Conner & Kluesner Named Scholar-Athletes of the Week
Male Scholar Athlete of the Week
Ohio's Dylan Conner, Football - Linebacker (R-Junior, 3.968, Biological Sciences Pre Professional)
Redshirt junior linebacker Dylan Conner (Fort Wayne, Ind.) helped the Ohio football team (6-6, 5-3 MAC) clinch its 11th-straight year of bowl eligibility with a 52-3 rout of Mid-American Conference East Division rival Akron last Tuesday (Nov. 26) at InfoCision Stadium in Akron. Conner finished with a team-high six total tackles, including a team-high five solo stops and a sack, as the Bobcats’ defense produced the most dominant performance in the last 15 years under the leadership of head coach Frank Solich, limiting the Zips to just 74 yards of total offense and marking the first time an opponent has failed to reach 100 yards of total offense in the last 15 years. Akron’s 33 passing yards marked the fewest by an Ohio opponent since the Bobcats held Wofford to zero passing yards in a 33-10 win on Sept. 4, 2010. The Zips’ 41 rushing yards marked the fewest by an Ohio opponent since the Bobcats limited Akron to just 32 in a 49-28 win in the 2018 regular season finale on Nov. 23, 2018.
Female Scholar Athlete of the Week
Miami's Savannah Kluesner, Basketball - Forward (Senior, 3.72, Supply Chain & Operations Management / Marketing)
Senior forward Savannah Kluesner led the Miami roster this week in points, rebounds, blocks and field goals as she recorded two double-doubles and set a school record. On Tuesday against UIC, Kluesner blocked seven shots, the most in a single game in Miami program history, as the RedHawks only allowed 35 points, which tied for the eighth-fewest points allowed in program history. In addition to her seven blocks, Kluesner scored 11 points and grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds in the contest. She also recorded a double-double against Liberty in the Miami (FL) Thanksgiving Tournament with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Kluesner scored in double figures in every game this week as she concluded with 10 points at No. 19 Miami. Her two double-doubles this week bring her career total to 16, which is tied for fifth all-time in program history. Kluesner also moved into the top 10 in program history this week in career rebounds as she now has 609. She leads the MAC in total rebounds (71) and blocks (13) and ranks second in the MAC in rebounds per game (8.9).
