Mid-American Conference

MAC East Player of the Week
Sina King, Akron, F
Senior, Waterford, Ohio
Senior Sina King continued her stellar campaign this past week leading the Zips to a pair of victories on the strength of team-high marks in scoring (20.0), rebounding (10.5), field goal percentage (.609) and free-throw shooting (1.000).
King sparked Akron to an 81-70 triumph past Buffalo pouring in a game-high 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting (63.6 percent) from the field, while connecting on her lone three-point attempt and all six opportunities at the charity stripe. She also pulled down seven rebounds, while recording a pair of assists and two steals.
She registered 14 points of her game-high 21 points in a second half that saw the Zips break open a 36-all contest at the intermission en route to an 11-point victory. She contributed seven points, including capping the run with a key three pointer, in an 11-3 run that broke open a 48-48 contest with 13:23 to play to give Akron a 59-51 lead at the 10:15 mark.
King capped her efforts on the week recording a game-high 19-point, 14-rebound performance for her team leading 11th double-double of the season. She shot better than 58 percent (.583) from the field (7-of-12) and connected on three of her five attempts from beyond the arc. King also hit both her free throw attempts and distributed a pair of assists.
She played a key role in the Zips’ first-half efforts that saw Akron shot nearly 57 percent (.567) from the floor as she was 5-of-9 from the field, including 2-for-4 from distance for 12 points in the initial 20  minutes of play. She also pulled down eight rebounds in the initial stanza. In limited second-half action, King went 2-of-3 from the field and made her lone three-point attempt to record seven points and six rebounds in the second half.
On the season, King owns team highs in scoring (20.0), rebounding (8.8), field-goal percentage (.493), three-point percentage (.373), free-throw shooting (.760) and blocked shots (15), while ranking second in three-pointers made (28).

MAC West Player of the Week
Nathalie Fontaine, Ball State, Forward
Junior, Stockholm, Sweden
Junior Nathalie Fontaine averaged a double-double for the week with 16.0 points and 11.5 rebounds, in wins over Eastern Michigan and Bowling Green.  With the help from Fontaine, the Cardinals took sole possession of the Mid-American West Division improving to 9-3 in league action.  Fontaine started the week off with a 19-point performance and tied her career-high in rebounding pulling down 15 boards in the Cardindals 72-62 road victory over Eastern Michigan Wednesday night in the Convocation Center.  Fontaine then ended the week on a high note scoring 13-points while leading the team defensively with eight rebounds helping the Cardinals post a 77-52 victory at home against Bowling Green.  In 23 games, Fontaine has moved to eighth on the all-time scoring list, and has passed former Cardinal and current director of operations Audrey McDonald with 1,370 points.  Fontaine needs 722 points to become Ball State women's basketball's all-time leading scorer.  After last week's competition, Fontaine has scored in double figures in 21 of Ball State's 23 games so far this season.  She has also moved into 15th place all-time in rebounding with 598 rebounds, passing former women's basketball player Alana Hancock (1993-97).

Other Nominees:
Kristen Sharkey, Buffalo, Forward
Senior, Manahawkin, NJ / Southern Regional
UB senior captain Kristen Sharkey again paced the Bulls averaging 17.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in a 1-1 week while shooting 48.1 percent (13-of-27) from the floor and 87.5 percent (7-of-8) from the line. She led all scorers Wednesday at Akron with a 22-point performance on 7-for-12 shooting. On Saturday, she led the Bulls to a 10-point victory at MAC West-leading Western Michigan with a game-best 13 points, her 11th time leading the Bulls in scoring this season. She chipped in 11 boards for her sixth double-double of the season and 21st of her career. Sharkey improved her career point total to 1,156 to move her into ninth all-time at UB.

Cha Sweeney, Eastern Michigan, Guard
Sophomore, Toledo, Ohio-Rogers
Eastern Michigan University sophomore Cha Sweeney had a fantastic week as the Eagles turned in a 1-1 week that included a 21-point victory on Valentine's Day over in-state rival Central Michigan, Feb. 14. Sweeney scored 13.0 points per game while connecting on 10-of-32 shots from the field. She also was able to get her teammates involved with 19 assists on the week for an average of 9.5 a game. The Toledo, Ohio native collected 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals a contests.
Sweeney collected her second career double-double in the victory over CMU. She had 17 points for the Green and White and a career-high 10 assists as well as five rebounds and three steals. The 10 helpers by Sweeney surpassed her previous high of nine she has reached on two other occasions including just a game earlier against Ball State. It was also the first time an EMU player had reach double digits in assists since Desyree Thomas had 11 at Loyola-Chicago, Dec. 4, 2013.

Baleigh Reid, Miami, Guard
Freshman, Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg
Reid had a breakout week in leading Miami in scoring with an average of 15.5 points per game. She helped the RedHawks get their first MAC win of the season with 15 points in 35 minutes of action against Kent State on Wednesday. She also had two assists and a block against the Golden Flashes. Reid followed that up with a career-high tying 16 points against Ohio. She had two assists and two blocks as well in 29 minutes of action. Reid is Miami’s leading scorer at 10.0 points per game and has scored in double figures in five straight contests.

Amanda Corral, Northern Illinois, Guard
Senior, Hobart, Ind./Hobart
Amanda Corral continued her strong form this past week as she averaged 14.5 points in the Huskies contest versus Western Michigan and Kent State. She scored all 17 of her points at KSU in the second half to rally the Huskies against the Golden Flashes, going 5-for-7 from the field with five rebounds. Versus the then-MAC West leading Broncos, Corral scored 12 points.
 
Quiera Lampkins, Ohio, Guard
Sophomore, Gahanna, Ohio/Gahanna Lincoln
Lampkins helped lead the Bobcats to a 2-0 weekend and helped extend their winning street to 10 games this week. On Feb. 11 at Bowling Green, Lampkins scored eight points and grabbed eight rebounds and dished out three assists in the 71-46 victory. On Feb. 14 against Miami, Lampkins scored a team-leading 15 points and grabbed six rounds. She also dished out five assists in the 67-45 victory. The win solidified the Bobcats' 20 win season. It's only the fourth time in program history that the team has accomplished that feat.

Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott, Toledo, Guard
Freshman, London, England/Greig City Academy
Freshman Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott averaged a team-high 17.5 points over two games last week. Bravo-Harriott shot an impressive 52.0 percent (13-of-25) from the field, including 46.7 percent (7-of-15) from three-point range, and 50.0 percent (2-of-4) from the charity stripe in 28.0 minutes per contest. She also led the squad in scoring in both games and helped the Rockets earn a split for the week. The 2014-15 College Sports Madness MAC Freshman of the Year opened the week with a season-tying best five triples and 19 points at Central Michigan on Wednesday. The first-year Rocket followed up that performance against the Chippewas with two treys and 16 points at Akron on Saturday. Bravo-Harriott has now scored in double figures in three-consecutive games and on 10 occasions this season.
Overall in 2014-15, Bravo-Harriott is averaging 8.7 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 0.6 steals in 21.6 minutes per game. She currently ranks 12th in the MAC in three-point field goals made (1.6) and 14th in three-point field goal percentage (.344, 33-of-96).
In MAC games, Bravo-Harriott is contributing 11.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.0 apg and 0.8 spg in 25.0 mpg.

Miracle Woods, Western Michigan, Forward
Junior, Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Luers)
Western Michigan junior forward Miracle Woods averaged a double-double over two games this past week with 17.0 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. She also had three blocks and two steals, while shooting 41.9 percent from the field and a perfet 8-for-8 from the free throw line. Wednesday at NIU, Woods led led the Broncos to a 60-51 win, snapping a four-game winning streak for the Huskies. Woods tallied a game-high 27 points and a career high 17 rebounds. Along the way, she became the 25th player in WMU history to reach 1,000 career points. She also surpassed the 500 career rebound mark in the game, becoming just the 16th WMU player ever to total 1,000 points and 500 rebounds. Saturday against Buffalo, Woods recorded 12 points and eight rebounds. WMU's win on Wednesday was the Broncos' 9th of the season, surpassing last year's MAC win total of 8.