Janie Van Donge of Dordt University is this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports women’s basketball offensive player-of-the-week. Van Donge, a senior from Hospers, Iowa, scorched the nets for the Defenders shooting 73.7 percent from the field. She averaged 15.5 points per game in a pair of conference wins, including 19 points against Northwestern. She also grabbed 20 rebounds on the week, to average a double-double.
Lucas Lorenzen of Dordt University is this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports men’s basketball offensive player-of-the-week. Lorenzen, a junior from Milford, Iowa, averaged 13.5 points as the Defenders defeated Northwestern and Midland on the road last week. He connected from the field at almost a 60 percent rate, going 16-of-27 from the field. He also chipped in with 6.5 boards and two steals per contest.