White Reels in CCIW Player of the Week Award

Second weekly award of her career

1/5/2026 3:00:00 PM

NAPERVILLE, Ill. - Senior Sawyer White (Downers Grove, Ill.-Montini Catholic) was voted the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Player of the Week for the period ending Jan. 4, as the league office announced its first weekly awardwinners of the calendar year, Jan. 5. It is the second CCIW honor of her career as she previously received the recognition as a freshman Feb. 6, 2023.

White helped lead Illinois Wesleyan to two top-20 wins in a three-game stretch, Dec. 28-Jan. 3. She averaged 19.7 points, 5.0 assists, 4.0 steals, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.0 block per game as IWU went 2-1 with wins over No. 19 Bethel (78-76) and No. 14 Carroll (85-52).

The senior point guard tied the program's career steals record with three thefts as part of a 15-point showing against No. 19 Bethel, Dec. 28. White added six assists and two rebounds, while shooting 5-of-12 from the field.

Her best performance of the stretch came against 14th-ranked Carroll in a key conference clash between the league front runners. White totaled a career-high 37 points with eight steals, four assists, and three boards. The Downers Grove, Ill. native shot 13-for-19 from the field, 8-for-11 from three, and 3-for-3 at the free throw line. White's 37-piece is the most points by a Titan since Kendall Sosa dropped 47 against Millikin during the 2020-21 season, while her eight triples are the most since Mallory Heydorn versus Augustana during the 2008-09 season. Additionally, it is the second-highest point total in the CCIW this season. Her 37 points are the most in a league contest since Carroll's Natalie Gricius put up 37 at Elmhurst Feb. 22, 2025.

White's outstanding three-game stretch, which included 12 steals, pushed her career total to 305. She is second on the NCAA Division III active steals leader list, while she is one of eight current student-athletes across all NCAA divisions to eclipse 300 career steals.

White and the Titans are back in action Saturday, Jan. 10, as host to North Park University. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. and will kickoff a double feature with the IWU men's basketball team.

2025-26 CCIW Women's Basketball Student-Athletes of the Week
Jan. 5: Sawyer White, Illinois Wesleyan
Dec. 22: Kristin Bukata, Elmhurst
Dec. 15: Biz Daly, North Central
Dec. 8: Nikkel Johnson, Millikin
Dec. 1: Natalie Gricius, Carroll
Nov. 24: Kristin Bukata, Elmhurst
Nov. 17: Anna Kleszynski, Elmhurst
Nov. 11: Grace Cord, Carthage

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