Whatley, Bemis Sweep HCLC Player-of-the-Week Awards

Anderson University men's lacrosse standouts Cole Whatley and Justin Bemis swept the Heartland Collegiate Lacrosse Conference (HCLC) Player-of-the-Week awards, which were announced by the conference on Tuesday.

Whatley earned HCLC Offensive Player of the Week for fourth time this season and for the eighth time in his career. Bemis received his first career weekly conference accolade.

TEAM RESULTS

• 4/19 vs. Mount St. Joseph (W, 21-5) (Tied school record for goals in a match)
• 4/22 at Earlham (W, 15-3)

Cole Whatley (Sr.; M/A/FO; Green Bay, Wis./Notre Dame Academy)

• Weekly Averages: 5 Goals, 3 Assists, 8 Points, 4.5 Ground Balls
• 4/19 vs. Mount St. Joseph – 8 Goals, 5 Assists, 13 Points (School Record)
• 4/22 at Earlham – 2 Goals, 1 Assist, 3 Points

Justin Bemis (So.; D; Centerville, Ohio/Centerville)

• Weekly Averages: 4 Caused Turnovers, 7 Ground Balls
• 4/19 vs. Mount St. Joseph – 3 Caused Turnovers, 6 Ground Balls
• 4/22 at Earlham – 5 Caused Turnovers, 8 Ground Balls

UP NEXT

Anderson (7-4), which holds the No. 2 seed in the North Division, faces off with HCLC South Division champion Colorado College (7-6) in the HCLC Tournament Semifinals on Friday at 4 p.m. in Hanover.