ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Columbia College junior forward Jordan Dressler picked up his fourth American Midwest Conference men's basketball player of the week honor of the 2011-12 season Monday, days after averaging 25 points and 10 rebounds per game in two wins for the Cougars last week.

Dressler, a 6-foot-9 frontcourt presence for the Cougars, scored a career-high 31 points in a 70-64 win over William Woods University last Thursday, adding 11 rebounds, two blocked shots and a steal while going 11-for-13 from the floor and 9-for-12 at the foul line. Dressler's shooting performance against the Owls led to a 19-for-28 week (67.9-percent), and he was 11-for-16 at the line (68.6-percent) in the two games.

St. Louis, Mo. - This week's American Midwest Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week honor goes to Ashley Wilson from Hannibal-LaGrange University.

With conference play in full swing, Wilson helped the Trojans to a 1-1 record on the week, dropping a buzzer beater to Harris-Stowe State University and posting a commanding victory over Stephens College. The junior from Westmont, Ill. connected on 27 points and pulled down 13 rebounds against Harris-Stowe, tying her career highs in points and rebounds with the Trojans. Wilson was near perfect from the field, making 12 of her 13 attempts and three-of-four from the charity stripe. 

In Hannibal's win over Stephens, the 6-0 forward chipped in 10 points and three rebounds in just 13 minutes of action as the Trojans defeated the Stars by 18 points. For the week, Ashley shot 94 percent from the field, averaging 18.5 points per game. She also dished out two assists, one block and 1.5 steals per game.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Hannibal-LaGrange University senior guard Gerrell Wells is the American Midwest Conference men's basketball player of the week after leading the Trojans to three wins and a 2-0 start in the AMC standings last week, beating William Woods and Williams Baptist, along with a nonconference win to begin the week over Lindenwood-Belleville.

Wells, a 6-foot-1 native of Hannibal, was instrumental in getting the Trojans' week started on the right foot, pouring in 20 points and adding six rebounds in a three-point win over Lindenwood Belleville. He was perfect, 3-for-3, at the foul line, starting a 5-for-6 week at the stripe while also adding a steal and two assists.

St. Louis, Mo. - Columbia College Lady Cougar forward Julie Teeple has been named American Midwest Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week this week after leading the Lady Cougars to two AMC victories last week.

Teeple helped the Columbia Lady Cougars to an upset win over Park University on Thursday before leading Columbia to their second win of the week over Stephens College on Saturday. Against the Pirates of Park University, the junior from Versailles, Mo., pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds and dropped in 16 points. Teeple followed the performance against Park with a team and game-high 18 points against Stephens College two days later. 

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The American Midwest Conference men's and women's basketball seasons jump into full swing tonight across the Show-Me State and in Arkansas, with seven games league-wide between men's and women's teams in the first full week of conference hoops in the AMC.

TONIGHT'S AMC SCHEDULE
Missouri Baptist at Williams Baptist, 5:30/7:30 p.m.
Park at Columbia, 5:30/7:30 p.m.
Hannibal-LaGrange at William Woods, 5:30/7:30 p.m.
Harris-Stowe at Stephens, 7 p.m. (women only)