Frederickson & Behil Named NWC Basketball Student Athletes of the Week

1/5/2026 4:30:00 PM

The Northwest Conference is proud to announce its Student-Athletes of the Week in Basketball for the week of December 15th through January 5th.

Women’s Basketball - Student-Athlete of the Week
Lauryn Frederickson I F l Lewis & Clark | JR | Maple Valley, Wash. | Tahoma

Fredrickson averaged 15.6 points and 9.33 rebounds during a three-game road trip for the River Otters. The junior led Lewis & Clark to a conference-opening road split over the weekend in Tacoma. She posted 18 points and six rebounds and shot an efficient 7-12 from the field in a narrow 61-54 loss to the University of Puget Sound. On Saturday,. Frederickson poured in a season and game-high 21 points and 13 rebounds and scored six points in overtime in a 72-62 win over Pacific Lutheran University. 
 

Men’s Basketball - Student-Athlete of the Week
Stephen Behil I Wing l Whitworth | SR | Camas, Wash. | Camas


Over the course of five games, Behil averaged 20.6 points per contest.  He made 48.7 of his shots, including 43.9% (37-76) of his three-pointers.  He also was perfect at the free throw line (11-11).  Behil grabbed 7.2 rebounds per game and added 1.6 assists and 1.0 blocks per contest.  He finished it all off by making a 16-foot jumper at the buzzer to give Whitworth an 81-79 win over Pacific on Saturday night.