Carson-Newman's Wykle Named South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women's Basketball Player of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Carson-Newman guard Braelyn Wykle has been named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women's Basketball Player of the Week for games played during week thirteen of the 2022-23 season, the Conference announced today. 

Wykle, a junior from Greeneville, Tenn., had a strong showing on Wednesday despite the Eagles falling to Mars Hill 69-64. She finished with a game-high 31 points, was 11-20 from the field and 7-10 from three-point range. It was her eighth career 30 plus point game and third in the last seven games. Wykle then scored a career-high 44 points in the 81-75 win over Anderson on Saturday, setting the school record for three-pointers while passing 2,000 career points. She ranks fourth in SAC history in converted triples and became the 15th player in league history to score at least 40 points in a game. Overall, the junior went 14-for-25 from the field going 7-for-13 from the charity stripe and sinking all nine foul shots. It was the fifth time in her career that she drilled a program-record tying seven triples. 

2022-23 SAC Women's Basketball Players of the Week 
Nov. 14 – Alexa Smiddy, Lincoln Memorial
Nov. 21 – Josie Hester, UVA Wise
Nov. 28 – Emily Harman, Lenoir-Rhyne
Dec. 5 – Jami Tham, Tusculum
Dec. 12 – Jami Tham, Tusculum
Dec. 19 – Alexa Smiddy, Lincoln Memorial
Jan. 2 – Diamond McDowell, Anderson
Jan. 9 – Breanna Yarber, Emory & Henry
Jan. 16 – Braelyn Wykle, Carson-Newman
Jan. 23 – Bryanna Troutman, Wingate
Jan. 30 – Dasia Lambert, Coker
Feb. 6 – Lyrik Thorne, Catawba
Feb. 13 – Braelyn Wykle, Carson-Newman

Varsity Gems is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.