Lerner Earns Player of the Week Honors  (12/20/07)
Senior guard Sarah Lerner was named women’s basketball NCCAA National Student-Athlete of the Week for the December 10-15. She led her team to two wins in the Trinity Christian College Classic. The first win was an 83-80 overtime victory over Hannibal-LaGrange College (MO) and the second was 63-57 victory over No. 5 Davenport University (MI). 
  
In the game against Hannibal-LaGrange Lerner led the team with 27 points, shooting 7 for 11 from the field, 4 for 5 from the arc, and 9 for 10 from the free throw line. In addition she handed out eight assists, grabbed six rebounds, and had two steals. She hit a three-point shot near the end of regulation that tied the game, allowing the Trolls to push the game into overtime.
 
In the upset victory over ranked Davenport, Lerner scored 12 points, led the team in rebounding with nine, and had five assists. She was again accurate from the free throw line at 4 for 4.

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