Mid-American Conference

MAC East Player of the Week
Kiyanna Black, Ohio, Guard
Junior, Columbus, Ohio /Columbus Africentric
Black once again led the Bobcats in the scorebook during the week. On Feb. 25, Black went 9-of-23 from the field and 5-of-12 from the three-point line and 3-for-4 from the free throw line in the Bobcats 78-70 victory against Buffalo. Along with her 26 points, Black grabbed six boards, dished out five assists and grabbed three steals in her 32 minutes on the court. On Feb. 28, Black once again led Ohio in scoring, going 5-of-14 from the field, 3-of-9 from beyond the arc and hit both of her free throws for 15 points in the Bobcats 67-47 victory against Bowling Green. She also had four rebounds, three assists and four steals. With the win, the Bobcats clinched both the East Division Title and the MAC Regular season for the first time in 1994-95. Overall for the week, Black averaged 16 points per game , five rebounds a game and four assists per contest, all above her season average.

MAC West Player of the Week
Inma Zanoguera, University of Toledo, Guard
Senior, Llucmajor, Spain/IES CTEIB
Senior Inma Zanoguera averaged a squad-tying best 16.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, a team-high 4.5 assists and squad-best 2.0 steals in a pair of Toledo victories this past week. Zanoguera shot 43.5 percent (10-of-23) from the field, including 33.3 percent (1-of-3) from three-point range, and 68.8 percent (11-of-16) from the charity stripe in 36.0 minutes per contest. The two-time All-MAC honoree opened the week with 14 points, five caroms, four helpers and one theft in 35 minutes vs. Western Michigan on Wednesday. The fourth-year Rocket followed up that performance against the Broncos with a team-high 18 points, four boards, a game-high five dimes and a contest-best three steals in 37 minutes vs. Central Michigan on Saturday. Zanoguera has now scored in double figures in a career-best 13-consecutive games and on 23 occasions this season.
Overall in 2014-15, Zanoguera is averaging squad bests in scoring (16.1 ppg), rebounding (6.7 rpg), assists (5.5 apg, No. 23 in NCAA, as of Feb. 22), steals (1.8 spg), minutes played (36.1 mpg), overall field goal percentage (.473, 147-of-311, minimum 150 attempts), three-point field goal percentage (.368, 21-of-57) and free throw percentage (.876, 120-of-137, No. 10 in NCAA). She currently leads the MAC in assists, as well as ranking second in free throw percentage and minutes played, third in assist/turnover ratio (2.1, 148-69, No. 27 in NCAA), tied for fifth in scoring, tied for seventh in thefts, ninth in overall field goal percentage, 13th in overall rebounding and defensive boards (4.6 rpg) and tied for 14th in offensive caroms (2.1 rpg).
In MAC games, Zanoguera is contributing a squad-best 16.2 ppg, 6.2 rpg, a team-high 5.7 apg, 0.2 bpg and a squad-high 1.7 spg in a team-best 36.4 mpg.

Other Nominees:
Sina King, Akron, Forward
Senior, Waterford, Ohio
Senior Sina King turned in another impressive week registering 22.0 points and 11.0 rebounds in two contests for the Zips this past week.
In Akron’s come-from-beghind 54-53 triumph at Kent State, her lay-up with 4.8 seconds remaining proved to be the game-winning shot. She finished the affair with a game-high 20 points, while pulling down 12 rebounds for her team- and conference-leading 13th double-double of the season. Thirteen of her 20 points came in the decisive second half in which the Zips trailed by as much as three points en route to claiming the victory. She also connected on both her three-point attempts.
In the Zips’ setback at Buffalo, King poured in 24 points, while corralling 10 rebounds and distributing a team-high four assists. The double-double was her 14th on the campaign. She connected on 46.2 percent of her shots, including nailing a pair of three-pointers.
On the season, King leads Akron and the conference in scoring (20.0) and rebounding (9.1), while shooting more than 48 percent (.483) from the field.

Mackenzie Loesing, Buffalo, Guard
Junior, Cincinnati, OH / St. Ursula Academy
UB junior Mackenzie Loesing posted a career-high 32 points Wednesday at Ohio to help the Bulls to a 1-1 week. She shot 9-for-23 from the the floor, highlighted by 5-for-11 shooting from the arc. She went 9-for-11 at the free throw line and added four rebounds and two assists against the league-leading Bobcats. Loesing added six boards against the Zips on Saturday. She moved to ninth all-time at UB with 1,194  points.

Da’Jourie Turner, Central Michigan, Guard
Junior, Detroit, Mich. (Warren Fitzgerald)
Central Michigan’s Da’Jourie Turner led the Chippewas in scoring in a pair of games last week with back-to-back 20 point performances. Turner recorded 20 points on Wednesday against Northern Illinois, shooting 50 percent from the floor (8-of-16). The junior also went a perfect 4-of-4 from the stripe. Turner continued her outstanding play on Saturday against Toledo scoring a game-high 21 points. Turner pulled down five rebounds, dished out four assists and added a steal on the day. Turner scored eight of her points from the free throw line, as she got to the line 10 times on the day. Turner is averaging 11.6 points in conference play.

Brianna Puni, Eastern Michigan, Forward
Senior, St. Charles, Mo.-Incarnate Word Academy-Illinois State
Eastern Michigan University senior Brianna Puni was instrumental in the team’s 2-0 week as they averaged previous losses to Ball State and Northern Illinois. In the two games, she averaged 14 points and 7.5 rebounds while posting an off-the-charts shooting percentage of .800 (12-of-15) in 29 minutes off the bench. She led EMU on the week in rebounds (15) and field goal percentage while ranking second in scoring. In the victory at MAC West Division leader Ball State, Puni had a season-best 14 points and a team-best seven rebounds. In the finale, Puni notched an EMU career-best seven field goals en route to again finishing with 14 points and was only a pair of rebounds shy of her second career double-double. In the contest, she helped hold All-MAC candidate Amanda Corral scoreless for just the second time in her career. Additionally, a majority of Puni’s effort of this was done while being plagued with foul trouble in each of the contests.

Larissa Lurken, Kent State, Guard
Sophomore
Lurken led the way as the Flashes fought hard this week against rival Akron and Miami. In the down-to-the-wire wagon wheel matchup Wednesday night Lurken netted 11 points and grabbed six rebounds to help keep Kent State in contention.  At Miami on Saturday, Lurken earned a career-high 22 points.  The sophomore made six shots from beyond the arc and was nearly perfect going 7-for-8 at the free throw line. Her season average of 11.2 points per game leads the team heading into the final week of regular season play.

Baleigh Reid, Miami, Guard
Freshman, Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg
Miami upped its winning streak to three games as Reid led the ‘Hawks to a pair of wins last week. She averaged 18.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 50 percent (14-for-28) for the week. Reid started by scoring 15 points and bringing in a career-high seven rebounds, including five offensive, to lead the RedHawks to a 59-51 win over Bowling Green on Wednesday. She also had three steals in the victory. She continued that strong play with a career-high 22 points on 8-for-15 shooting in a 66-59 victory over Kent State on Saturday. Reid has now scored 15 or more points in six consecutive games.

Ally Lehman, NIU, Guard
Sophomore, Nineveh, Ind./Indian Creek
Sophomore Ally Lehman was NIU's floor general in its split of Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan this past week. In two games, Lehman averaged 12.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.0 rebounds while only averaging one turnover and shooting 50 percent from the field.
Against Central Michigan, Lehman nearly recorded NIU's first
triple-double in 20 years as she finished with nine points, eight rebounds and 10 assists. Her 10 helpers were the most by an NIU player since Courtney Shelton, CMU's video coordinator, dished 12 at Indiana in 2011. At EMU, Lehman was the Huskies top-scorer as she went 7-for-13 from the field with 15 points, six rebounds, four assists and one block in the effort.

Miracle Woods, Western Michigan, Forward
Junior, Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Luers)
Western Michigan junior forward Miracle Woods totaled 14.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, two blocks and a steal this past week, shooting 41.7 percent from the field ... she had 14 points in each game against Toledo and Ball State ... Woods scored the winning bucket with 1:02 remaining in WMU's 51-50 win over the Cardinals ... Western Michigan’s victory snapped a three-game losing streak for the Broncos, as well as a five-game skid against Ball State, dating back to the 2012 season ... Woods is averaging 15.7 ppg and 7.9 rpg in MAC game, while shooting 53.2 percent from the floor.