MONROE, La. – Justin Roberson from the ULM men's basketball program and Melanie Coyne from the ULM softball team were named Warhawk Male and Female of the Week winners, respectively, after posting big weekends.
Roberson notched double-figures in scoring in both games over the weekend for the Warhawks. He helped the team finish in a tie for second-place overall in the Sun Belt Conference standings and solidify the No. 3 seed at the SBC Championships.
The Natchitoches, La., native started it off with 11 points, five rebounds and three assists against top-seeded Georgia State. The junior followed it up with 10 points and three assists against Texas State on Senior Day in a 56-53 victory.
The win on Saturday was the 20th on the season for ULM, the 11th time in school history that it reached that plateau and the first since 2001-02. Roberson was part of a defense that held both the Panthers and the Bobcats to under 60 points. In SBC play, ULM held the opposition to under 60 points in half of its games.
Roberson and the Warhawks earned a first-round bye into the quarterfinals at the SBC Championships. They will play on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans and await the winner of No. 6 South Alabama and No. 7 UALR.
A career weekend in the circle and at the plate for Coyne propelled the Warhawks to their first SBC opening series sweep in program history as ULM took down Appalachian State in Wingate, N.C.
The sophomore made appearances in all three games, racking up two wins and a save, moving to 4-3 on the season. Coyne went 12.2 innings on the weekend scattering eight hits and allowing a single run.
The Huntington Beach, Calif., native struck out 21 batters on the weekend to bring her season total to 50 strikeouts, only three shy from breaking her 2014 season total.
Coyne also came up big at the plate picking up her second hit of the season and her first career RBI.
In game one of the series, Coyne pitched a complete game of five inning, giving up three hits and allowing her only run of the series. Coyne struck out a career-high 12 batters in the appearance. Coyne helped herself picking up a two RBI single in the game,
Game two of the series saw Coyne come in for relief in the seventh inning, pitching an inning of one-hit softball and striking out a batter. She picked up her first save of her career to secure the series win for the Warhawks.
In the series finale, Coyne went 6.2 innings of shutout pitching. She no-hit the Mountaineers through three innings and allowed only four hits in the game. Coyne struck out eight on the day to lift the Warhawks to a series sweep.
The Warhawks put their undefeated home record on the line hosting a nine-game home stand beginning on Wednesday, March 11 as ULM hosts Incarnate Word in a doubleheader with games slated at 4 and 6 p.m.
Spring 2014-2015 Warhawk of the Week Archive
January: Male: Majok Deng (Basketball); Female: Sharnice Brooks (Basketball)
Feb. 10: Male: Tylor Ongwae (Basketball); Female: Sophie Rufyikiri (Tennis)
Feb. 17: Male: Tylor Ongwae (Basketball); Female: Rochelle Roberts (Softball)
Feb. 24: Male: Andrew Tate (T&F); Female: Adriunna Brown (T&F)
March 3: Male: Alex Hermeling (Baseball); Female: Vanessa Garcia (Softball)
March 10: Male: Justin Roberson (Basketball); Female: Melanie Coyne (Softball)
Warhawk of the Week Archive
