Catawba's Thorne Named SAC Varsity Gems Women's Hoops Player Of The Week
Catawba's Thorne Named SAC Varsity Gems Women's Hoops Player Of The Week
Catawba guard Lyrik Thorne was named the SAC Varsity Gems Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for games played during Week 12 of the 2022-2023 season.
Catawba guard Lyrik Thorne has been named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for games played during Week 12 of the 2022-2023 season, the conference announced Monday.
Thorne, a senior from High Point, North Carolina, helped lead Catawba to another two-win week.
On Wednesday night at Elizabeth City, she had 13 points, four assists and four steals in a convincing victory.
Back in conference play Saturday against Carson-Newman, Thorne knocked down seven of the team’s 14 3-pointers in the win. She finished with 29 points and four assists, and she was 7-of-13 behind the arc.
Lyrik Thorne has been named SAC Player of the Week!
— Catawba WBB (@catawba_wbb) February 6, 2023
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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
Varsity Gems is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the SAC Player of the Week awards program.