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Feb. 7, 2005
EVANSTON, Ill. - Juniors T.J. Parker (Lisle, Ill./Lisle) and Jamie Dotson (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill) have been named Northwestern's Hilton Garden Inn Athletes of the Week.
Parker tied a season high with 18 points in Northwestern's 67-61 win against Purdue Saturday. The junior guard was 5-of-10 from the field and 7-of-8 from the foul line, and also added three steals to lead a solid defensive effort by the Wildcats (10 steals and 23 forced turnovers). Wednesday at Wisconsin, Parker tied for second among NU players with nine points, and also added three rebounds and two assists.
In Northwestern's first two games of the season, Dotson hit a pair of home runs and finished the day with seven RBIs to help the Wildcats defeat New Mexico State, 5-2, before throttling Tulsa, 13-1, in five innings. Dotson notched two more RBI's in Northwestern's 7-0 win against Kansas, and she finished the weekend with 11 total RBIs after driving in two more in the Wildcats' 9-1 win over Oklahoma State.