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    Bateman & Vucevic Named USC Credit Union Student-Athletes Of The Week
    Volleyball sweeps on road, men's hoops splits a pair
    Sophomore setter Kendall Bateman had 80 assists in the Trojans' sweeps at Oregon and Oregon State this past weekend.
    Sophomore setter Kendall Bateman had 80 assists in the Trojans' sweeps at Oregon and Oregon State this past weekend.

    Nov. 23, 2009

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    Kendall Bateman of the women's volleyball team and Nikola Vucevic of the men's basketball team were named the USC Credit Union Student-Athletes of the Week today (Nov. 23) for the week of Nov. 16-22.

    The sophomore setter Bateman recorded 80 assists and 10 digs in USC's 3-0 sweeps at Oregon on Nov. 20 and Oregon State on Nov. 21 to run the team's winning streak to four matches. Bateman currently leads the NCAA with a 12.3 assists per set average. In the win at Oregon, she had 40 assists, 5 digs and 3 block assist to help lead USC to a .361 shooting percentage as a team. In the victory at Oregon State, Bateman had 40 assists and 5 digs, and USC hit .324.

    The sophomore forward Vucevic averaged 18.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in USC's first two games of the season, after averaging 2.6 points and 2.7 rebounds as a freshman. In the 77-67 season-opening win vs. UC Riverside on Nov. 17, he set then career highs with 18 points and 8 rebounds. Vucevic followed that up with his first-career double-double and new career highs of 19 points and 11 rebounds in a 67-59 loss vs. LMU on Nov. 21. For the week he shot .556 (15-for-27) from the field, while registering five assists and making two steals.