ROCK HILL, S.C.–Anderson University women's basketball senior Alexy Mollenhauer was named The South Atlantic Conference AstroTurf Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the final week of the 2019-20 season.
Mollenhauer notched her 17th and 18th double-double of the season, scoring 19 points and grabbing 16 rebounds against Catawba to help AU clinch its second straight SAC regular season title. The native of Lindale, Texas was also credited with 3 blocks, 2 assists and 1 steal in the contest. On Saturday, Mollenhauer poured in 26 points (scoring 20 or more points 15 times this season), including 8-for-8 from the free throw line and ripped down 15 rebounds (pulling down 8 or more rebounds on 27 occasions) at LMU. She added 3 steals, 3 blocks and 1 steal.
For the week, Mollenhauer averaged 22.5 points, 15.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks while shooting 100% from the free throw line (10-10). This is Mollenhauer's fifth Player of the Week honor of the season.
Anderson will host one of the four SAC quarterfinal matchups when it welcomes the eight-seeded Railsplitters from Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m.
2019-20 SAC AstroTurf Women's Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 11 – Alexy Mollenhauer, Anderson
Nov.18 - Kayla Marosites, Carson-Newman
Nov. 25 - Madeline Hardy, Lenoir-Rhyne
Dec. 2 – Cynita Webb, UVa-Wise
Dec. 9 – Taisha DeShazo, Catawba
Dec. 16 – Caitlyn Ross, UVa-Wise
Dec. 23 – Casey Johnson, Tusculum
Jan. 6 – Alexy Mollenhauer, Anderson
Jan. 13 – Kayla Marosites, Carson-Newman
Jan. 20 – Alexy Mollenhauer, Anderson
Jan. 27 – Braelyn Wykle. Carson-Newman
Feb. 3 – Alexy Mollenhauer, Anderson
Feb. 10 – Kayla Marosites, Carson-Newman
Feb. 17 – Kayla Marosites, Carson-Newman
Feb. 24 – Mia Long, Tusculum
Mar. 2 – Alexy Mollenhauer, Anderson
AstroTurf is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.