Mid-American Conference

East Division
Savannah Kluesner, Miami, Forward
Junior – St. Charles, Missouri/Lutheran
Kluesner completed a three-point play with 2.7 seconds remaining to hand Central Michigan its first home conference loss since 2016. Against Central Michigan, Kluesner put up 21 points, shooting 57 percent from the floor. She also had a team-high three steals and seven rebounds. Kluesner played an integral role on the Miami roster as the RedHawks went 2-0 this week, also beating Ball State. Kluesner led the offense, averaging 19.5 points per game this week while shooting 59.3 percent from the floor. Kluesner also averaged 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game this week.
 
West Division
Kaayla McIntyre, Toledo, Center
Senior – Toledo, Ohio/Notre Dame Academy
Senior Kaayla McIntyre averaged 16.0 points, a team-high 10.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, a squad-best 3.5 rejections and 0.5 steals in a pair of UT double-digit road victories this past week. McIntyre connected on a team-tying best 61.9 percent (13-of-21) from the field and 75.0 percent (6-of-8) from the free throw line in 28.0 minutes. In Wednesday's 23-point triumph at Western Michigan, the Toledo native had 17 points and a game-high 10 boards. Three days later in UT's 14-point win at arch-rival Bowling Green, the 2017-18 third-team All-MAC honoree contributed 15 points, a contest-best 10 caroms and a season-high five rejections to post her second-straight double-double, third overall this year and 12th as a Rocket.

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Oshlynn Brown, Ball State, Forward
Sophomore – Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe
Brown continues to be a dominate force for the Cardinals both offensively and defensively. Brown registered her 11th and 12th career double-doubles this week. For the week, Brown averaged a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds while shooting 50 percent from the field. She scored 10 points and pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds at Buffalo. She then took charge at Miami scoring 12 points in both the first and second halves for a 24-point performance. Brown also had 12 rebounds that contest.
 
Megan Carter, Kent State, Guard
R-Junior – Farmington Hills, Michigan/North Farmington
Megan Carter led the conference with 43 points in games against Ohio and Central Michigan last week. Carter scored 20 points Wednesday at Ohio and added a season-high 23 points to lead all scorers against the Chippewas on Saturday. The redshirt junior guard also totaled nine rebounds and four assists over the two games. Carter has three consecutive 20-point performances and is the seventh-leading scorer in the conference at 15.8 points per game.
 
Dominique Doseck, Ohio, Guard
Senior – Athens, Ohio/Athens
Doseck was on fire from three in Ohio's two wins over Kent State and Eastern Michigan this week. Doseck was 9-of-15 from deep over the week while putting up 21 points in the Bobcats' 85-44 win over EMU and 14 in the Bobcats win over EMU. Doseck was 11-of-18 overall and was a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line.
 
Summer Hemphill, Buffalo, Forward
Junior – Buffalo, New York/Cardinal O’Hare
Buffalo junior Summer Hemphill averaged a double-double on the week with 15.5 ppg and 12.0 rpg to help lead the Bulls to wins over Ball State and Western Michigan. Against Ball State, Hemphill had 12 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and a block in 30 minutes of action in a 77-65 win over the Cardinals. At Western Michigan Hemphill had a game-high 19 points, including the game-winning basket at the buzzer off a full court pass from Cierra Dillard. The junior added 14 rebounds and two blocks in the two-point win. It was the first time Hemphill led the Bulls in scoring this season.
 
Micaela Kelly, Central Michigan, Guard
Sophomore – Detroit, Michigan/Martin Luther King
Sophomore guard Micaela Kelly put together two solid performances for the Chippewas this past week averaging 16 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2.5 steals per contest. In Wednesday's 67-70 loss to Miami (Ohio), Kelly finished with 12 point on 5-of-10 from the floor and was 2-of-5 on triple attempts. On Saturday, the Detroit, Mich., native matched a season-high with 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting including a 2-of-4 clip from behind the arc as the Chippewas defeated Kent State 82-75 on the road. Kelly also pulled down 7 boards, which matched a season high, in the win.

Gabby Nikitinaite, NIU, Guard
Sophomore – Orpington, Kent, UK/Coopers School
Nikitinaite averaged 17 points per game this week as NIU earned wins at Bowling Green and against Akron. The sophomore opened the week with 11 points and five assists as the Huskies defeated Bowling Green 66-52 at Stroh Center Wednesday night. On Sunday, Nikitinaite scored a game-high 23 points in NIU's 70-59 win over Akron. Nikitinaite was 9-for-17 from the field with three three-pointers, adding six rebounds, two steals, a block, and an assist. The sophomore shot 48 percent from the field this week and made all four of her free throws.
 
Megan Sefcik, Akron, Guard
R-Senior – Austintown, Ohio/Austintown Fitch
Megan Sefcik continues to be one of the top scoring threats inside the Mid-American Conference pacing the Akron offense against Eastern Michigan and Northern Illinois.  On the week, the Zips guard averaged 20.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.0 steals while shooting 41-percent from the floor and 36-percent from long range. The redshirt senior led Akron in scoring for the 12th and 13th time in 16 games this season. Against Eastern Michigan, Sefcik scored a game-high 20 points, hit five three-pointers, grabbed six rebounds, tied a career-high five assists, and ripped three steals. Akron mounted a furious fourth-quarter rally, which included three straight 3-pointers from Sefcik in a 33-second span. In their contest against Northern Illinois, Sefcik shot an efficient 43-percent, was a perfect 3-for-3 from the free throw line, and added two rebounds, two assists, and a block.
 
Jasmyn Walker, Western Michigan, Forward
R-Senior – Muskegon, Michigan/Mona Shores
Despite Western Michigan suffering two conference losses at home, redshirt senior leader Jasmyn Walker paced the Broncos with 14.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per two contests versus Toledo and Buffalo. Versus Toledo on Wednesday, Walker scored 13 points to surpass 1,000 points in her career, which included 679 points during her two seasons at Valparaiso. Walker led WMU during its heartbreaking buzzer-beater loss to Buffalo on Saturday, totaling 16 points and eight boards.