Mid-American Conference

 
East Division
Hannah Plybon, Akron, G
Senior / Orrville, Ohio - Orrville
Senior Hannah Plybon turned in a dominating week for the Zips averaging a team-best 30.5 points as Akron went 1-1 in a pair of road tilts. Plybon began her week scoring a team-high 22 points, including make four three pointers in an 84-71 setback at Penn State on Wednesday, Nov. 16. She connected on nine of her 21 attempts in the affair, while pulling down five rebounds. In Akron's 73-64 triumph at Canisius on Sunday, Nov. 20, Plybon poured in a career-high 39 points, including making a school-record nine triples. Her 39-point explosion marked the second-best single-game scoring output in school history. She shot better than 57 percent (.571) from the field making 12 of her 21 attempts. From beyond the arc, Plybon made 64.3 percent of her shots, going 9-for-14 from distance. She also pulled down six rebounds, while dishing out a pair of assists. On the season, she is averaging a team-high 27.0 points per game, while pulling down 4.7 rebounds per contest. Plybon is shooting 46.3 percent from the field and has connected on 48.3 percent of her shots from distance.
 
West Division
Ally Lehman, NIU, G
Senior / Nineveh, Indiana – Indian Creek
Senior Ally Lehman tied the Mid-American Conference scoring record on Wednesday night vs Milwaukee, scoring 48 points, while pulling down 21 rebounds to help the Huskies to a 114-104 double overtime win against Milwaukee. Lehman drained her only three of the contest to force a second overtime period, finishing extra time with 18 points. She is only the fourth player since 2009-10 and the first since Akron's Rachel Tecca in 2014 to record a 40-20 game. The senior went 17-for-29 from the field in the contest and 13-of-16 at the free throw line. Her performance was highlighted on SportsCenter and on The Dan Patrick Show. Lehman followed up with a 15-point, 13-rebound performance at Western Illinois while additionally recording four assists, two blocks and three steals.
 

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Lauren Dickerson, Miami, G
Freshman / Indianapolis, Indiana – Lawrence North
Dickerson continued to show her potential as the freshman averaged 15.0 points per game last week. She shot .444 from the field, drained three triples and had four steals. Against NKU on Tuesday, Dickerson scored 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting and had three steals in leading the RedHawks to the victory. She followed that up with 10 points and four rebounds against Morehead State on Saturday.
 
Mikaela Boyd, Toledo, G
Sophomore / Hillside, Illinois - Proviso West
Sophomore Mikaela Boyd averaged team highs in points (13.0) rebounds (8.0) and assists (6.0) in a pair of victories against Rhode Island and Cleveland State this past week. Boyd shot a respectable 47.8 percent (11-of-23) from the field in 31.5 minutes in the two contests. She opened the week with a career-high 15 points, six caroms, five helpers and three thefts in 31 minutes vs. the Rams on Tuesday. Four days later against CSU, Boyd totaled 11 points and a career-high 10 rebounds to post her first-collegiate double-double. She added a career-best seven dimes to barely miss posting the second triple-double in school history. Boyd is the only player on the team to score in double digits in all three contests.
 
Jewel Cotton, Central Michigan, F
Senior / Harper Woods, Michigan – Harper Woods
Posted a career-high 26 points against Furman (Nov. 18).
 
Quiera Lampkins, Ohio, G
Gahanna, Ohio – Gahanna Lincoln
Quiera Lampkins recorded her first double-double of the 2016-17 season on Nov. 18 against UT Martin. The senior guard scored 16 points and snagged 11 boards (six offensive and five defensive) in the Bobcats' 72-55 win over the Skyhawks. In 30 minutes on the floor, Lampkins was 5-of-12 (.416) from the field, 2-of-6 (.333) from three-point range and a perfect 4-of-4 at the line. Lampkins also dished out three assists, snagged one steal and blocked a shot to help Ohio start the season 2-0.
 
Larissa Lurken, Kent State, G
Senior / Cottage Grove, Minnesota - Park
Had a double-double in both games this week, including a 32-point performance to help the Flashes battle Robert Morris into overtime on Saturday. Lurken sunk 5 threes in the two games to near the Kent State career record. She is just 8 points away from being the 20th 1,000-point scorer in program history.
 
Jill Morrison, Ball State, G
Senior / Winchester, Indiana - Winchester
Senior guard Jill Morrison led the Cardinals with a 19-point performance which included four 3-point baskets helping lead Ball State to a dominating 84-49 take down against Evansville Wednesday night in Worthen Arena.  This marks the second-straight contest Morrison has had a double digit scoring game.  The senior guard has helped the Cardinals open their season 2-0 which is the best program start since the 2006-07 season.  Morrison who began the year just 99 points shy of 1,000 now needs only 68 points to reach that milestone. 
 
Micah Robinson, Eastern Michigan, G
Junior / Ann Arbor, Michigan - Huron
Robinson continues an impressive start to the 2016-17 season, as she averaged 11.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists on the week in 36.0 minutes of work. After having never reached double figures in points prior to this season, the Ann Arbor, Mich. native picked up back-to-back 10+ point contests against Ferris State, Nov. 16, and Wake Forest, Nov. 20. Versus the Bulldogs, she posted a then career-high 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists. In the next contest against the Deamon Decons, she upped those marks in points to 13 and assists to five. Just four games into the season, junior Micah Robison has already surpassed her season totals from last year. The Ann Arbor, Mich. native has scored 43 points, 34 more than she scored in 21 games last season. She has also increased her rebounding total from six to 26.
 
JoAnna Smith, Buffalo, G
Senior / Southaven, Mississippi - Southaven
Senior JoAnna Smith was great for the Bulls this week as she led UB to a 2-0 record as they moved to 3-0 for the second straight season. Smith finished off the week averaging a team-high 15.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steals while averaging just 25 minutes of action. On Wednesday night, Smith exploded for a season-high 20 points, five rebounds and three assists as the Bulls handed Niagara the 73-63 defeat. The Southaven, MS native went 8-for-12 from the floor including 3-for-5 from deep over 30 minutes. In Saturday's dominant win over Manhattan, Smith netted 10 points, four rebounds and two steals as she only needed to play 20 minutes in the 34-point victory. The senior has now connected on at least one three-pointer in 38 of her last 39 games and three or more three-pointers in 23 of her last 39 game.

Deja Wimby, Western Michigan, G
Sophomore / Fort Wayner, Indiana - Snider
Wimby finished the night with career-highs in both points and rebounds as the Broncos took No. 21 Michigan State to overtime, falling 68-64. Wimby scored 12 points on four field goals and four free throws and added 10 points for her first career double-double. She also had two assists and two steals on the night.