Men’s Basketball player, Ben Siefert, has been selected as the WJU Male Athlete of the Week.
In a 1-1 week where the Wheeling Jesuit men’s basketball team suffered an 87-85 overtime loss on the road to West Virginia State University at the buzzer, the Cardinals bounced back with an 88-77 win in their home opener at the Alma Grace McDonough Center against Fairmont state University which was fueled by Siefert.
Siefert directed traffic during both games, scoring 13 points against WV State while dishing out nine assists with two steals and a block. On Saturday, the junior from Reynoldsburg, Ohio led all scorers with an amazing 25-point performance. The Bishop Hartley High School standout was 8-for-13 from the floor which included a 3-for-6 showing from behind the arc while draining 6-out-of-8 free throws.
In addition, Siefert shared the team-high seven rebounds and added eight assists with two steals – Steve Catich also had seven boards.
