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Scholar Athletes of the Week (Nov. 22-28)

Nov. 29, 2010

NIU SCHOLAR ATHLETES OF THE WEEK (NOV. 22-28)

Jake Coffman

Courtney Shelton

MALE RECIPIENT FEMALE RECIPIENT
Sport: Football Sport: Women’s Basketball
Position: Defensive End Position: Guard
Year: Senior Year: Junior
GPA: 3.033
 GPA: 3.149
Major: Sociology
Major: Communication
Week's Achievements: Senior defensive end Jake Coffman (German Valley, Ill.) finished with five solo tackles, one sack, two tackles for loss and a forced fumble as he led the way for Northern Illinois 71-3 win at Eastern Michigan.  For his exceptional effort, Coffman was named Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season.  Coffman set the tone early as on the second play of Eastern Michigan’s second series, he sacked quarterback Alex Gillett for a loss of eight yards, causing a fumble which was recovered by Northern Illinois’ Sean Progar at the Eagle 22 yard line.  Two plays later, the Huskies’ scored to go ahead 13-0.  Coffman and the Huskie defense held Eastern Michigan to 160 yards on 64 offensive plays for an average of 2.5 yards per play.  In addition, Eastern Michigan’s 11 passing yards was a season low.
Week's Achievements: Junior guard Courtney Shelton aAveraged 7.5 points, 2.5 assists and 1.5 rebounds in two games. She ttarted both contests, averaging 30 minutes. Scored 14 points and grabbed three rebounds in NIU's 68-64 win over Chicago State. Against the Cougars, Shelton hit a buzzer-beating lay-up and drew a foul at the end of the first half. She completed the three-point play to send NIU into the locker room with a 12 points lead. She also connected of 8-of-9 free throws in the game.
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