MAC Announces Final Women's Basketball Players of the Week
East Division
Larissa Lurken, Kent State, Guard
Senior / Cottage Grove, Minnesota - Park
Lurken capped off an amazing regular season by averaging a double-double (28 points, 11 rebounds) while also averaging 4.5 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.5 blocks per game as the Flashes clinched the MAC East with a win at Miami then beat Buffalo at home. Lurken started the week with 24 points and nine rebounds at Miami and led the team with seven assists. On senior day she had her 7th 30-point game of the season in her last game ever at the M.A.C. Center. Her 32 points and 11 rebounds led the team. Lurken remains in the top ten in scoring in the nation and the nation's leader in free throws.
West Division
Ally Lehman, NIU, Guard
Senior / Nineveh, Indiana - Indian Creek
In her final week of the regular season, senior Ally Lehman recorded two double-doubles to set a new Northern Illinois University record with 17 in a season. Lehman finished one assist shy of averaging a triple-double on the week as she dished 19 helpers, including 10 at Western Michigan for her sixth 10-assist game of the season. Against Toledo on Senior Night, the Nineveh, Ind., native scored 31 points and pulled down 16 rebounds. Lehman was one assist shy of her third triple-double of the season against the Rockets.
Other Nominees
Renee Bennett, Ball State, Center
Senior / Muskego, Wisconsin - Muskego
Bennett led the Cardinals in scoring in both of Ball State's games this week. She began the week with a 25 point performance while pulling down nine boards in a win at Eastern Michigan. Bennett scored 23 of those points in the second half alone. The senior center then registered her 10th double-double of the season and 12th of her career after a 23 point, 11 rebound performance against Toledo Saturday. For the week Bennett averaged 24.0 points per contest and 10.0 rebounds. Bennett shot .600 percent from the field (18-of-30) and .923 from the charity stripe (12-of-13).
Mikaela Boyd, Toledo, Guard
Sophomore / Hillside, Illinois - Proviso West
Sophomore Mikaela Boyd averaged 16.5 points, a team-high 14.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals in a pair of Toledo road victories this past week. One of two Rockets in score in double figures in both contests, Boyd shot 38.2 percent (13-of-34) from the field and 70.0 percent (7-of-10) from the free throw line in a squad-best 36.5 minutes in wins against two of the top three teams in the MAC West Division standings, Northern Illinois and Ball State. The Hillside, IL native opened the week with 12 points, a career-best 16 caroms and seven dimes in UT's come-from-behind triumph against the Huskies. Three days later vs. BSU, Boyd tallied a team-high 21 points and a contest-best 13 boards in 36 minutes to help the Rockets snap a six-game losing skid against their MAC West Division rival. Boyd, who has a team-high eight double-doubles on the year, has scored in double figures on a squad-best 20 occasions.
Lauren Dickerson, Miami, Guard
Freshman / Indianapolis, Indiana - Lawrence North
Freshman guard Lauren Dickerson capped off one of the better freshman regular seasons in program history with another solid week of play. She averaged 19.5 ppg on 50 percent shooting as Miami went 1-1. On Wednesday against Kent State, she posted 15 points and shattered Miami's record for most field goals in a single season by a freshman, breaking Deb Grushon's 37-year-old record. Saturday at Bowling Green, Dickerson led the way in securing the No. 9 seed in the MAC Tournament for Miami with a victory over the Falcons. The Indianapolis, Ind., native posted her 10th 20-point game of the season with 24 points, 13 of which came via the charity stripe.
Reyna Frost, Central Michigan, Forward
Sophomore / Reese, Michigan - Reese
Central Michigan clinched the Mid-American Conference regular-season title for the first time in 32 years after going 2-0 last week. CMU earned the MAC West Division title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament after defeating Western Michigan, 94-73, on March 1 and Eastern Michigan, 71-48 on March 4. Sophomore Reyna Frost averaged a double-double (14.0 points, 14.5 rebounds) and shot 52.6 percent (10-of-19) from the floor. She made eight free throws on nine attempts (88.9 percent) and averaged 1.5 assists, blocks and steals over the two games. Frost recorded a double-double (16 points, 13 rebounds) vs. the Broncos. She shot 6-of-11 (55.0 percent) from the floor and 4-of-5 from the free throw line, while recording three assists, three steals and two blocks. The sophomore recorded her seventh double-double of the season (12 points, 16 rebounds) vs. the Eagles. She made four shots on eight attempts (50.0 percent) and made all four free throws.
Quiera Lampkins, Ohio, Guard
Senior / Gahanna, Ohio - Gahanna Lincoln
Senior guard Quiera Lampkins led the Bobcats offensively during the final week of the regular season, helping the Bobcats to a 2-0 record and helping clinch the fifth seed at this year's MAC Tournament. Overall, Lampkins averted 18.5 points per game, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and .5 steals per game. She shot 1-of-22 (.455) from the field, 3-of-9 (.333) from three-point range and 14-of-20 (.700) from the free throw line in 32.5 minutes on the floor. On March 1 against Bowling Green, Lampkins led all scorers with 23 points, going 6-of-10 from the field, 1-of-4 from three-point range and 10-of-14 from the free throw line. She also had nine rebounds, two assists and one steal in Ohio's 79-68 win over the Falcons. In the final game of the regular season against Akron, Lampkins scored 14 points going 4-of-12 from the field, 2-of-5 from three-point range and 4-of-6 from the free throw line. She also grabbed seven rebounds and dished out two assists in the Bobcats' 62-48 victory against the Zips on Senior Day.
Breanna Mobley, Western Michigan, Forward
Sophomore / Lansing, Michigan - Lansing Waverly
Mobley stayed consistent as she's been all season long, averaging 18.0 points per game and 9.5 rebounds per game while shooting 60 percent from the floor as the Broncos went 1-1 over the week, including a big home win over No. 4 seeded NIU. She recorded her 12th double-double of the season against No. 1 seeded Central Michigan, going for 19 points and 11 rebounds. In the win over the Huskies, Mobley scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds while staying extremely efficient from the field, going 7-for-10 from the floor and 3-for-4 from the free-throw line. Mobley finished the regular season as the team leader in scoring (14.6 ppg), rebounding (9.8 rpg) and field-goal percentage (.575).
Ashley Tunstall, Bowling Green, Forward
Senior / Dayton, Ohio - Huber Heights Wayne
Bowling Green senior forward Ashley Tunstall averaged a team-leading 16.0 points per game and shot nearly 74% in the Falcons' final two games of the regular season. Tunstall averaged 37.0 minutes per contest on the week, leading the Falcons in that category, and shot a blistering 14-of-19 from the floor. At Ohio, she was 6-of-7 from the field, including a perfect 6-for-6 from inside the three-point line, en route to 12 points, and she added seven rebounds. Then, on Senior Day, Tunstall scored a career-high 20 points in her final game at the Stroh Center, going 8-of-12 from the field and 2-of-3 from three-point range. She set career bests in field goals made and attempted in addition to points. Tunstall had tied her career high in FGM in the Ohio game, before breaking it three days later vs. Miami. On the year, Tunstall is averaging 7.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, ranking third on the team in both categories. She is shooting a BG-best 44.9% from the floor. In MAC games, she had 8.9 ppg and 6.1 rpg, shooting a team-high 48.4% from the field.