Football

Chippewa's Davis and Meeder Earn MAC Scholar Athlete's of the Week

The Scholar Athlete of the Week Award is presented to a MAC male and/or female student- athlete who has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and performs well during that week's competition. An institution can nominate up to one male and one female student-athlete per week in any of that current season's sports. The winners are selected by a representative of the MAC's Faculty Athletics Representatives (FARs).
 
A student-athlete may only be awarded MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week twice in one season.
[Revised 1/25/11]
 
Female Scholar Athlete of the Week: January 3rd – January 9th, 2022
Institution: Central Michigan University Name: Molly Davis
Sport: Basketball
Position: Guard
Year: Junior
GPA: 3.88
Major: Exercise Science
Week’s Achievements (detailed description of week’s events):
Molly Davis averaged a double-double for the week with 27.5 points and 11.0 assists per game. Davis tied her season high with 32 points in CMU's 72-68 come-from-behind victory over NIU, adding 10 assists and five rebounds. She hit five 3-pointers in the game and was seven for eight
from the free throw line. The junior had a career-best 12 assists along with 23 points in CMU's 92-75 loss at Buffalo. Her 12 assists mark the second-highest total for a MAC player this season. In the two games combined, Davis made 20 of her 39 field goal attempts (51.2 percent) overall and was seven for 17 (41.1 percent) from 3-point range.
 
Male Scholar Athlete of the Week: January 3rd – January 9th, 2022
Institution: Central Michigan University Name: Marshall Meeder
Sport: Football
Position: Placekicker
Year: Freshman
GPA: 3.02
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Week’s Achievements (detailed description of week’s events):
Central Michigan freshman Marshall Meeder kicked three field goals in helping lead the Chippewas to a 24-21 over Pac-12 member Washington State in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl on Dec. 31. Meeder connected on boots of 49, 52 and 43 yards as CMU finished 9-4 on the season, recording it highest win total since 2009 and posted its first bowl victory since 2012. Meeder’s 52-yarder was a CMU bowl record and his 43-yarder, which came with 9:11 remaining, eventually proved to be the difference in the game.