MAC Announces Women's Basketball Players of the Week
East Division
Quiera Lampkins, Ohio, G
Senior / Gahanna, Ohio – Gahanna Lincoln
Quiera Lampkins led the Bobcats once again on the court, averaging a double-double on the week and helped the Bobcats go 2-0 on the week and improve to 6-0 overall. On the week, Lampkins averaged 14.0 points and 10.5 rebounds. She was 9-of-21 (.429) from the field and 10-of-14 (.714) from the free throw line. She also averaged three assists per game and 2.5 steals per contest. On Nov. 30 at Middle Tennessee State, Lampkins scored nine points, going 4-of-10 from the field and 1-of-4 from the free throw line. She grabbed seven rebounds, dished out two assists and had three steals in Ohio's 73-52 win. On Dec. 3 against Duquesne, Lampkins scored 19 points (17 in the first half) and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds in Ohio's 64-46 thumping of the Dukes. Lampkins was 5-of-11 from the field and 9-of-10 from the free throw line. She dished out four assists and had two steals in 35 minutes of play. For the third time in program history, the Bobcats begin the season 6-0.
West Division
Ally Lehman, NIU, G
Senior / Nineveh, Indiana – Indian Creek
For the second time in three games, NIU senior guard Ally Lehman registered a triple-double for the Huskies at Bradley, becoming the only player in NIU history and the 19th player in the NCAA since 2009-10 record multiple triple-doubles in a season. In 30 minutes of play against the Braves, Lehman registered 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to aid in the Huskies 30-point victory, 81-51. Lehman is the first player in the NCAA to record the feat twice this season. Starting the team's three-game road trip at Drake, she scored 17 points, pulled down nine rebounds and dished five assists in 31 minutes, playing most of the game in foul trouble.
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Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott, Toledo, G
Junior / London, England
Junior Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott averaged a team-high 14.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.0 steals in a pair of Toledo double-digit victories this past week. Bravo-Harriott shot a scorching 68.8 percent (11-of-16) from the field, including an even better 70.0 percent (7-of-10) from beyond the arc, in only 19.5 minutes in the two blowout home wins. The 2016-17 team tri-captain opened the week with nine points, six boards and three helpers in only 18 minutes in a convincing 79-51 triumph over Horizon League member UIC on Thursday. Three days later against NAIA member Madonna, Bravo-Harriott buried a season-tying best six treys and finished with a season-high 20 points, to go along with four dimes and four caroms in 21 minutes in an impressive 99-47 victory. She has now made six three-point field goals, tied for eighth most in a single game in school history, in two of the last three contests.
Sasha Dailey, Eastern Michigan, G
Junior / Toledo, Ohio - Rogers
Junior guard Sasha Dailey dropped 16 first half points against the University of Incarnate Word, Nov. 29, as the Eagles jumped out to a commanding 31-21 halftime lead. Dailey shot an impressive 5-for-9 from the floor in the opening stanza, including 5-of-7 from beyond the arc. The Toledo, Ohio product finished with seven makes from distance, a tally that is tied for fifth-most in EMU single-game history. The last Eagle to do so was Tavelyn James, when she set the program-record with 10 treys against Kent State University, Feb. 11, 2012. Daily finished with 25 points on the night to go along with seven rebounds, a block, steal and an assist against the Cardinals.
Lauren Dickerson, Miami, G
Freshman / Indianapolis, Indiana – Lawrence North
Lauren Dickerson had her hand in a little bit of everything this past Saturday against Indiana State for the RedHawks. The freshman guard put up 13 points, her fifth game in double figures this season. She also collected three rebounds, dished out five assists and garnered four steals. The newcomer from Indianapolis, Ind. has led the way in scoring for Miami in five of the team's seven games this season and has two 20-point performances to her name.
Marley Hill, Western Michigan, C
R-Junior / Cleveland, Ohio – Columbus Africentric
Hill helped Western Michigan extend its winning streak to four games with a pair of victories over North Dakota State on the road and Loyola at home. She has now scored in double-figures in all seven games this season, the only player on the team to do so. This last week, Hill led the team in scoring in both games, including a career-high 24 points on an extremely efficient day where she went 8-for-10 from the floor and 8-for-9 from the free-throw line. In the second half against the Bison, Hill didn’t miss a shot, going 3-for-3 from the floor and 6-for-6 at the free-throw line.
Presley Hudson, CMU, G
Sophomore / Wayland, Mich. – Wayland Union
Sophomore guard Presley Hudson led Central Michigan to two wins against non-conference opponents last week. The Chippewas defeated Loyola, 95-57, on Dec. 1 and posted a 77-55 victory over UIC on Dec. 3. Hudson scored a season-high 29 points, going 10-of-16 from the field, against the LU Ramblers. She drained six of Central Michigan’s 13 triples and was 3-of-4 from the free throw line. The sophomore led the Chippewa offense again on Dec. 3 as she chalked up 18 points and was perfect (6-of-6) from the charity stripe. Hudson dished out seven assists and grabbed four rebounds versus the UIC Flames. Over the two games, Hudson averaged a team-high 23.5 points per game to go along with nine assists and four steals. She shot 57.1 percent (16-of-28) from the field and 90.0 percent (9-of-10) from the free throw line. Hudson connected on six of her 16 three-pointers (37.5 percent). For the season, Hudson is averaging 13.0 points per game and is shooting 38.8 percent from the field (33-of-85). She leads the Mid-American Conference in free throw percentage at 90.9 percent (20-of-22).
Larissa Lurken, Kent State, G
Senior / Cottage Grove, Minn. - Park
Lurken once again led the team this week to another victory, this time a 66-55 win over Fort Wayne. She scored 25 and had four rebounds and three assists. Lurken was also big defensively in the game with three blocks and four steals. The senior remains top in the nation in free throws and is also one of the best scorers in the country so far, averaging 23.6 points per game.
Stephanie Reid, Buffalo, G
Junior / Melbourne, Australia – The Peninsula School
Junior point guard Stephanie Reid continued her strong play at the point for the Bulls this week as she helped UB record a 2-0 week and improve to 7-0 for the first time since 2000-01. Reid finished off her week averaging 13.0 points, 5.5 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals while averaging a team-high 36.5 minutes across the two wins. On Thursday, Reid played a team-high 38 minutes and netted 10 points, seven assists and three rebounds as the Bulls collected a close 66-65 win over UCF. In Sunday's blowout of Hofstra, Reid had her best game of the season as she netted a season-high 16 points, four assists and three steals while going 7-for-11 from the floor and 2-for-3 from the charity stripe. Reid scored 14 of her 16 points in the second half as she took over the game for the Bulls. With her final assist in Sunday's win, Reid moved into 11th place on the Bulls all-time assists charts with 275 career assists.
Megan Sefcik, Akron, G
R-Sophomore / Austintown, Ohio
Megan Sefcik turned in a strong week to help spark Akron to a 1-1 ledger this past week, averaging 12.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per contest, while shooting 42.9 percent from the field. She excelled from downtown making six three pointers and connecting at a 46.2-percent clip from distance. She collected five points, including making a three pointer versus Bucknell before pouring in a career-high 19 points to propel Akron to a victory at Winthrop. She shot 58.3 percent against the Eagles and nailed five triples, while shooting 55.6 percent from beyond the arc. On the season, Sefcik is averaging 11.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per contest, while connecting on a team-best 44.1 percent from three.
Abby Siefker, Bowling Green, C
Senior / Ottoville, Ohio - Ottoville
Bowling Green senior center Abby Siefker led the Falcons in scoring and rebounding, and tied for the team assists lead, as BG split a pair of games last week. Siefker had her third double-double in a five-game span on Wednesday, with a career-high 17 points and 13 rebounds in the Falcons' win over Davis & Elkins. She had eight offensive rebounds in the win, singlehandedly topping the opponents in that category. On the year, Siefker is averaging 8.6 points and 8.0 rebounds. She leads the team in rebounds and is tied for second in scoring. She also leads BG in field-goal percentage, at .532. Siefker has already topped her point total for all last season.
Destiny Washington, Ball State, G
Sophomore / Indianapolis, Ind. - Lawrence North
Sophomore guard Destiny Washington led the Cardinals to two wins this week over Chicago State and in-state rival Butler, after averaging a double-double with 17.5 point per game off of 12-of-23 shooting (.739) and 10.0 rebounds. Washington collected her second double-double of the season after a career best performance in points (18.0) and rebounds (12.0) against the Cougars. Her hot shooting hand also helped Ball State to its best field goal percentage of the season (59.4) against Chicago State. She then wrapped up this week’s competition Sunday after leading the Cardinals to a 74-50 victory over in-state rival Butler. She registered 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds against the Bulldogs helping Ball State improve to 5-2 on the year.