Mid-American Conference

MAC East Player of the Week
Sina King, Akron, Forward
Senior,  Waterford, Ohio
Senior Sina King sparked the Zips to a come-from-behind 82-73 triumph over visiting Northern Iowa last Tuesday (Nov. 18) registering a career-high 27 points, while pulling down six rebounds and dishing out two assists.  Akron used a 17-3 second-half run to overcome a 45-42 deficit en route to collecting the victory. King helped the Zips’ second-half surge scoring 13 of her 27 points over the final 20 minutes, including connecting on 3-of-6 shots (3-for-4 from beyond the arc) from the field in the final stanza, all three-pointers, while hitting all four of her free throws. On the season, she is averaging 21.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 blocks per game, while connecting on 44.4 percent of her shots. From beyond the arc, King is shooting 41.7 percent from three-point range and 83.3 percent at the charity stripe.

MAC West Player of the Week
Jill Morrison, Ball State, Guard
Sophomore, Winchester, Ind./Winchester HS
Ball State started the week off with a 76-70 mid-week victory over Evansville Wednesday night in Worthen Arena.  Sophomore guard Jill Morris tallied 17 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for the contest.  In the first drive of the game Morrison nailed a three-pointer and would go on to make four more for a total of five treys on the day.  It was also the sophomore's first double-double of her career.  The Cardinals then played their first road game of the season at No. 12 Louisville Sunday afternoon at the KFC Yum! Center.  Morrison led the Ball State women's basketball team in scoring with a 20-point showing.  BSU played close to the nationally ranked Cardinals despite its loss.  Morrison would hit two clutch baskets, one in the first half to make the score 26-21 and then again at the start of the second to bring Ball State within two (40-38).  Morrison averaged 18.5 points for the week, 6.5 rebounds and 10 assists while also adding four steals.  She had eight three point baskets and shot 90 percent from the charity stripe.


Other Nominees:
Erica Donovan, Bowling Green, Forward
R-Junior, San Antonio, Texas (John Jay)
Bowling Green’s Erica Donovan averaged 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game as the Falcons went 2-0 last week. BGSU picked up an 80-59 win over Iona at the Stroh Center, then went on the road and posted a 60-50, come-from-behind win over Milwaukee. Donovan tied her career high with 24 points in the win over Iona, and led the Falcons with seven rebounds. She scored in double digits in each half, and had 10 points in a four-minute span early in the first half that allowed BG to seize control. On Saturday at Milwaukee, she just missed a double-double, with 14 points and nine rebounds, and 10 of her points came in the second half as the Falcons erased a nine-point deficit with just over seven minutes remaining. On the week, Donovan shot 42.3% from the field, and she shot 40.0% (2-of-5) from three-point range and 82.4% (14-of-17) from the free-throw line.

Alexus Malone, Buffalo, Forward
Sophomore, Oxford, MS/Oxford
UB sophomore Alexus Malone recorded back-to-back double-doubles to help the Bulls to a 2-0 week in non-conference play. Malone pulled down a career-best 17 rebounds against the Purple Eagles on Saturday to go with 15 points. Her 17 boards rank tied for eighth-most single-game rebounds in program history. At Saint Francis (PA), Malone scored 10 points and had 13 rebounds. She added six assists and two blocks on the week, while shooting 38.1 percent from the floor.

Cassie Breen, Central Michigan, Guard
Freshman, Woodhaven, Mich. (Woodhaven HS)
Freshman Cassie Breen had a breakout game against No. 13/9 Kentucky on Saturday. Breen provided the spark CMU needed to battle back from a 20-point deficit and come within three points before time expired. Breen went a perfect 3-of-3 from behind the arc, with all 3-pointers coming in the second half of the game. Breen finished with 11 points on the day and went 2-for-2 from the stripe. The Woodhaven, Mich. native also pulled down four defensive rebounds. The freshman has shot .571 percent from the 3-point range on the season for the Chippewas. Breen averages 13.5 minutes per game, the most among the five CMU freshmen.   

Shannise Heady, Eastern Michigan, Forward
Junior, Hazel Crest, Ill./Seton Hall
Junior Shannise Heady posted a career day for the EMU at Texas-American, Nov. 22, notching 20 points and 11 rebounds for her first double-double. The Hazel Crest, Ill. native’s previous career output was 19 points and nine boards in a WBI postseason contest against the University of Evansville, March 20, 2014. She finished 6-of-11 from the floor and 8-for-11 at the free throw line in 25 minutes of work.

Ana Richter, Miami, Guard
Freshman, Oxford, Ohio/Talawanda
Richter had one of the strongest debuts in Miami history, recording double-doubles in both of her first two career collegiate games. In her first game, she scored 17 points and had 10 rebounds in a win over Cincinnati Christian. It was the most points for a RedHawk in a debut since 2008 and most rebounds in a debut since 1981. She followed that up with another double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds against UIC on Saturday. Richter shot an impressive 68.8 percent (11-for-16) from the field and also had five assists and a block on the week.

Ally Lehman, NIU, Guard
Sophomore, Nineveh, Ind./Indian Creek
Ally Lehman was the Huskies rally starter versus Valparaiso at the NIU Convocation Center last Thursday. After scoring four points in the first half, Lehman exploded in the second half as she went 8-of-15 shooting to lead the Huskies with 18 points in the period and 22 overall. Over the week she was NIU's leading rebounder with 6.0 per game while also totaling 2.0 steals per game as well.

Quiera Lampkins, Ohio, Guard
Sophomore, Gahanna, Ohio/Gahanna Lincoln
On Nov. 17 against Wofford, Lampkins scored16 point for the Bobcats. She went 7-of-9 from the paint with five rebounds, and assist, three blocks and three steals. On Nov. 20 against Detroit, Lampkins scored 19 points in 30 minutes, 15 of her points coming in the second half. She was 8-14 from the paint and 3-5 from the three-point line. She also registered 10 rebounds and two assists.