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Bunning Named ICCAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week
February 14, 2011
The Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) has named Carli Bunning of Boone, a sophomore on the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) women’s basketball team, Scholar-Athlete of the Week.
Bunning scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in DMACC’s 82-75 win over Marshalltown Community College (MCC) on Feb. 2, and had 14 points and seven rebounds in a 73-71 overtime loss to Southeastern Community College (SECC) on Feb. 5.
Bunning, a forward, is averaging 7.5 points a game. She has made 74 of 132 field goal attempts for 56 percent and is 57-of-87 from the free throw line for 66 percent. She has 166 total rebounds, including 74 offensive boards and is averaging 6.1 rebounds a game.
Bunning has helped the Bears to a 20-7 record overall and an 8-5 record in the ICCAC.
Bunning has carried a 3.47 grade point average throughout her career at DMACC. Following graduation from DMACC, she plans to continue her education and athletic career at a four-year university.
Bunning is the second DMACC women’s basketball player to be named Scholar-Athlete of the Week by the ICCAC. Freshman Lacy Stevenson received the honor on Feb. 4.