Schimmel selected BIG EAST freshman of the week

TUESDAY @ C.C.



-Shoni Schimmel BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors.


-Lady Cards Track and Field update.

-Marion County girls basketball debuts tonight.

Shoni Schimmel, pictured here sharing a laugh with teammates during the UK game has been named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week. Schimmel had six threes in the UK and Mississippi Valley State games and 26 points against the Cats. (Photo from bigeast.org)
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Other honorees for the week in the BIG EAST:
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-Sophomore Syracuse center Kayla Alexander was named Player of the Week. She averaged 20 points a game in the Orange's 3 wins.
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-Keisha Hampton (DePaul), Sugar Rodgers (Georgetown), Skylar Diggins (Notre Dame), Kandice Green (Seton Hall) and Madina Ali (WVU) were named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll for their performances.
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-No Becky Burke for her efforts? I guess the BIG EAST names only one player per team to these things. That's OK, the CARDINAL COUPLE Honor Roll will name Burke, Keisha Hines, Schimmel, Shelby Harper and Sherrone Vails as our top performers. I guess we should add Victoria Dunlap from UK to that list as well. Great effort from the Wildcat against the Cards. Fortunately, her knee injury in the Louisville game Sunday was not serious and she is expected to play Tuesday night against Tenn. Tech.
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LADY CARDS track and Field fared very well in the Southern Illinois Fast Start Invitational in Carbondale. Illinois over the weekend. Khadija Abdullah won the shot put toss and D'Ana McCarty took the weight throw.
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On the running side, Ahliva Spencer finished first in the 600 meter run. The Cards also got three second place finishes in running events.

The indoor track season picks up again in mid-January for UofL with participation in the Kentucky Invitational in Lexington.
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Marion County, one of the preseason favorites in Kentucky Girls High School basketball, begins their season tonight with a trip to Adair County. The Lebanon, KY. school is led by junior Bre Elder and sophomores Makayla Epps and Kyvin-Goodin Rogers. These three teamed up with Rockcastle County senior Sara Hammond this summer on the KENTUCKY PREMIER AAU team and were unbeatable. Sure would be nice to see all four in Cardinal uniforms down the road...are ya listening Coach Walz?
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We had a report that Epps was seen at the recent UofL vs. UK women's basketball game in a Cardinal shirt. No argument here...
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WE'LL keep track of Marion County's progress this season. WE know that they'll be in Louisville at least three times this year for regular season games against Ballard, Manual and Mercy. You just might want to get out and see one or more of these...they put on a show.