Mid-American Conference

East Division
Kendall McCoy, Miami, Forward
Sophomore / Sylvania, Ohio – Sylvania Northview
Sophomore forward Kendall McCoy was the main catalyst in a 2-0 week for the RedHawks. She nearly averaged a double-double with 17.0 points per game and 9.5 rebounds per contest. On Wednesday against Akron, she recorded her second double-double in the last five games with 14 points and 10 rebounds, the latter of which tied her career high. On Saturday at EMU, she set a new career high in points with 20, and finished one rebound shy of another double-double as she collected nine boards.
 
West Division
Ally Lehman, NIU, Guard
Senior / Nineveh, Indiana – Indian Creek
For the first time in her career, Ally Lehman scored at least 20 points in consecutive games this week as she accounted for 31 points versus Central Michigan and followed that up with a 29 point performance at Buffalo to help the Huskies to 89-80 comeback win over the Bulls. Against the Chippewas, the Nineveh, Ind., native dished 11 assists and scored 31 points for her fifth points-assists double-double of the season. She also pulled down nine rebounds, one board shy of her third triple-double of the season. Lehman led a 16-0 run by NIU at the start of the fourth quarter, flipping a 65-60 deficit to a 76-65 Huskie lead, as she scored 13 points and dished two assists in the quarter. Incredibly, Lehman was one of three Huskies to play all 40 minutes as several players fell ill prior to the trip. She finished with 29 points, 14 rebounds and five assists for her 15th double-double of the season.
 

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Other Nominees

Renee Bennett, Ball State, Center
Senior / Muskego, Wisconsin - Muskego
Bennett started the week with a 20-point performance while pulling down a career best 15 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season and ninth of her career against Bowling Green Wednesday.  The senior center then finished the week one shy of her career high in points after scoring 27-points against Ohio.  She registered her second double-double of the week and 10th of her career after pulling down 12 rebounds.  For the week, Bennett averaged 23.5 points and 13.5 rebounds including 19 defensive rebounds.  She shot 63 percent from the floor (17-of-27) and 80 percent from the free throw line (12-of-15).
 
Mikaela Boyd, Toledo, Guard
Sophomore / Hillside, Illinois – Proviso West
Sophomore Mikaela Boyd averaged a double-double in a pair of Toledo victories this past week. Boyd tallied team highs in points (19.0 ppg), rebounds (10.0 rpg) and minutes played (31.0 mpg) in back-to-back wins against Western Michigan and arch-rival Bowling Green. The third-year Rocket shot an efficient 60.9 percent (14-of-23) from the field and 71.4 percent (10-of-14) from the charity stripe to help the Rockets claim their fourth win in the last five games. Boyd began the week with a career-high 20 points, a team-tying best nine boards and three dimes at WMU on Wednesday. Three days later against the arch-rival Falcons, Boyd contributed a game-high 18 points and a contest-best 11 caroms on Saturday. She has now recorded a double-double in three of the last four games and a team-high six on the year. The Hillside, IL native has also scored in double figures in a career-best five-straight games and a team-high 14 occasions in 2016-17. In addition, Boyd has paced the squad in rebounds in five-straight contests and on a squad-best 13 occasions this season.
 
Presley Hudson, Central Michigan, Guard
Sophomore / Wayland, Michigan – Wayland Union
Central Michigan picked up two big wins last week as the Chippewas defeated former Mid-American Conference West Division leader Northern Illinois, 109-94, on Feb. 8 and then topped Western Michigan 94-83 on Feb. 11 in their annual Play4Kay Game. Sophomore Presley Hudson led CMU to both wins by averaging 19.5 points per game, 8.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals. She shot 10-of-23 (43.5 percent) from the field and 13-of-14 (92.9) from the free throw line. The sophomore drained six triples on 15 attempts (40.0 percent) over the two games. Hudson scored a team-high 24 points over the Huskies. She dished out nine assists and grabbed six boards in 40 minutes on the court. The sophomore chalked up 15 points vs. the Broncos and went four-of-four at the charity stripe. She posted seven assists and three rebounds to go along with two steals. Hudson leads the team in scoring (17.9 ppg), triples made (70), assists (109), steals (40) and is shooting a 91.0 free throw percentage.
 
Kelly Karlis, Ohio, Forward
R-Sophomore / Medinah, Illinois – Montini Catholic
Redshirt sophomore Kelly Karlis had a career weekend for the Bobcats, helping Ohio to a 1-0 week. Overall she averted 15.0 points a game, six rebounds, one block and two steals. On Feb 11 at MAC-leading Ball State, Karlis had a career day. Karlis scored a career-high 15 points, went 6-of-10 from the field, also a career high in made field goals. She was 3-of-5 from three-point range while also grabbing six defensive rebounds. she also had two steals and one block in 35 minutes on the floor in the 72-68 victory.
 
Breanna Mobley, Western Michigan, Forward
Sophomore / Lansing, Michigan – Lansing Waverly
Mobley had a big week for the Broncos, averaging 17.5 points and 9.0 rebounds while shooting over 68 percent from the floor. Against Toledo, she finished with a game-high 10 rebounds and scored eight points, her 11th game of the season with 10 or more rebounds. On the road against rival Central Michigan, Mobley was nearly unstoppable on offense, going 11-of-14 from the floor and tying a career-high with 27 points. She finished two rebounds shy of a double-double. Mobley continues to stay at the top of many statistical categories, where she is 15th in scoring, second in rebounding and third in field goal percentage.
 
Stephanie Reid, Buffalo, Guard
Junior / Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Junior point guard Stephanie Reid continued to produce at a high level for the Bulls on Saturday in their lone game of the week against Northern Illinois. The junior finished off her career-high third double-double with 18 points, 12 assists, six rebounds and four steals while playing 37 minutes. Reid was very efficient from the floor going 7-of-13 shooting the ball while distributing the basketball at a high rate. The junior has now gone over the 10-assist plateau six times in her last 13 games for the Bulls as she ranks sixth in the NCAA in assists/game (7.3 APG). Reid recorded her 400th career assist in the loss to NIU, becoming just the fifth player in UB history to do so. Defensively, Reid has notched at least four steals in three of her last four games. On the year, Reid leads the MAC in assist/turnover margin (3.1) while ranking second in assists (7.3).
 
McKenna Stephens, Kent State, Forward
Senior / Uniontown, Ohio - Lake
Stephens had her best week of the season to help lead Kent State to two wins this week, include a big victory over rival Akron. She was one-point shy of her career high against Eastern Michigan on Wednesday with 18 points. In Saturday's game, she hit back-to-back three-point shots to ignite a 20-0 run in the 2nd quarter to put the Flashes ahead for good. Her 20 points was a career high while she also led the team in rebounding with eight.