Krutwig's triple-double highlights strong junior season at Loyola
Jacobs graduate Cameron Krutwig continues to excel at the NCAA Division I college level.
Krutwig, now a junior 6-9 center on the Loyola University Chicago men's basketball team, recently was named the Missouri Valley Conference player of the week for his efforts in a pair of Rambler games.
During the award time frame Krutwig averaged 15.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.0 blocks and 1.5 assists, while shooting 55.6% from the field (10-for-18).
Krutwig, named the 2019-2020 MVC preseason player of the year, became the first Valley post player since 1989 to record a triple-double when he registered 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 78-70 win over Vanderbilt — the team's third win over a Southeastern Conference foe in as many seasons.
The triple-double also is believed to be the first in Loyola history. He is one of two centers to have posted a triple-double this season, joining Toledo's Luke Knapke.
Krutwig, part of the Loyola team that advanced to the NCAA Final Four two seasons ago, followed the triple-double up by turning in an 8-point, 11-rebound, 3-assist effort in a 59-56 loss to Davidson.
One of only 23 players in Loyola history to rack up more than 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in a career, Krutwig was 34th in program annals with 1,113 career points heading into the New Year's holiday.
Krutwig rolled out of the break and helped Loyola earn a 66-63 win over Valparaiso at the Athletics-Recreation Center in Valparaiso. It was the Valley opener for both squads. Krutwig had 13 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists in the game while shooting 5-for-10 from the field.
Through 14 games, Krutwig is averaging team-bests in points at 16.0 and rebounds at 8.2 per game. He's shooting .615 from the field (88 of 143) and .774 from the foul line (48 of 62). Krutwig also is the team-leader in assists with 64 compared to only 38 turnovers. He has 18 steals and 11 blocks as well.
Stenger at UW-La Crosse: Huntley graduate Josh Stenger is a junior on the Wisconsin-La Crosse wrestling team. At the recent Las Vegas Desert Duals, Stenger went 3-0 at 133 pounds to help La Crosse win all three of its matches. He had one win by technical fall and one by major decision. Stenger is coming off a 2018-2019 campaign where he went 22-10 overall, finished second in conference and won a match at the NCAA Division III championships.
McDonald at Augustana: Geneva alum Jack McDonald is a freshman on the Augustana College men's basketball team. McDonald has appeared in all 11 games thus far (2 starts) and is averaging 6.7 points per game, along with 1.6 rebounds per contest. He's shooting .450 from the field, .304 from the 3-point line (7 of 23) and .650 from the free-throw line. McDonald also is second on the team in assists with 34 against only 22 turnovers and is second in steals with 10.
Locals at Lewis: Geneva graduates Stephanie Hart and Madison Mallory are members of the Lewis University women's basketball team. Hart has started in all nine games thus far and is averaging 5.7 points per game, while shooting .405 from the field and a strong .545 from the 3-point line (12 of 22). She's also averaging 2.6 rebounds and has a team-high 35 assists against 21 turnovers to go with 7 steals.
Mallory has played in 8 games this season and is averaging 1.1 points per game. Lewis was 4-5 overall through its first 9 games.
Kamps at Penn: Marmion product William Kamps is a sophomore on the Penn men's swimming team. Kamps recently took second in the 500 in a tri-meet against Princeton and Cornell. Kamps finished with a time of 4:32.27. As a freshman, Kamps finished in the Top 10 in every event he swam at the Ivy League championships, finishing in the Top 5 in two of his three individual events, achieving NCAA “B” cuts in all three events. He also was part of two Penn relay teams that took fourth at the Ivy championships.
Madsen at Aurora Christian: Aurora Christian graduate Kirsten Madsen is a 5-4 junior guard on the Wheaton College women's basketball team. Madsen has played in 12 games thus far and is averaging 8.8 points per game to go along with 2.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Madsen is on a current four-game streak of scoring in double digits. She had a season-high 14 points against Augustana, followed by 10 points against Millikin, 13 points against Cornell College and 10 points against North Park.
Madsen's father, Kent, is Wheaton's successful women's basketball coach, who owns the highest winning percentage in CCIW women's basketball history and was the fastest coach to reach the 150-win plateau in league history. He recently recorded his 200th career win.
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