Ohio Wesleyan University freshman Kasey Schipfer (Mechanicsburg) has been named a North Coast Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week for the week of Feb. 8, it was announced by the NCAC.

Schipfer, a guard on the Ohio Wesleyan women's basketball team, was named Women's Basketball Player of the Week.

In Friday's 65-62 win at Denison, Schipfer scored to even the game at 48 with 7:41 left in regulation time, then followed with a basket that put Ohio Wesleyan ahead to stay with 6:55 remaining.  She later sank a free throw to give the Bishops a 65-62 lead with :25 to play.  She led the team with 21 points and 9 rebounds.  In Saturday's 57-52 win over Denison, she sank a pair of free throws to tie the game at 46 with 6:26 to play and went on to lead the Bishops with 21 points, 14 rebounds, and 4 assists.  On the week, she averaged 21.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game.  The two wins gave Ohio Wesleyan its first regular-season sweep of Denison since the 2009-10 season.