Libertyville's Mayer giving Augustana's opponents fits
The holiday season is the 'giving' season and Libertyville graduate Olivia Mayer has done exactly that with the basketball for her Augustana women's team.
The senior guard leads the Vikings with 39 assists.
Mayer earned all-tournament honors at Dubuque's Jon Davison Classic after averaging 15 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in losses to Grinnell (85-80 in overtime) and Defiance (63-56).
Mayer also has 12 steals for the Vikings defense which has been exceptional, holding opponents to just 56.4 points per game on .311 shooting from the floor.
They've forced 174 turnovers - 50 more than they've committed - and have recorded 97 steals in nine games.
Freshman Carly McCameron (Antioch) leads the Vikings in shooting percentage. She has hit 12-of-19 for a .632 clip.
• Concordia-Chicago's Morgan Jahnke (Grant) hit a layup to cap a 13-0 run that gave the Cougars a 19-8 lead en route to a 68-57 over Lawrence College.
Jahnke later hit 2 free throws for a 76-70 lead and had a 3-point play with 2:34 left to give CUC a 12-point lead and locked up the game.
Men's basketball
Villanova freshman Jalen Brunson (Stevenson) scored all 15 of his points (two 3-pointers) in the second half of an 85-71 win over Creighton.
The win boosted the Wildcats to a 12-2 and 2-0 before a sellout crowd in its conference home opener Saturday night.
• Lake Forest sophomore guard Eric Porter (Deerfield) connected a school-record 11 3-pointers in an 81-76 win at Coe College. He finished the contest with a career-high 37 points in leading the Foresters, who trailed by as many as 17 in the first half, to the comeback victory. Porter shot 12-for-17 from the field and 11-for-15 from beyond the arc.
Men's hockey
Penn State senior forward Tommy Olczyk, son of former Blackhawk and NHL TV analyst Eddie Olczyk, was named the 'second star of the week' for the Big Ten.
He scored his first career hat trick with 3 goals in a victory over Princeton.
Olczyk scored the first 2 goals of the game before adding an empty-net goal to clinch the win. He recorded the third hat trick in program history as the Nittany Lions extended their school record unbeaten streak to nine games.
Women's golf
Barrington junior and defending Mid-Suburban League champion Reena Sulkar was recognized as a 2015 Esmark High School All-American for her outstanding achievements in athletics, academics, and community service, combined with her character and perseverance.
The Esmark High School All-American recognition program was created by Esmark Inc. Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James P. Bouchard to recognize outstanding athletic, educational and community service achievements by high school student-athletes across the United States in 16 major sports programs. The program includes recognition of student-athletes from four U.S. geographic regions: Northeast, Southeast, Southwest and Northwest.
Libertyville openings
Current spring coaching openings at Libertyville including boys volleyball varsity assistant coach and boys lacrosse assistant coach
Interested candidates should contact Briant Kelly, Athletic Director at 847-327-7063 or briant.kelly@d128.org
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