COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Western New Mexico University basketball players Morgan Wohltman (Queen Creek, AZ/Highland High School) and Chad Carter (Tucson, AZ/Ironwood Ridge High School) were both Named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference/Baden Defensive Players of the Week as announced by the conference office Monday.


Wohltman led the team in steals (five) and blocks (five) for the weekend, while also collecting eight defensive rebounds. In the win over Adams State on Saturday, she pulled down four defensive rebounds, while coming away with several big defensive stops with three steals and four blocks. Offensively, she dished out six assists and had 16 points. In the night before in a setback to Fort Lewis, she came away with four defensive rebounds, two steals and one block, while tallying 12 points. In the home split, she averaged 14 points, 2.5 steals, 2.5 blocks and 4.0 rebounds (all defensive) per game. Wohltman continues to lead the Lady Mustangs in points per game at 13.7, while also logging the most minutes per game at 33.9. She has played and started all 21 games this season and also leads the team field goals made (108), three-pointers made (38), blocks (19) and steals (32).

 
Carter led the team in rebounds in the teams upset victories over No. 20 Fort Lewis and No. 14 Adams State. He combined to pull down 19 rebounds in the two games, including a game-high 11 against Adams State. Twelve of those rebounds came on the defensive end, with a pair of them coming late in the 66-64 win over Fort Lewis. He also posted five steals, with three coming in the 74-70 win against Adams State. In that same game, he came away with one of his two blocks late in the contest against Kaimyn Pruitt that helped swing momentum, as he also got the ensuing rebound and later made a free throw. He led the team in scoring, averaging 18.5 points, with a high of 20 coming against Fort Lewis. Carter averaged 6.0 defensive rebounds (9.5 total rebounds), 2.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game. Carter continues to lead the team in several categories this season including points per game (15.2), field goals made (114), free throws (70) and steals (38). He is second on the team in defensive rebounds (83) and blocks (11).

 
Both teams will be back in action this Friday night when they will host Western State Colorado University with game time set for 5:30 p.m. for the women's and 7:30 p.m. for the men's inside Drag's Court.