Week of January 24-30, 2011
Hannah Gabriel
Women's Swimming
Hannah Gabriel won one event and placed in the top three in two others to pace Lawrence at the Wisconsin Private College Championships on Jan. 29. The freshman from Elmhurst, Ill., won the 1,650-yard freestyle in 19:01.53 to lead Lawrence to a second-place finish in the team standings. She also took second in the 500 freestyle in 5:28.53 and grabbed third in the 200 freestyle in 2:03.34. Lawrence finished ahead of all of the other Midwest Conference schools taking part in the meet.
Jon Mays
Men's Basketball
Jon Mays set a career scoring high with a superlative game in Lawrence's 85-65 win over Carroll on Jan. 29. The senior guard from Bloomington, Minn., poured in 38 points and hit 12 of 16 shots from the floor, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range. He also grabbed eight rebounds and had one steal and one assist. The 38 points topped Mays' previous career best of 27 points, which he set against Monmouth on Jan. 15. It also is the most points scored by a Lawrence player against an opponent other than Grinnell since Pete Hachmeister had 45 against Silver Lake in 1975. Mays also scored a team-high 14 points in Lawrence's 73-52 loss to St. Norbert on Jan. 23. For the week, Mays averaged 26 points and 5.0 rebounds per game while shooting 69.2 percent (18-26) from the floor, including 58.3 percent (7-12) from 3-point range.
