Mid-American Conference

 
East Division
Jordan Korinek, Kent State, Forward
Junior / Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio – St. Vincent St. Mary
Korinek led the Flashes in what was a great week of competition. In a battle with NIU, Kent State lost a high-scoring game by just one point as Korinek contributed 26 points while grabbing six rebounds, three on each end. She followed that up with 24 points in a huge win on the road at division-favorite Ohio. Korinek is now averaging 14.2 points on the season, the highest average this year.
 
West Division
Presley Hudson, Central Michigan, Guard
Sophomore / Wayland, Michigan – Wayland Union
Central Michigan (13-4, 5-0) picked up two more Mid-American Conference wins last week to help the Chippewas remain perfect in the MAC. CMU handed Ball State its first conference loss, 101-92, on Jan. 11 then the Chippewas defeated Bowling Green, 76-65, in overtime on Jan. 14. Sophomore Presley Hudson guided Central Michigan to both wins last week. She averaged 38.5 points per game, 2.5 rebounds per game, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals. Hudson shot 61.5 percent (24-of-39) from the field and 63.6 percent (14-of-22) from beyond the arc. On Jan. 11, Hudson scored a career-high 43 points, which set a program single-game record and a McGuirk Arena record. She drained nine three-pointers versus the Cardinals, which tied a single-game record. Hudson made 13 shots on 18 attempts (72.2%) and dished out six assists against Ball State. The sophomore continued to dominate the scoring as she scored 34 points at Bowling Green. Hudson went 11-of-21 (52.4%) from the field and drained five triples on eight attempts (62.5%). In MAC games, Hudson is averaging 33.8 points per game and is shooting 58.7 percent (54-of-92) from the field and almost 60 percent (28-of-47) from beyond the arc.
 

 
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Sasha Dailey, Eastern Michigan, Guard
Junior / Toledo, Ohio - Rogers
Sasha Dailey had a solid week for EMU in a pair of games, as she averaged a near double-double with 16.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per contest in 33.0 minutes of work. The Toledo, Ohio native was also able to get her teammates involved with 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals a contest. At Miami, Dailey posted nine points and nine boards before recording a team-best 24 points, nine caroms and six assists against rival Western Michigan. Dailey shot 44.8 percent (13-of-29), including a trio of three-pointers, to go along with 4-for-6 shooting at the charity stripe.
 
Lauren Dickerson, Miami, Guard
Freshman / Indianapolis, Indiana – Lawrence North
Lauren Dickerson did a little bit of everything for the RedHawks this past week. Not only did she average a team-high 15.5 points per game, she also led Miami in minutes played (36.0 mpg), rebounds (6.0 rpg), assists (6.5 apg), steals (3.0 spg) and total free throws made (10). In a win over Eastern Michigan on Wednesday, the freshman guard flirted with a triple-double by putting up 11 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. Her eight helpers tied a career-high, a mark she has now hit four times this season. Saturday against Buffalo, the Indianapolis, Ind., native reached the 20-point plateau for the fifth time this season while also contributing five rebounds, five assists, three steals and a 6-of-7 performance at the charity stripe.
 
Carmen Grande, Ball State, Guard
Sophomore / Madrid, Spain
Grande had 15 and dished out a career best 14 assists at Central Michigan Wednesday night.  The 14 assists tied the programs single-game record and the third time ever 14 assists had been dished out in a game.  On Saturday, Grande scored 13 points and 11 assists versus Akron.  She now has 293 assists for the year and has ranked in the top 10 nationally the entire season for Ball State.  For the week, she averaged 14 points while shooting 71 percent from the floor and dished out 12.5 assist per contest.
 
Sydney Lambert, Bowling Green, Guard
Sophomore / Cincinnati, Ohio - McAuley
Bowling Green sophomore guard Sydney Lambert had one of the finest games of her career as the Falcons took MAC preseason favorite Central Michigan to overtime. Lambert scored 20 points against the Chippewas, tying her career scoring high. She also tied her previous high with six three-point field goals made. Lambert went 7-for-9 from the floor, including a 6-for-8 performance from beyond the arc. She also tied the Stroh Center record for three-pointers in a game, a record that she already shared. Her sixth triple of the game came with just 2.6 seconds left in regulation, tying the contest and sending it to overtime. Lambert also had three rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot in a career-high 41 minutes. She had 14 points in the first quarter alone vs. the Chippewas, going 5-for-5 from the field and hitting four shots from long distance. Earlier in the week, she had six points, four rebounds and three assists in just 20 minutes of action at Western Michigan.
 
Quiera Lampkins, Ohio, Guard
Senior / Gahanna, Ohio – Gahanna Lincoln
Quiera Lampkins led the Bobcats offensively on the court this past week, leading the Bobcats to a 1-1 week. Overall, Lampkins scored 32 points, averaging 16.0 a game. She also averages 3.5 rebounds a game, 4.0 assists and 4.5 steals per game. Lampkins was 13-of-26 (.500) from the field, 1-of-2 (.500) from three-point range and a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line. Against Akron, Lampkins scored15 points, going 6-of-13 from the field and 3-of-3 from the free throw line. She had four rebounds, dished out four assists and had five steals in Ohio's 85-69 win. On Jan. 14 against Kent State, Lampkins scored 17 points, going 7-of-13 from the field, 1-of-1 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free throw line. She dished out four assists, and had four steals and three boards in the 68-65 loss.
 
Kaayla McIntyre, Toledo, Center
Sophomore / Toledo, Ohio – Notre Dame Academy
Sophomore Kaayla McIntyre averaged 16.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, a team-high 2.5 rejections and 1.0 steals in a pair of games this past week. McIntyre shot an efficient 66.7 percent (16-of-24) from the field in a squad-best 32.0 minutes. The second-year Rocket was one of two Rockets in score in double figures in both contests. She opened the week with 15 points, seven boards, two dimes, two blocked shots and one theft in 31 minutes at Buffalo on Wednesday. Three days later against the MAC West Division co-leading Northern Illinois, the Toledo native contributed 18 points, eight boards and a contest-best three blocked shots in a career-tying best 33 minutes. She has now scored in double digits in five of the last seven games.
 
Breanna Mobley, Western Michigan, Forward
Sophomore / Lansing, Michigan - Waverly
Mobley has helped the Broncos win 12 of their last 13 games, averaging 19.5 points per game, 12.0 rebounds per game, 1.5 blocks per game and 1.0 steals per game over the last two, which resulted in two WMU wins. As usual, Mobley was extremely efficient against Bowling Green, where she finished 9-for-10 from the floor with 19 points and six rebounds. Against Eastern Michigan on the road, Mobley recorded her eighth double-double of the season with a huge game, going for a team-high 20 points and a career-high 18 rebounds.
Mobley’s 18 rebounds at EMU tied for third most rebounds in a single game in WMU history with four other players. She added on to her lead as the MAC’s leading rebounder after the amazing performance. 
 
Theresa Onwuka, Buffalo, Guard
Freshman / Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria
Freshman Theresa Onwuka has continued to prosper into a great player for the Bulls as she was able to help UB go 1-1 on the week. The Freshman made a pair of starts and finished the week averaging 14.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals. Onwuka was efficient on Wednesday against Toledo as she finished with 13 points, three rebounds and two steals while going 6-for-8 from the floor. On Saturday, Onwuka was dominant as she pulled down her second career double-double. She finished the game with a career-high 16 points and a career-high 11 rebounds as UB cruised to a 68-51 win at Miami. Onwuka has started the last three games for UB and is averaging 14.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals while notching two double-doubles.
 
Hannah Plybon, Akron, Guard
Senior / Orrville, Ohio - Orrville
Senior Hannah Plybon led the Zips this past week averaging team-high marks in scoring (15.0) and rebounding (6.0), while connecting on four three pointers. She registered her third career double-double with a 19-point, 11-rebound performance versus Ohio before scoring 11 points at Ball State. On the season, Plybon is averaging 17.9 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.
 
Courtney Woods, NIU, Guard
Sophomore / Brisbane, Australia
Helping the Huskies to a pair of road victories at Kent State and Toledo, Courtney Woods led the Huskies in scoring, shooting a team-best .688 from the field, .667 behind the three-point line and .875 at the free throw line. Versus the Golden Flashes, Woods scored 14 points while sharing the team lead in assists with a career-high eight as NIU beat Kent State, 98-97. Against the Rockets, Woods was the Huskies top-scorer with 21 points, going 7-for-10 from the field and 4-for-5 at the arc. Woods has scored 20-or-more points seven times this season.