Mid-American Conference

MAC East Player of the Week
Kristen Sharkey, Buffalo, Forward
Senior, Manahawkin, NJ / Southern Regional
UB senior Kristen Sharkey posted a team-best 22.0 points a game to lead the Bulls to a 2-0 MAC week and UB's fourth straight win. She added 7.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.5 steals, 1.0 block and just 1.5 turnovers per game, while shooting 55.9 percent from the floor (19-of-34). Sharkey improved her career scoring output to 1,121 to move into 13th all-time at UB. She led both games in scoring, putting up 26 against the Rockets and 18 against the Falcons. She added a career- and game-best five assists in 26 minutes against BGSU.

MAC West Player of the Week
Amanda Corral, NIU, Guard
Senior, Hobart, Ind./Hobart
Amanda Corral helped the Huskies extend their longest Mid-American Conference winning streak in the last six seasons this week as the Huskies defeated Miami Wednesday and upset Akron Saturday, overcoming a 15 point second half deficit. Against the RedHawks, Corral accounted for a career-high three blocks and two assists with six points. The senior exploded versus the Zips Saturday night as she scored a career-high 31 points on 9-of-18 shooting with a 10-for-11 clip at the free throw line. Corral scored 20 points in the second half to help NIU to a 26-5 run in the final eight and half minutes of the game. The wins improved NIU to 10-10 and 6-4 in the MAC.

Other Nominees:
Hannah Plybon, Akron, Guard
Sophomore, Orrville Ohio
Sophomore Hannah Plybon turned in a strong week for the Zips averaging 17.5, 5.5 rebounds and 4.5 three-pointers in two games for Akron this past week. 
In the Zips’ 69-66 victory past Western-Division leading Western Michigan, Plybon poured in 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting, including connecting on 5-for-9 (55.6 percent) from downtown. She also pulled down five rebounds and distributed a pair of assists.
It was a night of timely triples from Plybon as she hit a long ball with the game locked in a 64-all tie and 20 seconds to play to give the Zips' women's basketball team the edge they needed to defeat the Broncos.
Eleven of her 19 points came in a second half in which Akron was able to overcome a four-point deficit and break a pair of ties over the final 1:20.
Plybon followed with a 16-point, six rebound effort in a 62-56 setback at Northern Illinois. She shot 54.5 percent from the field (6-of-11) and 50 percent (4-for-8) from beyond the arc.
In a first half that the Zips rallied to lead by one, 27-26, at the half, Plybon went 4-of-6 from the field and 3-for-5 from beyond the arc.
On the season, Plybon is averaging 12.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.0 triples per contest, while connecting at a 38.2 percent clip from distance. She has made at least two three-pointers in 19 of 22 games this season, including nine contests delivering four or more triples.

Nathalie Fontaine, Ball State, Forward/Guard
Junior, Stockholm, Sweden
Behind Nathalie Fontaine’s 20-point performance the Ball State women’s basketball team defeated Toledo 69-61 in Mid-American Conference action Saturday afternoon in Savage Arena.  Saturday's victory over the Rockets marked the first time the Cardinals had defeated Toledo at Savage Arena since the 2009 season. The first half against the Rockets resulted in four ties and three lead changes up until the 11:44 mark when the Cardinals put together a 13-5 scoring spree which was sparked by a layup from Fontaine at the 12:19 mark.  After that, the Cardinals never trailed Toledo the remainder of the contest.  Fontaine's double-double was the fifth of the season and 14th of her career.   Fontaine led all scorers in the victory and is now tied with former Cardinal Julie DeMuth for 10th on Ball State's all-time scoring with 1,338 points.  She has now scored in doubles figures in 19 of Ball State's 21 games so far this season and has scored in double digits 75 times out of 87 total games in her career.

Da’Jourie Turner, Central Michigan, Guard
Junior, Detroit, Mich. (Warren Fitzgerald)
Central Michigan’s Da’Jourie Turner led the Chippewas to a 57-54 win on the road against Bowling Green last Wednesday. Turner finished with a game-high and a career-high 21 points in the Chippewas’ victory. The junior shot 7-of-16 from the floor, and a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe. Turner also added three steals on the day. In CMU’s second match-up of the week, Turner finished with 16 points going 6-of-13 from the floor. She dished out three assists and added four steals.

Cha Sweeney, Eastern Michigan, Guard
Sophomore, Toledo, Ohio-Rogers
Eastern Michigan University sophomore Cha Sweeney led the Eagles in their lone conference contest of the week. The sophomore guard helped the Green and White to a 70-53 victory over Kent State notching a team-best 17 points, while pulling down four rebounds. En route to her 17 points, the Toledo, Ohio native was clutch from the free throw line, going 7-for-9, while knocking down two three-pointers for Eastern. Sweeney also dished out two assists on the night and notched three steals in her 28 minutes of action against the Golden Flashes.

Kayla Brown, Miami, Guard
Freshman, Westfield, Ind./Westfield
Brown had a breakout game, finishing with a career-high 21 points. She was 9-for-15 from the field and 2-for-4 from behind the arc. She also had three rebounds in 35 minutes of action.

Kiyanna Black, Ohio, Guard
Junior, Columbus, Ohio
Led the Bobcats to a 58-44 victory on Saturday. She recorded 20 points and three rebounds. She was 6-of-12 from the field and 6-of-11 from beyond the arc, including hitting four consecutive three's in the final ten minutes of the contest to seal the win for the Bobcats. She also hit both of her free throws and recorded a steal.

Inma Zanoguera, Toledo, Guard
Senior, Llucmajor, Spain
Senior Inma Zanoguera averaged team highs in points (18.5 ppg), rebounds (10.5 rpg), assists (6.0 apg), steals (1.5 spg) and minutes played (36.0 mpg) in two games this past week. Zanoguera shot 38.7 percent (12-of-31) from the field and 85.7 percent (12-of-14) from the charity stripe in a pair of tough losses. One of two Rockets to score in double figures in both contests, Zanoguera opened the week with 18 points, eight caroms, six helpers and two thefts at Buffalo on Wednesday. She followed up that performance against the Bulls with 19 points, a game-high 13 boards and six dimes against Ball State to post her 17th career double-double.
Overall this season, Zanoguera is averaging squad bests in scoring (16.5 ppg), rebounding (6.9 rpg), assists (5.6 apg, No. 22 in NCAA, as of Feb. 1), steals (1.8 spg), minutes played (36.0 mpg), overall field goal percentage (.467, 113-of-242), three-point field goal percentage (.375, 18-of-48) and free throw percentage (.911, 102-of-112, No. 7 in NCAA).

Miracle Woods, Western Michigan, Forward
Junior, Fort Wayne, Ind./Bishop Luers
Western Michigan junior forward Miracle Woods again put up big numbers this past week, averaging 18.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting a remarkable 60 percent (12-for-20) from the floor and 92.3 percent (12-for-13) from the free throw line. WMU lost a hard fought battle at the wire on the road at Akron, in which Woods scored nine points in just 12 minutes of action. Saturday in a 69-64 win against Central Michigan she proved to be the best player on the floor, fueling WMU's victory over its rival with 27 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. Both numbers were also game highs. Woods was nearly unstoppable, shooting 9-for-12 from the floor. She also had two blocks. With her totals, Woods enters Wednesday's matchup at Northern Illinois with 999 points and 494 rebounds for her career. The win was the first for WMU over CMU since Feb. 27, 2010 and a first ever for the Bronco senior class. The victory also kept Western Michigan in sole possession of first place in the Mid-American Conference West Division with a 15-7 overall, 8-3 MAC record. The Broncos are 9-1 on their home floor this season and the team’s 15 wins are the most for the program since the 2003-04 team won 19 games.