Student Athlete of the Week (12-9)
MAAC Sports
Brett Bisping – Siena College
So., Men’s Basketball, Peoria, Ill./Morton
Bisping has excelled on and off the court during his sophomore campaign at Siena. On the court, he has more than doubled his production from his rookie season, emerging as a key factor for a young Saints’ team that has the Capital Region excited about the future of Siena basketball. Bisping is averaging 7.5 points per game (up from 3.2 as a rookie) and a team-best 6.2 rebounds per game (up from 2.6 last season). The 83 points he has scored in 11 games this season are more than he scored in 25 games played all of last year (80). Bisping is coming off a career-high 17 points at Canisius (Dec. 8), and he scored 10 in the team’s MAAC-opening win at Niagara on Dec. 6 (Siena’s first win at Gallagher Center in five years). Bisping had a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds against nationally-ranked Memphis in the Old Spice Classic, and added 12 points and eight rebounds in a hard-fought loss at Purdue earlier this season. Bisping has battled his way into the starting lineup, seeing his minutes increase from 16.8 through the first five games to 26.5 over the last six. In the classroom, Bisping carries a 3.57 GPA in Siena’s business school after posting a stellar 3.75 last fall.
Laura Reinhart – Saint Peter’s University
Sr., Volleyball, Belvidere, N.J./Newton
Reinhart, a 5-10 senior, boasts a 3.98 grade-point average with a business management major. The senior ranked second on the team in digs (222), third in kills (223) and third in points (281.0). Reinhart recorded double-figure kill totals nine times in the recently concluded season, including 23 in a win against St. Francis Brooklyn on Sept. 17 and 19 in a victory against Niagara on Oct. 26. The senior ranks third in program history in reception percentage.
In the classroom, Reinhart was one of 10 seniors named to the Most Noble Order of the Peacock, which recognizes the 10 rising seniors with the highest grade-point average. She is also a member of Phi Alpha Theta (History Honors Society) and Sigma Beta Delta (Business Administration Honor Society). The senior has been a member of the Dean's List in each of her first three seasons at Saint Peter’s, and was named to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference’s All-Academic team in the last three years. She was named to the CoSIDA Capital One All-Academic District II first team in 2013.