After returning home from Las Vegas with a pair of wins, Central College men’s basketball player Kyle Smith was named the Iowa Conference Male Athlete of the Week earlier this week.

On the women’s team, guard Emily Dine was named the women’s basketball player of the week.

With 35 points in two games, Smith led the Dutch in scoring at the D3hoops.com Classic in Las Vegas. Named a member of the all-tournament team, Smith had 23 points and six rebounds in the 74-69 win over the No. 6 rated Ramapo University and he added 12 points and three assists in the 71-48 triumph against Pacific Lutheran University.

A three-time league player of the week, Dine averaged 19.0 points in four contests the last two weeks. She drained a school and conference record 11 3-pointers against Knox College on December 29. That mark is also tied for the fourth most by a women in an NCAA Division III game.

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