Week of February 4-10, 2008
Tatiana Bulat
Women's Track and Field
Tatiana Bulat was named the Midwest Conference Field Performer of the Week after a standout performance at the UW-Stevens Point Eastbay Invitational on Feb 8. Bulat, a junior from Madison, Wis., earned the honor after finishing fourth in the indoor pentathlon. Bulat finished with 2,167 points and won the shot put portion of the event with a throw of 32 feet. She also jumped 13-7.75 in the long jump and leaped 4-2.5 in the high jump. Bulat ran 10.41 seconds in the 55-meter hurdles and turned in a time of 2:54.96 in the 800 meters.
Marc Howe
Hockey
Marc Howe scored four goals, handed out a pair of assists, and set a school record as Lawrence swept a road series at Northland on Feb. 8-9. Howe, a sophomore forward from Cedarburg, Wis., also was named the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association Player of the Week. Howe scored twice and handed out two assists in the Vikings' 6-3 victory on Feb. 8. Howe, who assisted on Lawrence's third goal of the evening, scored what proved to be the game-winning goal midway through the second period. With the Vikings holding a one-goal lead late in the game, he assisted on Nick Jennette's goal and then added the final tally himself with 1:25 left in the contest. Howe got the scoring started in Lawrence's 5-0 victory on Feb. 9. His short-handed goal late in the first period put the Vikings up 1-0. With Lawrence leading 3-0 midway through the second period, Howe scored an unassisted short-handed goal. The two short-handed goals set a school record for the most short-handed goals in a game.
Chris Page
Men's Basketball
Chris Page averaged 17.0 points and 5.5 rebounds and shot 78.6 percent from the floor in a pair of Lawrence victories, as the Vikings became the first team to clinch a berth in the MWC Tournament. Page scored 18 points, hitting 6 of 9 shots from the floor, and grabbed eight rebounds in Lawrence's 84-69 win over Lake Forest on Feb. 9. Page scored 16 points in only 17 minutes of action in a 105-68 victory over Monmouth on Feb. 8. Page, who had three rebounds, hit 5 of 5 shots from the field, including 3 of 3 from 3-point range, against the Scots.
Caresse Reiland
Women's Basketball
Caresse Reiland turned in a pair of spectacular games, including the first triple-double in the Midwest Conference this season, on Feb. 8-9. Reiland, who was named the MWC Player of the Week, averaged 20.5 points, 17.0 rebounds, 7.5 blocks, 3.0 steals, and 2.0 assists in the two games. In a 66-51 loss to Monmouth on Feb. 8, Reiland scored 16 points, grabbed 17 rebounds, and blocked a school-record 10 shots. It was the first triple-double in the conference since Monmouth's Blaise Rogers scored 33 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, and had 11 assists in a win over Grinnell on Dec. 6, 2006. It was the first triple-double for a Lawrence player, and the first-ever for a women's basketball player, since Nate Leverence had 37 points, 15 rebonds, and 12 assists in a 131-104 win vs. Grinnell on Jan. 13, 2001. Reiland's 10 blocked shots breaks the Lawrence record of eight, set by Robin Chapman vs. Edgewood on Jan. 22, 1983. She also is one of only seven players in the nation this season to have blocked at least 10 shots in a game. In a 71-60 loss to Lake Forest on Feb. 9, Reiland scored 25 points, grabbed 17 rebounds, and blocked five shots.
