio have both led their teams to 2-0 starts to the 2013-14 basketball season, and on Tuesday were named the SAC Players of the Week.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Coker guard Larry Felder and Newberry forward Haylee Lepaio have both led their teams to 2-0 starts to the 2013-14 basketball season, and on Tuesday were named the SAC Players of the Week.
SAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week | Larry Felder, Coker G
Coming off the bench for Coker last week, Felder averaged 20.5 points and eight rebounds while shooting 85-percent from the field in the Cobras' road wins over Belmont Abbey and Limestone.
On Friday, Felder posted 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting along with nine rebounds in an 89-85 Coker victory. He followed that with 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting and seven boards the next day in the Cobras' 75-73 win at Limestone. The junior also added three assists in both games.
Felder's scoring average of 20.5 points per game is currently tied for seventh in the SAC.
SAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week | Haylee Lepaio, Newberry F
Lepaio, a preseason All-SAC selection, got her season off to a big start, averaging 19.5 points and 7.5 rebounds as Newberry won games at Morris and Mount Olive last week.
Lepaio went for 12 points and nine rebounds on Tuesday in a 77-57 Wolves win over Morris, and then finished with 27 points and six boards on Saturday in a 74-72 victory at Mount Olive. The junior shot 56.2-percent from the floor in the two games.
Lepaio's output last week currently places her third in the conference in scoring.