Tiger Sweep: Anderson, Williams Named SCIAC Athletes of the Week

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Jan. 28, 2009) – Tigers swept Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week recognition’s for the week of Jan. 18-25 as Sean Anderson and Dior Williams led Occidental to 2-0 weeks for the men and women, respectively.

Anderson was a huge reason the Tigers upset Whittier on Wednesday night with a 17-point, 18-rebound double-double adding three assists, a block and a steal as Oxy came from behind to win 68-60. He followed up on Saturday shooting 5-for-8 from the field and 2-for-2 from the charity stripe to pitch in 12 points while grabbing four rebounds, three steals and supplying a block in limited action against Caltech. Overall in the two games he averaged 14.5 points and 11 rebounds per game and is currently shooting 52.5% from the field overall this season to lead the team.

Leading the Tigers to a 2-0 week with wins over Whittier and Caltech was Williams, a junior who returned to the court after an injury sidelined her in 2007-08. She played an integral role this week for Oxy averaging 19.5 points per game while supplying the Tigers with nine assists and 11 steals (eight against Whittier). Williams shot 85% from the field, going 8-for-10, against WC (hitting her only shot from long range) and 9-for-10 against the Beavers in just 14-minutes with three breakaway lay-ups off steals. She currently leads the team in scoring (11.4 ppg) and steals (60) and is second with 40 assists.

The men are currently knotted in a four-way tie for second place in the conference with a 4-2 mark while the women meet co-leader La Verne on Thursday evening with 5-1 records to determine the top spot at the mid-way point of the season.

Both teams will play at home in Rush Gymnasium on Saturday, Jan. 31 with the women tipping off at 5:00 p.m. against the University of Redlands before the men take the court at 7:30 p.m. to face the Bulldogs.