MAC Women's Basketball Players of the Week Announced
MAC East Player of the Week:
Quiera Lampkins / Ohio / Guard
Jr. / Gahanna, Ohio / Gahanna Lincoln
Junior guard Quiera Lampkins led Ohio during the week, helping the Bobcats to a perfect 2-0 week. On Dec. 3 against IPFW, Lampkins scored 14 points, going 5-of-7 (71.4%) from the field and hitting all four of her free throws. She also registered six boards, dished out four assists and recorded one block in Ohio’s 79-52 win over the Mastodons. On Dec. 6 against St. Francis (Pa.), Lampkins led the Bobcats in scoring with 21 points in 27 minutes. Lampkins was 8-of-11 (72.7%) from the field and was 1-of-1 from three-point range. Lampkins was also 4-of-5 from the free throw line while grabbing four rebounds and dishing our two assists while snagging four steals in Ohio’s 91-65 victory. Overall, Lampkins scored 35 points, grabbed 10 boards, dished out six assists, had for steals and registered one block. She shot and efficient 72.2% (13-of-18) from the field and was 1-of-1 from beyond the arc. She was also 8-of-9 (88.8%) from the free throw line while helping Ohio improve to 5-2 on the season.
MAC West Player of the Week:
Brenae Harris / Toledo / Guard
Sr. / Marion, Ohio / Marion
Senior Brenae Harris averaged a team-high 23.3 points in three games this past week, shooting a blistering 63.2 percent (24-of-38) from the field, including 80.0 percent (4-of-5) from beyond the arc, and 90.0 percent (18-of-20) from the free throw line.
Harris opened the week with 10 points and a season-best six helpers against Atlantic-10 power Dayton on Wednesday.
The 2014-15 honorable mention All-MAC honoree then dominated the competition at the ASU Classic over the weekend, en route to earning tourney MVP accolades. In the two wins against Columbia and VCU, Harris poured in a team-high 30.0 points and dished out 4.5 dimes.
Harris was a one-person wrecking crew against the Lions on Saturday in the first round of the two-day tournament, scoring a career-high 39 points. The 2015-16 team captain shot an efficient 12-of-16 from the field vs. CU, including 2-of-2 from three-point land, and 13-of-15 from the charity stripe to equal the third-most points in school history in a single game. Harris, who scored 28 points in the second half alone, added six boards and four helpers in 38 minutes to help UT post its highest scoring output of the season.
Harris then wrapped up the impressive week with 21 points and a team-high five assists versus the Rams in Sunday’s championship game.
Other Nominees:
Megan Barilla / Akron / Guard
Sr. / Fairview Park, Ohio / Magnificat
Senior Megan Barilla turned in a strong week for the Zips sparking Akron to back-to-back victories averaging 6.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists per contest.
In the Zips’ win over Rochester College, she distributed a game-high four assists, while recording three steals and a block en route to scoring three points in 18 minutes.
She then registered only the 12th triple-double in the Mid-American Conference since the 1985-86 campaign and first for a Zip with a 10-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist effort in a come-from-behind victory past UCF. Her scoring and rebounding total established new career-high marks, while her 10 assists matched a career-best total.
On the season, she is averaging a team-high 5.6 assists per contest, while also recording 3.9 points and 1.3 steals a night. She owns a team-best 2.2 assist/turnover ratio.
Lauren Tibbs / Bowling Green / Center
Sr. / Taylor Mill, Ky. / Scott
Bowling Green senior center Lauren Tibbs led the Falcons in scoring and rebounding for the third-straight week, as BGSU split a pair of games. Tibbs set a Stroh Center record on Wednesday, going a perfect 6-for-6 from the field as the Falcons downed Evansville, 74-56. She scored a team-leading 15 points and added six rebounds. Then, on Saturday, Tibbs had seven points and seven boards against Cleveland State. On the season, Tibbs is averaging 11.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots per game, leading the Falcons in all three categories. She also leads the Falcons with a .630 field-goal percentage, having gone 34-of-54 this year to date. The Falcons are 4-3 heading into a Tuesday (Dec. 8) game at Virginia.
Baleigh Reid / Miami / Guard
So. / Twinsburg, Ohio / Twinsburg
Reid helped Miami extend its winning streak to three by leading the RedHawks to a pair of wins over Horizon League opponents last week. She was the leading scorer in both games, averaging 16.0 points per game. She also averaged 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per contest. In Miami’s win over Valparaiso on Wednesday, Reid scored 18 points and brought in six rebounds. She also had three assists. She followed that up with a team-leading 14 points in the ‘Hawks win over Oakland on Saturday. She also had six rebounds, two assists and two steals. Reid is now Miami’s leading scorer at 17.1 points per game and has led the RedHawks in scoring in five of their seven contests this year.
Nathalie Fontaine / Ball State / Guard
Sr. / Stockholm. Sweden
Fontaine helped the Cardinals improve to 5-2 on the season with wins over Ohio Valley and in-state rival Butler this week. The 5-2 record marks the best non-conference start for the Caridinals since the 2006-07. Fontaine started the week off scoring 29 points with an impressive 13-of-16 shooting from the field and had seven rebounds. On Sunday, Fontaine led Ball State to its first victory over Butler since 2006-07, after recording her 21st double-double of her career with a 20-point, 13-rebound performance versus the Bulldogs. Fontaine continues to etch her name into the Ball State record books after this week’s play, she moved into fourth all-time in scoring with 1,645 points and seventh in rebounds with 711. Fontaine has now scored in double figures in all of Ball State’s games this season, and has now scored in double digits 93 times out of 104 total games in her career. For the week, Fontaine averaged 24.5 points and 10.0 rebounds while shooting 58 percent from the field and 81 percent from the charity stripe.
Presley Hudson / Central Michigan / Guard
Fr. / Wayland, Mich. / Wayland Union
For the sixth-straight game Central Michigan’s Presley Hudson scored in double-figures recording 12 points to lead the Chippewas in scoring for the fourth time this season. The freshman shot 5-of-12 from the floor against Duquesne and went a perfect 2-for-2 from the charity stripe. For the fourth time this season Hudson also led the Chippewas in assists with three, while also pulling down six boards and tallying one steal. Hudson leads Central Michigan in scoring averaging (18.0), and steals (16).
Chanise Baldwin / Eastern Michigan / Forward
Sr. / Pontiac, Mich. / Martin Luther King
Graduate transfer Chanise Baldwin was named to the all-tournament team at the Air Force Tournament for her efforts in the Eagles’ 1-1 weekend. The 6-foot-3 center averaged 8.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and. 2.0 steals on the weekend.
Ally Lehman / Northern Illinois / Guard
Jr. / Nineveh, Ind. / Indian Creek
Junior Ally Lehman scored 14 second half points and totaled 12 rebounds and four rebounds to record her third double-double of the season last Thursday at UW-Milwaukee.
The Nineveh, Ind., native went 6-for-10 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free throw line while dishing four assists to lead NIU’s offense in the contest.
Defensively, she totaled two of NIU’s 12 total blocks, three shy of NIU’s school-record of 15 set in 1989.
Lehman also totaled her 400th career rebound in the contest, giving her more than 500 points, 400 boards and 200 assists in 65 career appearances.
Jessica Jessing / Western Michigan / Forward
Sr. / Sylvania, Ohio / Sylvania Northview
The senior helped lead the Broncos to a 68-45 win over Loyola-Chicago by grabbing a career-high 13 rebounds and just missing a double-double with eight points. Jessing’s 13 rebounds was a game-high while she led WMU in minutes played (30). She contributed in many other ways recording two assists, two steals and two blocks and has a huge part of the Broncos recent success, winning four of their last five games.
