Mid-American Conference

East Division
Jordan Korinek, Kent State, Forward
Junior / Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio – St. Vincent St. Mary
Korinek became the 21st player in Kent State history to reach the 1,000-career point milestone this week as she averaged 22.0 points in two games. The junior opened the week with a double-double against Miami, scoring 21 and grabbing 12 rebounds in the win. She then hit her 1,000-career point just before halftime at Buffalo, where she went on to total 23 in the game. Korinek now averages 15.2 points on the season.
 
West Division
Destiny Washington, Ball State, Guard
Sophomore / Indianapolis, Indiana – Lawrence North
Washington was the spark the Cardinals needed this week as she came off the bench averaging 23.0 points and 7.5 rebounds helping Ball State improve to 9-2 in Mid-American Conference action with two road wins over Akron and Miami.  Washington led all players in a 90-63 victory at Akron with a career best 25 points off an impressive 11-of-13 shooting from the field.  She was then the top scorer again in an 81-60 win at Miami Saturday after scoring 21 points and grabbing six boards. For the week, she shot 74 percent from the field (17-of-23) and 80 percent from the charity stripe (12-of-15). 
 

Other Nominees
Lauren Dickerson, Miami, Guard
Freshman / Indianapolis, Indiana
Freshman guard Lauren Dickerson had another strong week for the RedHawks. In two games, she averaged 17.5 points per game on 41.2 percent shooting from the field. Additionally, she hit 46.2 percent (6-of-13) of her attempts from beyond the arc. Dickerson also led the team in assists last week with 7.5 apg, as well as minutes played (33.0 mpg). On Wednesday against Kent State, she dished out a career-high eight helpers for the fourth time this season.
 
Quiera Lampkins, Ohio, Guard
Senior / Gahanna, Ohio – Gahanna Lincoln
Ohio senior guard Quiera Lampkins led Ohio once again this past week, helping lead the Bobcats to a 1-1 week. Overall, Lampkins averaged 17.0 points a game and 5.5 rebounds. She also dished out an average of 3.5 assists per game and had 1.5 steals while getting her hands on 1.0 blocks per game. On Feb. 1 at CMU, Lanpkins led Ohio with 24 points, 15 of which were scored in the fourth quarter. Overall, Lampkins was 10-of-26 from the field, 1-of-3 from three-point range and 3of-5 from the free throw line. Lampkins also grabbed six rebounds, dished out five assists and had one block and one steal in the Bobcats' 64-59 setback in Mt. Pleasant. On Feb. 4 against Toledo, Lampkins scored 10 points, going 3-of-10 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. She also grabbed five rebounds, dished out two assists, had one block and snagged two steals in the 61-55 victory.
 
Ally Lehman, NIU, Guard
Senior / Nineveh, Indiana – Indian Creek
Ally Lehman was one of three Huskie scorers to record at least 17 points to lead NIU to a 14-point comeback victory over Western Michigan Saturday, 67-62. Registering her 13th double-double of the season with a 17-point, 14-rebound effort, Lehman was 4-for-6 from the field and 5-of-6 at the free throw line in the second half of play to tally 13 points and nine boards in the final 20 minutes. The Nineveh, Ind., native also recorded five assists and two steals while shooting 6-of-13 overall in the effort.
 
Meredith Miller, Western Michigan, Forward
Sophomore / Hilliard, Ohio – Hilliard Bradley
Miller had a career day for the Broncos, helping the team to a near upset on the road over MAC-leading NIU. She finished with a career-high 17 points with career highs in field goals (7) and 3-point field goals (three). She more than doubled up her previous season-high in points in an extremely efficient outing. She also finished with five rebounds, two assists and a steal against the Huskies in the Broncos’ only game of the week. Miller was also part of a defense that held NIU, the No. 3 ranked scoring team in the nation coming in, more than 22 points below its scoring average.
 
Janice Monakana, Toledo Forward
Senior / London, England – Gerig City Academy
Senior Janice Monakana averaged a team-high 23.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in two games last week. Monakana shot an efficient 47.4 percent (9-of-19) from the field, including an impressive 55.6 percent (5-of-9) from three-point range, and a flashy 85.7 percent (24-of-28) from the charity stripe in 32.0 minutes in the two contests. One of two Rockets to score in double figures in both games, Monakana opened the week with a career-high 29 points and six boards in 31 minutes vs. reigning MAC Tournament Champion Buffalo on Wednesday and in the process became the 26th player in program history to reach the 1,000-career point plateau. The London, England native did a majority of her damage at the free throw line, shooting a career-tying best 14-of-15 to post at least 20 points for the eighth time in her collegiate career. The 2015-16 honorable mention All-MAC honoree followed up that performance against the UB with a team-high 18 points and five caroms in 33 minutes at two-time reigning MAC regular-season champion Ohio on Saturday. Monakana is now averaging a squad-best 21.0 points over the last four games.  
 
Tinara Moore, Central Michigan, Forward
Junior / Southgate, Michigan – Southgate Anderson
Central Michigan improved to 16-6 overall with an 8-2 mark in Mid-American Conference play after winning two games this week. The Chippewas defeated MAC East Division leader Ohio, 64-59, on Feb. 1 and three days later CMU topped Eastern Michigan, 104-63. Junior Tinara Moore once again led Central Michigan and nearly averaged a double-double this week. Moore averaged 22.5 points per game, 9.5 rebounds per contest and 3.5 blocks per game. She shot 15-of-26 (57.7 percent) from the field and went 1-of-3 (33.3 percent) from beyond the arc. The junior was nearly perfect at the line, shooting 93.3 percent (14-of-15). Against Ohio, Moore scored all of her 18 points in the second half and went 8-of-8 from the charity stripe. The junior shot 71.4 percent (5-of-7) from the field, grabbed six boards and swatted away three shots. Moore led the Chippewa offense again on Feb. 4 at Eastern Michigan as she posted her 22nd career double-double (27 points, 13 rebounds). She shot 52.6 percent (10-of-19) from the field and made one triple on two attempts vs. the Eagles. Moore recorded four blocks and went 6-of-7 (85.7 percent) from the free throw line.  Moore leads the MAC in blocks (45) and second on the team averaging 15.9 points per game. She is ranked fourth in the CMU record book with 117 career blocks.
 
Carly Santoro, Bowling Green, Guard
Sophomore / Bellevue, Ohio - Bellevue
Bowling Green sophomore Carly Santoro led the Falcons in scoring and rebounding as BGSU posted a 36-point win in the team's lone game of the week. Santoro led the Falcons in both points and rebounds for the third-straight game, with 16 points and six boards in an 86-50 win over Akron at the Stroh Center. Santoro went 6-for-9 from the field and tied her career best with four three-point field goals made. She went 4-of-5 from long range as the Falcons tied the Stroh Center record by making 15 three-pointers. Santoro had eight points in the first half, including a pair of three-pointers in the second quarter as BGSU extended a seven-point lead to 17. Then, in limited second-half action with the Falcons owning a large lead, she was a perfect 3-for-3 from the floor, including a pair of triples. Santoro played just seven minutes in the second half and 22 in the game. Santoro leads the Falcons in both scoring and rebounding this season, with 13.2 ppg and 7.5 rpg. In MAC games only, she has 14.8 ppg and 8.1 rpg, again leading the Brown and Orange in both categories. She has averaged 22.0 points and 10.0 rebounds over the last three games.
 
JoAnna Smith, Buffalo, Guard
Senior / Southaven, Mississippi - Southaven
Senior captain JoAnna Smith had another solid week for the Bulls as she guided UB to a 1-1 record. Smith finished the week averaging a team-best 18.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals. After an off game against Toledo that saw Smith only net six points, three rebounds and three steals, the senior came back strong on Saturday in the win over Kent State. Smith was the best player on the court as she tied a career-high with 31 points while chipping in four rebounds and two steals. The Southaven, MS native went 13-for-21 from the floor and 3-for-8 from behind the arc in the win. Smith now sits in 10th place on UB's all-time scoring charts with 1,209 career points. Smith has nine games this season with at least three triples made while she has gone over the 20-point plateau eight times this season including six times in her last 10 games. The senior is averaging 16.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.6 steals.