Monmouth College senior Ashley Yeast (Sciota, Ill./West Prairie)
posted her third and fourth consecutive double-doubles and closed to
within a breath of the college’s career rebounding record last
weekend and was rewarded with the Midwest Conference Performer of
the Week honor in women’s basketball.
Yeast helped the Fighting Scots hand league-leading St. Norbert
their first conference loss, defeating the Green Knights 70-59. The
6-1 center threw in 14 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in the
Friday night win.
Yeast continued her rampage with 19 points and 10 rebounds in a
72-59 loss to Beloit on Saturday. She leads the conference in
rebounding (9.8 rpg) and is just three rebounds from becoming
Monmouth’s all-time rebounding leader, men or women. Her 937 career
rebounds is second only to Roger Sander’s 939 boards set from
1974-78.
An accounting and business major, Yeast is the daughter of Steve
and Judy Yeast of Sciota.
