South Atlantic Conference Women's Basketball

Tusculum's Shultz Is SAC Varsity Gems Women's Basketball Player Of The Week

Tusculum's Shultz Is SAC Varsity Gems Women's Basketball Player Of The Week

Tusculum's Blayre Shultz has been named the SAC Varsity Gems Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for games played during Week 14 of the 2022-2023 season.

Feb 22, 2023 by FloHoops Staff
Tusculum's Shultz Is SAC Varsity Gems Women's Basketball Player Of The Week

Tusculum guard Blayre Shultz has been named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for games played during Week 14 of the 2022-2023 season, the conference announced Monday. 

Shultz, a senior guard from Morristown, Tennessee, averaged 24.5 points per game, as the Pioneers earned wins over Carson-Newman (79-70) and Newberry (78-42). 

She scored a team-high 22 points and had five rebounds and five assists in the win over Carson-Newman, then scored a game-high 27 points with four assists and three steals against Newberry. 

Shultz hit four 3-pointers in both wins and shot 75% from the foul line (9-of-12) for the week.

2022-2023 SAC Women’s Basketball Players Of The Week 

Nov. 14 – Alexa Smiddy, Lincoln Memorial
Nov. 21 – Josie Hester, UVA Wise
Nov. 28 – Emily Harman, Lenoir-Rhyne
Dec. 5 – Jami Tham, Tusculum
Dec. 12 – Jami Tham, Tusculum
Dec. 19 – Alexa Smiddy, Lincoln Memorial
Jan. 2 – Diamond McDowell, Anderson
Jan. 9 – Breanna Yarber, Emory & Henry
Jan. 16 – Braelyn Wykle, Carson-Newman
Jan. 23 – Bryanna Troutman, Wingate
Jan. 30 – Dasia Lambert, Coker
Feb. 6 – Lyrik Thorne, Catawba
Feb. 13 – Braelyn Wykle, Carson-Newman
Feb. 20 – Blayre Shultz, Tusculum

Varsity Gems is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the SAC Player of the Week awards program.