PADILLA, CALDWELL ARE UIW ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Women
Melanie Padilla
In five games she was 11-18 at the plate for .611. Those 11 hits included five doubles and two home runs. She scored three times and she had 11 runs batted in. She now leads the team in batting average (.451), home runs (4), RBI (21) and slugging percentage (.824).
Men
Pierce Caldwell
In the two Heartland tournament games he averaged 24.5 points while shooting 14-36 from the field for .389. That included 7-18 on three’s for 389. He was 14-15 at the line for .933. He averaged 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.0 steals. He was the tournament’s MVP.