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Vote for your January “Bulldog of the Month” presented by Zaxby’s
02.01.2022 | Men's Basketball, Men's Tennis, Track and Field, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Basketball, Athletics News
Voting ends February 3 at 11:59 PM
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Asheville fans, as the calendar turned from 2021 to 2022, Bulldog Athletics had some great performances from its student-athletes. Now that the month has concluded, go and vote for who you think is the Bulldog of the Month presented by Zaxby's!
To cast your vote for the January Bulldog of the Month award, read the information below and visit the poll here. Voting will end Thursday, February 3 at 11:59 p.m.
Men's Basketball – Drew Pember – Jr. – Knoxville, Tenn.
To cast your vote for the January Bulldog of the Month award, read the information below and visit the poll here. Voting will end Thursday, February 3 at 11:59 p.m.
Men's Basketball – Drew Pember – Jr. – Knoxville, Tenn.
- Averaged 21.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 57.6% from the floor, 56.5% from 3-point range and 82.8% from the free throw line
- Month highlighted by 41-point, 11-rebound effort in overtime win at Radford becoming the first Big South player to record a 40-point, double-double effort since 2013
- Earned third Big South Player of the Week honor, tying Asheville record for most in a season
- Opened month with 9-point, 8-block, 9-rebound effort in win at Campbell, closed it with 18-point, 9-rebound effort in win at Presbyterian
- Pember, who swatted 22 shots in the Bulldogs' eight January games, ranks in the top-10 nationally in blocks (71) and blocks per game (3.38)
- Nearly averaged a double-double in January (17.5 PPG, 8.0 RPG)
- Scored in double figures in all but one of Asheville's eight games this month, including three 20-plus point outings
- Knocked down a team-high 17 3-pointers in the first month of 2022
- Named CCSA Swimmer of the Week on January 25
- Won all six events she competed in during a double dual meet vs. rivals Liberty & Campbell
- Helped greatly by her swims, Carlton and the Bulldogs defeated Liberty for the first time in program history and Campbell for the second time ever
- 2-0 at No. 1 singles in January
- 2-0 at No. 1 doubles to start the season
- Won first singles match 6-2, 6-2. Second match 6-3, 6-2
- Reid and teammate Leo Bierbaum topped both opponents 6-1 at the No. 1 doubles
- Big South POTW for Jan 17-23
- Combined 4-0 singles and doubles record in first two matches of the season
- Won both singles matches in straight sets (6-0, 6-2; 6-0, 6-1); closest doubles match was 6-2
- Won both the shot put and weight throw at VMI's Keydet Invitational
- Set personal-bests in both of those events as well last month
- Each of his throws in both the shot put and weight throw rank among the top-five in the program's indoor history
- Broke the school's indoor record in the long jump twice this month
- Also won the triple jump at the Keydet Invitational on Jan. 21-22
- Matched her personal-best time in the 60-meter dash (7.77) as well
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