SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Tuesday saw the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) reveal its weekly award winners for the week of Dec. 2-8, and two Yellowjackets swept the league's basketball awards.
 
Seniors J'Vaun Walker (Rosharon, Texas/Manvel) and Elise Besonen (Ewen, Mich./Ewen-Trout Creek) claimed their respective basketball award for their performances last week.
 
Walker once again led the offensive charge for Superior over the weekend. Taking on UW-Eau Claire, he compiled 27 points and three steals while grabbing five rebounds. Walker was 8-14 (57.1 percent) from field goal range while converting four-of-five from long range. He currently leads the Yellowjackets and the UMAC with 140 points on the season to-date.
 
Besonen saw 78-of-80 minutes in two contests last week, taking on a pair of WIAC foes in UW-Stout and UW-Eau Claire. She was responsible for seven points and three assists against the Blugolds but turned in a new career-high scoring mark against the Blue Devils. Besonen shot 58.8 percent from the field while hitting seven-of-nine three pointers as she turned in a 29-point performance.
 
Both teams hit the road for their next contests. The Yellowjacket men travel to Storm Lake, Iowa Saturday to face Buena Vista ta 3 p.m., while the Yellowjacket women meet with Viterbo Friday at 6:30 p.m.