FacesDanielle Beehler
Senior
Women’s Basketball
Beehler helped lead the ninth-ranked women’s basketball squad to a victory in the fifth annual McWilliams Classic, hosted by the University on Nov. 26-27. Beehler shot seven of nine from the field against Middlebury College on Friday, scoring 17 points in the effort, while also grabbing a team-high 10 rebounds for a double-double. Beehler got another double-double against Denison University on Saturday with a 10-point, 11-rebound game.
Michael Slavik
Senior
Swimming and Diving
Slavik led the men’s swimming and diving team to their first tournament win of the season at the University’s Thanksgiving Invitational, as he notched four season-best times for the Bears. He won the 100- and 200-yard backstroke events. In the 100-yard event, Slavik clocked a time of 53.60, and he posted a time of 1:56.93 in the 200-yard swim. Slavik also anchored the winning 200-medley relay team that recorded a time of 1:37.24, and led off the winning 200-free relay squad (1:25.33).
Troy Ruths
Sophomore
Men’s Basketball
Ruths has been the upstart point scorer for the Bears this season, and helped lead the Red and Green to a three-game winning streak. Ruths led the Bears offensive against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges with 24 points in a 73-68 win on Friday, while also contributing 17 points in the effort versus Pomona-Pitzer Colleges in the 70-60 win. Ruths is averaging 18 points per game for the Red and Green and leads the team with 90 points, scored in five games of play.
Jenny Scott
Senior
Swimming and Diving
Scott propelled the Bears to a second-place finish at the University’s Thanksgiving Invitational, providing veteran leadership and top times in several events in the effort. Scott provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:07.96. Scott also won the 100-freestyle in a team season-best time of 54.79, as well as swimming the second leg of the winning 200-free relay (1:41.44) and anchoring the 200-medley relay (1:51.83).