Blount and Warfel Sweep CL Player of the Week Awards for Third Time

CL Athletes of the Week Dec. 1-7 | TU Honors Page

JACKSON, Mich. – Taylor's Celina Blount and Kaycie Warfel swept the Crossroads League Women's Basketball Player of the Week awards for a third time, the league office announced on Monday. The TU women's basketball team has now collected 9 of 14 total CL Player of the Week honors this season.

Warfel picked up her fourth CL Offensive Player of the Week accolade, and her fifth total weekly recognition after sweeping both offensive and defensive awards in early November. As the NAIA's leading scorer, Warfel continued pouring in points at a high clip for the unbeaten Trojans. The freshman guard netted 18 points against Bethel and 27 against Goshen, averaging 22.5 points per game, along with 3.0 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 1.0 steals per outing.

Blount earned her fourth CL Defensive Player of the Week award by filling the box score once again for RV Taylor in wins over Bethel and Goshen. The sophomore post averaged 14.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, 2.0 steals and 2.0 assists per contest, while also shooting 57.1 percent from the field. Blount, who leads the league in rebounds (9.6) and blocks (3.2) per game, registered her fifth double-double with 16 points and 12 boards in the victory over Goshen.

TU Athletics has garnered 37 Crossroads League and MSFA Player-of-the-Week awards, six NAIA National Athlete-of-the-Week honors, six NAIA All-American honors, 44 all-league awards, one individual NAIA National Championship, one individual Crossroads League Championship, one league player of the year, 82 NAIA Scholar-Athlete awards and 11 CSC Academic All-District selections.

The Trojans return to action Wednesday night against IU East with tipoff scheduled for 7 p.m. inside Odle Arena.