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Alumni Corner: A weekly review of local athletes in college

Capel Henshaw - Lewis

Henshaw returned from an injury and went 1-for-5 from the field, scoring three points in Lewis' 75-55 loss to St. Francis Saturday night.

Henshaw had two defensive rebounds, two turnovers and one steal in 25 minutes of work for the Flyers, who now 9-3 on the season.

Henshaw returned from an injury and went 4-for-8 from the field, including a 3-for-7 clip from beyond the arc to score 11 points in Lewis' 87-56 win over Roosevelt Wednesday night at Romeoville.

Henshaw had two rebounds, one assist and one steal in 21 minutes for the Flyers.

Tyler Smithpeters - SIU

Smithpeters went 4-for-6 from the field, including a 3-for-4 clip from 3-point range, helping Southern to a thrilling 75-73 win over Northern Iowa Saturday night at the SIU Arena.

Smithpethers was one of three Salukis to finish in double figures as the former Bulldog had 11.

The SIU junior had two defensive rebounds, handed out four assists and had just two turnovers with one steal in 32 minutes of work.

Late last week, Smithpeters went 1-for-5 from the field, including a 1-for-4 mark from 3-point range and scored five points as SIU knocked off Loyola in Chicago Wednesday night.

Smithpeters went 2-for-2 from the foul line and had four rebounds (three on the defensive end) in 30 minutes for the Salukis who are 2-0 in the MVC and 13-2 overall.

Andrew Drone - Rice

Drone played 26 minutes and scored six points in Rice's 61-60 loss to the University of Texas-El Paso over the weekend.

Drone was 3-for-5 from the field and 0-for-2 at the line, while grabbing nine rebounds (six on the defensive end), while coming away with two blocks and two steals for the Owls are are 5-9 overall and 0-1 in Conference USA

Bahari Amaya - Illinois-Springfield

Amaya has appeared in 12 games for the Prairie Stars and is averaging 8.4 points at University of Illinois-Springfield.

The 2015 Harrisburg graduate has 101 points, ranking fourth on the team, and has 10 turnovers and five steals on the season.

Amaya is 37-for-81 from the field and 17-for-43 from 3-point range, while knocking down 10-of-12 free throws. Amaya has 25 total rebounds, 17 of which come on defense and is averaging 19.1 minutes a game.

-Compiled by Michael Dann

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