OKLAHOMA CITY -- After averaging 18.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals across a pair of games, John Brown University junior guard Sarah Snodgrass was named the Sooner Athletic Defensive Player of the Week, presented by Digital Scoreboards, the league office announced Monday (Nov. 9).
Snodgrass collected 36 rebounds, including 25 on the defensive glass, while adding five steals across 79 minutes at the Holiday Inn Express Classic in Atchison, Kan. The Lincoln, Ark., native also averaged 26.5 points, finishing the weekend with 53 points and consecutive double-doubles.
She opened the weekend with game highs of 24 points and 17 rebounds in Friday evening's (Nov. 6) 71-68 victory over Mission (Mo.). Snodgrass grabbed 12 defensive rebounds, eight more total boards than any other player on the floor, and added two steals while playing 39 minutes as the Golden Eagles improved to 3-0.
Snodgrass followed with season highs of 29 points and 19 rebounds against Evangel (Mo.) on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 7), collecting 13 defensive boards and six offensive rebounds while playing all 40 minutes. She added three steals and three assists as John Brown finished the weekend 1-1 and moved to 3-1 on the season.
The selection is the 10th SAC weekly award of Snodgrass' career and her first of the 2026-27 season. The reigning SAC Player of the Year earned seven weekly selections during her sophomore campaign before going on to collect third-team NAIA All-America and SAC All-Defensive Team honors.
Snodgrass becomes the second Golden Eagle to earn a conference weekly award this season, joining junior Katelyn Harviston, who collected Offensive Player of the Week recognition Nov. 2.
John Brown returns to the court Friday evening (Nov. 13), facing Columbia (Mo.) at 5 p.m. inside Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, Mo., to open the College of the Ozarks (Mo.) Classic. The Golden Eagles conclude the two-game event Saturday (Nov. 14) against Williams Baptist (Ark.) at 1 p.m.
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