Mid-American Conference

MAC East Player of the Week
Anita Brown, Akron, Guard
Junior, Warren, Ohio
Junior Anita Brown led the Zips to a trio of victories this past week to help Akron improve to 6-0 on the campaign. For the week she averaged 21.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.3 assist per contest, while connecting on 55.1 percent of her shots. She scored 21 points on 10-of-12 shooting in only 20 minutes of action during a 100-65 triumph past Valparaiso. She also pulled down four rebounds, while distributing four assists against no turnovers versus the Crusaders. She followed that effort with a 16-point, 10-rebound effort in a 73-58 win over Belmont. The double-double was the second of the season. She also tallied three assists, one block and one steal in the triumph. She helped the Zips erase a four-point second-half deficit registering eight on her 16 points in the decisive stanza. She capped her efforts on the week leading Akron with a 28-point, eight-rebound effort in a 90-74 win over Siena in the championship game of the Denver Thanksgiving Classic. Her 28 points were one point shy of equaling her career-high mark set versus Binghamton (11/14). She also distributed three assists. On the season, Brown leads the Zips in scoring (22.3 ppg), while ranking second in rebounding (7.2) and third in assists (2.8). She is connecting on nearly 53 percent (.529) of her shots from the field this season.

MAC West Player of the Week
Inma Zanoguera, Toledo, Guard
Senior,  Llucmajor, Spain
Zanoguera averaged team highs in points (24.0 ppg), rebounds (6.0), assists (7.0), steals (1.5) and minutes played (38.0 mpg) over the weekend, helping the Rockets capture the FIU Thanksgiving Classic. Zanoguera shot a sparkling 72.2 percent (13-of-18) from the field, including a brilliant 66.7 percent (4-of-6) from three-point range, and a perfect 100.0 percent (18-of-18) from the free-throw line. She scored in double figures in both contests, lifting UT to back-to-back wins for the first time this season. The two-time All-MAC performer opened the tourney with a career-tying best 24 points and a collegiate-high 10 dimes to post her 13th career double-double vs. ACC member Virginia on Friday. None of Zanoguera's points were as big as her last, as she drained a three-point field goal with 5.0 seconds left to lift Toledo to come-from-behind victory against UVA. Two days later vs. Pac-12 member Arizona, Zanoguera posted a career-tying best 24 points, seven boards, four helpers and three thefts to garner Tourament MVP accolades.


Othern Nominees:
Calyn Hosea, Ball State, Guard
Sophomore, Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North
Ball State hosted the 2014 Ball State Federal Credit Union Thanksgiving Classic, Nov. 29-30.  The Cardinals started the weekend off with an 85-59 blowout over Murray State to advance to the championship game.  Hosea scored 12 points in the Cardinals win over the Racers and brought down four rebounds along with dishing out two assists.  The sophomore guard then led the squad against Duquesne after a career-best 16-point performance while also leading the Cardinals in rebounding with five.  Hosea went 4-for-8 from the field and a perfect 8-for-8 from the charity stripe against the Dukes.  For the week Hosea averaged 14.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists.

Erica Donovan, Bowling Green, Forward
R-Junior, San Antonio, Texas (John Jay)
Bowling Green’s Erica Donovan was named to the all-tournament team as the Falcons advanced to the championship game of the DoubleTree LA Westside Thanksgiving Classic over the weekend. Donovan averaged a double-double, with 13.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. She had game-high totals of 13 points and 12 rebounds in the Falcons’ win over UC Irvine in the first round. Then, Donovan led the Falcons with 14 points and nine rebounds the following day against host Loyola Marymount. She was named to the all-tournament team. On the season, Donovan is averaging 13.0 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, leading the Falcons in both categories. She also leads the team in free throws made and attempted, is tied for the team lead in steals and ranks second in assists and blocked shots.

Kristen Sharkey, Buffalo, Forward
Senior, Manahawkin, NJ / Southern Regional
UB senior Kristen Sharkey led the Bulls with 16.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in a three-game road stand. Named to the Miami Thanksgiving Tournament All-Tournament Team, Sharkey made 4.3 steals per game highlighted by back-to-back five-steal games at Miami. She put up a season-best 30 points in a 68-60 win over Illinois State and made three blocks against #7/8 Duke, while shooting 44.7 percent from the field for the week (17-38) and 88.2 percent from the line (15-17).

Crystal Bradford, Central Michigan, Guard
Senior, Detroit, Mich. (Inkster HS)
Senior Crystal Bradford played an instrumental role in helping Central Michigan remain unbeaten (2-0) at the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout this weekend in Las Vegas, Nev. Bradford posted back-to-back double-doubles, the first coming in a 61-56 win over Richmond. She scored 12 points and pulled down 15 rebounds in the Chippewas’ victory. Bradford scored a game-high 34 points on Friday and grabbed 15 boards in CMU’s 73-67 win over Oregon, earning a double-double in the first half of the game. The senior also dished out four assists and added three blocks and two steals. Bradford shot 60 percent from 3-point range and 65 percent from the field. The two double-doubles on the weekend marks Bradford’s 46th of her career, she also has two career triple-doubles. Bradford leads the Chippewas in scoring (17.3), rebounds (10.3), assists (3.8) and steals (2.5).

Cha Sweeney, Eastern Michigan, Guard
Sophomore, Toledo, Ohio-Rogers
Sophomore Cha Sweeney lead the Eagles to a perfect 3-0 week including a 2-0 stay in Las Cruces, N.M. at the Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic, Nov. 28-29. On the week, Sweeney averaged 17.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.0 steals in 30.7 minutes of work. Against Hillsdale, she poured in 15 points while swiping five steals and dishing out six assists. She followed it up with a 21 point, seven rebound and five assist performance against Cal State Fullerton. Sweeney finished out the week with 16 points in a defensive victory over Weber State in which the Eagles held the Wildcats without a field goal for the final 13:23 of the game. The Toledo, Ohio native shot 41.9 percent (18-of-43) from the field and connected on 10-of-13 free throw tosses.

Krista White, Kent State, Guard
Sophomore,  Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade Julienne
White was named to the Cal Poly/Share SLO Thanksgiving Tournament All-Tournament Team after a two-game performance that included a career-high 20 points in the closing game.  In the first game of the tournament, White spearheaded a Kent State comeback after a steal setup a three-point basket that brought the game within a field goal.  She finished the contest with nine points.  In Saturday's matchup, White's career-best in points was aided by an outstanding defensive effort from the sophomore.  She finished with three steals and also went 6-for-10 from the charity stripe, as she found a lot of success driving to the basket to get the field goal and the foul for numerous old-fashioned three-point plays.  White has started all six games this season despite averaging just 13.2 minutes per game a year ago.

Amanda Corral, NIU, Guard
Senior,  Hobart, Ind./Hobart
Senior Amanda Corral returned two weeks early from injury, with a splint on her left hand, after suffering an injury in September practices. The Hobart, Ind. native scored 24-points off the bench, shooting 8-for-12 with a career-high 5-for-7 behind the three-point line. She followed with eight points against South Dakota State in the Lady Rebel Roundup and closed with 18 points versus Delaware State, going 8-for-10 from the field. She also had two blocks and four assists against the Hornets.  Corral was 19-for-31 (.613) from the field, including 7-for-11 behind the three-point line, in her return to the NIU lineup, averaging 16.7 points per game. She also finished with three blocks, four steals and seven assists

Mariah Byard, Ohio, Guard
Senior, Mannington, W.Va./North Marion
Byard scored a career-high 24 points in an 83-58 victory against Manhattan on Nov. 30. Byard was 8-of12 from the field and 8-of-12 from three-point range. Her eight-made three's also set a career-high for the senior. She also snagged three rebounds and registered an assist. The win helped improve the Bobcats to 5-0 to start the season. 

A.J. Johnson, Western Michigan, Guard
Senior,  Holt, Mich./Holt
Western Michigan senior A.J. Johnson scored 20 points, had three assists and a rebound in just 24 minutes of play in Western Michigan's 73-43 win over Chicago State Saturday in the Broncos' only game of the week. Johnson was nearly perfect, shooting 8-for-9 from the floor and going 4-for-4 from behind the arc. It was just the second time in her career she has scored 20 or more points. The win helped Western Michigan improve to 3-1 on the season, the program's best start in over a decade.