Male Scholar Athlete of the Week: March 29th – April 2nd, 2021
Institution: NIU
Name: Enrique Banuelos
Sport: M. Soccer
Position: Forward
Year: Sophomore (Redshirt)
GPA: 3.952
Major: Business Administration
Week’s Achievements (detailed description of week’s events):
Enrique Banuelos scored a goal and an assist against No. 21 Akron as the Huskies went 2-0 for the week. After recording three shots in a 2-0 victory over SIU Edwardsville to start the week (March 31), the Mexico City native scored the game-winning goal and assisted on NIU’s third goal in a 3-1 victory over nationally-ranked Akron. Banuelos finished the contest with a game-high six shots as NIU completed the season sweep over the Zips, winning in Akron for the first time since 1990.
Female Scholar Athlete of the Week: March 29th – April 2nd, 2021
Institution: Bowling Green
Name: Katelyn Meyer
Sport: Volleyball
Position: Outside Hitter
Year: Junior
GPA: 3.829
Major: Individualized Studies
Week’s Achievements (detailed description of week’s events):
Meyer was award the MAC Volleyball Tournament MVP award following the Falcons’ MAC Tournament Championship. In the first match of the tournament, being a five-set win over Miami, Meyer totaled a team-high 19 kills for the Falcons. As for the Championship match against Western Michigan, being four sets, Meyer tallied 16 kills.
