MAC Women's Basketball Players of the Week Announced
MAC East Player of the Week:
Kiyanna Black / Ohio / Guard
Sr. / Columbus, Ohio / Columbus Afrocentric
Senior guard Kiyanna Black led Ohio to a perfect 2-0 weekend at the Seahawks Hampton Inn Christmas Invitational hosted by UNC Wilmington. On Friday, Dec. 18 against host UNCW, Black scored a season-high 26 points in the 75-59 victory. Black was 10-of-18 (55.5%) from the field and 5-of-11 (45.4%) from beyond the arc. She also hit one of her two free throws. Black also added five rebounds, two assists, five steals and one block to her stats. The following day against East Carolina, Black picked up where she left off, scoring 20 points, 17 in the first half, to help lead Ohio to the thrilling 64-61 victory. The win was the first over the Pirates since 2001. Black shot 38.8% (7-of-18) from the field and 5-of-13 (38.4%) from beyond the arc. She also hit one of her two free throws. Along with her 20 points, Black grabbed four rebounds and snagged two steals. Overall on the weekend, Black scored 46 points and shot 17-of-36 (47.2%) from the field and 10-of-24 (41.6%) from three-point range. Black was also 2-of-4 from the free throw line while adding nine rebounds, two assists, eight steals and one block. Black is now fifth all-time in program history in scoring and continues to lead the Bobcats with 18.3 points a contest.
MAC West Player of the Week:
Brenae Harris / Toledo / Guard
Sr. / Marion, Ohio / Marion?
Senior Brenae Harris paced four Rockets in double figures with a game-high 18 points in a 60-51 victory at UIC on Sunday. Harris shot an efficient 5-of-8 from the field against the Flames, including 1-of-2 from three-point range, and a perfect 7-of-7 from the charity stripe to score in double digits for sixth time this season, tied for the second-highest total on the team. The 2015-16 team captain added six rebounds, a squad-best four assists and one theft in a contest-tying best 37 minutes, helping the Midnight Blue & Gold snap UIC’s five-game winning streak.
Other Nominees:
Anita Brown / Akron / Guard
Sr. / Warren, Ohio / Warren Harding
A game-winning jumper from the right wing from senior Anita Brown (Warren, Ohio) as time expired in overtime lifted Akron to a come-from-behind 77-75 triumph past Northern Kentucky on Saturday, Dec. 19.
Brown scored 28 of her game- and season-high 32 points in the second half, including five in overtime, to help the Zips erase an 11-point third quarter deficit.
In the third quarter alone, Brown delivered 12 of Akron's 16 points connecting of five of her seven shots from the floor.
Brown finished with a game-high 32 points to register her eighth game of scoring 20 or more points this season. She also pulled down a team-high 12 rebounds to record her second double-double on the campaign, while equaling a career-high mark distributing a game-high six assists.
On the season, Brown is averaging a team-best 22.2 points and 7.4 rebounds per game while shooting 44.5 percent from the field.
Baleigh Reid / Miami / Guard
So. / Twinsburg, Ohio / Twinsburg
Reid had a pair of strong individual performances against strong competition in Miami’s two road games this week. She averaged 17.5 points per game after scoring 16 at UT Martin and 19 at Michigan. She also had five rebounds, five assists and two steals on the week. Reid shot 50 percent (12-for-24) in the two games, including 50 percent (2-for-4) from three-point range. She led the RedHawks in scoring in both games this week and has now led Miami in scoring in eight of nine games this season.
Reyna Frost / Central Michigan / Forward
Fr. / Reese, Mich. / Reese
Freshman Reyna Frost made her first career start against Memphis (12/15) shooting an impressive 83 percent (5-of-6) from the floor, which included a perfect 1-for-1 from 3-point range. The Reese, Mich. native finished with 11 points, eight boards, three steals and two assists. She is shooting a team-best 50 percent (20-of-40) from the floor this season. Frost currently sits tied for fourth in the MAC with teammate Tinara Moore in rebounds (8.1/game) and is the only freshman within the top 15 (rebounds) in the conference.
Chanise Baldwin / Eastern Michigan / Forward
Sr. / Pontiac, Mich. / Martin Luther King
Graduate transfer Chanise Baldwin collected her third double-double of the season as the Eagles posted a 104-45 road victory at Madonna, Dec. 18. Baldwin was 5-for-8 from the floor in 17 minutes of work off the bench as she finished with 15 points. Overall, seven different Eagles posted 10 points or more in the win.
Teagan Reeves / Western Michigan / Forward
So. / Three Rivers, Mich. / Three Rivers
Reeves helped guide the Broncos to their fifth straight win in their 71-44 victory over Gardner-Webb, who came into the game at 6-2 with a win over a top-25 opponent. Reeves tied for the game-high in points with 15. She shot 5-for-9 from the field including 3-for-4 from 3-point range setting a new career-high in 3-pointers made. She also tied for third on the team with five rebounds in 24 minutes of action. Against No. 8 Mississippi State, Reeves was second on the team with 11 points while shooting 4-for-8 from the floor and 3-for-4 from the free-throw line.
