Matt
Spreacker
Senior/Men's Basketball
Hometown: Pella, Iowa
Matt
claims the award for the second month in a row after leading
the men's basketball team in nearly every statistical category.
In seven games, he averaged 18.9 points and 8.9 rebounds
per contest while shooting 58 percent from the field and
72 percent from the free throw line. Matt also hit 44 percent
of his 3-point attempts and handed out nearly four assists
per game. He also played well at the defensive end, averaging
2.1 steals and 1.3 blocked shots per outing. Matt had three
double-doubles in December and scored at least 20 points
four times. He put up 18 points, 13 rebounds and six assists
in a win over Trinity International University (Ill.), and
tallied a season-high 27 points, 11 boards and four steals
in a victory at Palm Beach Atlantic University (Fla.).
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Dani
Anderson
Junior/Women's Basketball
Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Dani
was the leading scorer on a balanced Mount Mercy squad during
the month of December, averaging 9.6 points in eight games.
She made almost 50 percent of her field goal attempts, including
8-of-9 from 3-point range. Dani was also 9-of-11 at the
free throw line for 81 percent. She was named Most Valuable
Player after leading the Mustangs to their first championship
at the Ninth Annual Clarke College Holiday Tournament in
Dubuque, Iowa. Dani had four double-digit scoring performances,
two of which came at the Clarke tournament. She scored 13
points in a semifinal victory over the host Crusaders, then
nailed three 3-pointers and finished with 17 points and
four assists in the title-clinching win over Hanover College
(Ind.).
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