Mid-American Conference

East Division
Carly Santoro, Bowling Green, Guard
Sophomore / Bellevue, Ohio – Bellevue
Carly Santoro got her sophomore season off to a solid start, to say the least. Santoro exploded for team-high totals of 20 points and 12 rebounds in the Falcons' season opener at Eastern Kentucky Friday night (Nov. 11). The double-double was the first of Santoro's collegiate career, and she shattered her career highs in both categories. Prior to Friday, Santoro's career bests were 11 points and six rebounds. She doubled her previous rebounding best, and nearly doubled her prior career-high point total. Santoro also set career standards in assists, field goals made and attempted and minutes played vs. the Colonels. Six of her 12 rebounds came at the offensive end of the court.

West Division
Breanna Mobley, Western Michigan, Forward
Sophomore / Lansing, Michigan – Lansing Waverly
Mobley picked up right where she left off last season, scoring a career-high 27 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. She now had seven double-doubles in her last 10 games dating back to last season. Mobley was extremely efficient against Davidson, going 11-for-13 from the floor and 5-for-8 from the free-throw line to help the Broncos to a 1-0 start to the season. She scored 17 of her 27 points in the second half, where the Broncos came back from down one at the break to win by 13.
 

 
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Renee Bennett, Ball State, Center
Senior / Muskego, Wisconsin – Muskego
The senior center from Muskego, Wis. opened the game Friday with a 3-point basket which sparked a 13-2 run for Ball State.  Bennett continued to dominate eventually leading the Cardinals to a 51-26 halftime lead.  Bennett ended the contest with a personal best in points (22) and rebounds (11).  She also led the Cardinals in field goal percentage (.778) and from the charity stripe (.875).
 
Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott, Toledo, Guard
Junior / London, England – Greig City Academy
Junior Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott scored a team-high 16 points to help lead Toledo to a 76-60 season-opening victory at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Saturday. Bravo-Harriott was one of five Rockets to score at least seven points and help the Midnight Blue & Gold snap a three-game losing skid in season openers. She shot 5-of-15 from the field in a team-high 32 minutes, including a contest-best 3-of-8 from beyond the arc. She has now scored in double figures in 10 of the last 13 games, dating back to last season.
 
Sasha Dailey, Eastern Michigan, Guard
Junior / Toledo, Ohio – Rogers
Junior guard Sasha Dailey had a tremendous weekend at the Donna Murphy Classic, Nov. 12-13, in Morehead, Ky. The Toledo, Ohio native averaged 23.5 points and 9.0 rebounds in 26.0 minutes per game. Overall, she shot 43.2 percent (16-of-37) from the floor while also making 13 free throws in 17 tries.  In total, Dailey grabbed 18 rebounds, 12 of which were of the offensive variety. Furthermore, EMU capitalized on the offensive glass converting 32 second –chance points on the weekend. In the opener against Georgia State, Dailey poured in 18 points while hauling down six caroms. She followed it up with her first career double-double with 29 points and 12 rebounds against Morehead State. The 12 boards were a career-high, bettering a nine rebound performance in her collegiate debut against Kent State-Tuscarawas (11-14-14). Additionally, her 29 points were just two shy of her personal-best also set against KSUT.
 
Lauren Dickerson, Miami, Guard
Freshman / Indianapolis, Indiana – Lawrence North
Dickerson did a little bit of everything at point guard in her first collegiate game to lead Miami to a 73-58 victory on the road at Austin Peay. In addition to scoring nine points, she brought in 10 rebounds. That is despite being the smallest player on the court at 5-3. She had a team-high six assists and also added a steal in 31 minutes of action.
 
Larissa Lurken, Kent State, Guard
Senior / Cottage Grove, Minnesota – Park
Lurken led the Flashes to the program's biggest win since December 21, 2010 as Kent State opened the season with a 77-52 victory over Bradley. Lurken finished with 22 points as she went 2-for-3 from beyond the arc and sunk 8 of her 11 free throw attempts. The senior is closing in on 1,000 career points. She also contributed with 5 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal.
 
Hannah Plybon, Akron, Guard
Senior / Orville, Ohio
Senior Hannah Plybon turned in a strong outing in the Zips' 63-52 season-opening triumph past Malone on Saturday, Nov. 12. She poured in a game-high 20 points on 4-of-12 shooting, including making one triple. She helped seal Akron's triumph down the stretch going a perfect 11-for-11 at the charity stripe.
 
Katherine Ups, Buffalo, Forward
Junior / Wollongong, Australia
Junior Katherine Ups had a career day on Friday night as the Bulls opened up their 2016 MAC championship defense with a win over UMass. Ups finished with a career-high 16 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals. Ups netted a career-best four three pointers and three steals to lead UB to victory.
 
Jasmine Weatherspoon, Ohio, Forward
Senior / Columbus, Ohio
Senior forward Jasmine Weatherspoon led Ohio in it's season opener against High Point on Nov. 13, scoring a career high 17 points while pulling down 11 boards for her first double-double of the season. Weatherspoon was 7-of-12 (.583) from the field and 2-of-2 (1.000) from three-point range. She was also 1-for-2 on free throws. Of her 11 rebounds, five of them were offensive and six of them were defensive. Weatherspoon also had four blocks and two steals in 26 minutes of work in the 76-48 road victory. Weatherspoon started the scoring off for the Bobcats, getting the first two points of the game when she grabbed an offensive board and threw it back in. Weatherspoon scored Ohio's first six points of the game and in the third quarter, Weatherspoon scored seven-straight points.
 
Courtney Woods, Northern Illinois, Guard
Sophomore / Brisbane, Australia – St. Margaret’s Anglican School
Courtney Woods tied her career-high in scoring at Loyola in the season-opener, scoring 21 points as she shot 5-of-8 behind the three-point line in the contest with all five baskets coming in the third quarter to help the Huskies to a 90-70 win versus the Ramblers. Woods went 7-of-16 from the field in the contest. As a team, NIU shot .444 in the contest in 72 total attempts and only committed nine turnovers to the Ramblers 20 in the contest to outscore Loyola 26-8 in points off turnovers.