Mid-American Conference

 
East Division
Erica Johnson, Ohio, Forward
R-Freshman – Mansfield, Ohio/Mansfield Senior
Redshirt freshman Erica Johnson averaged a double-double last week, helping Ohio earn wins over NIU (69-53) and BGSU (82-79). Johnson started the week with her first career double-double after posting career highs in points (26) and rebounds (16). Johnson also added five helpers off the bench in the win over the Huskies. On Saturday against Bowling Green, Johnson put up 22 points and five rebounds, five steals and four assists. She was 60.0 percent from the field last week, going 15-of-25 and was an impressive 7-of-12 from behind the three-point line.
 
West Division
Reyna Frost, Central Michigan, Forward
Senior – Reese, Michigan/Reese
After seeing her nine-game double-double streak come to an end last week, senior forward Reyna Frost responded with back-to-back double-doubles in Wednesday's 59-62 loss at Toledo and Saturday's 71-61 home win over Eastern Michigan. On Wednesday, Frost finished with 20 points on 9-of-18 from the field with 14 boards. On Saturday, the Reese, Mich., native posted 26 points on 11-of-22 shooting with 14 rebounds. Frost now has 16 double-double on the season which ranks 3rd in the NCAA.  

 
 
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Jenna Annecchiarico, Eastern Michigan, Guard
Freshman – Baldwin, New York/Baldwin
Freshman Jenna Annecchiarico single-handedly led Eastern Michigan to a come-from-behind win over Bowling Green, Jan. 23, as part of a 1-1 week for the Eagles. Annecchiarico scored 10 straight points to dig the Eagles out of a 10-0 hole en route to a career-high 26-point performance and an 81-74 EMU win. Annecchiarico was on fire from distance, knocking down a career-best six triples. For the week, Annecchiarico averaged 16.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.0 steals per game.
 
Mikaela Boyd, Toledo, Guard
Senior – Hillside, Illinois/Proviso West
Senior Mikaela Boyd averaged 14.0 points, a team-high 9.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in a pair of games last week. Boyd shot 42.9 percent (12-of-28) from the field and 75.0 percent (3-of-4) from the charity stripe in a squad-best 38.5 minutes to help UT split a pair of contests. Boyd opened the week with 13 points, a season-tying best 11 boards and four helpers in 37 minutes vs. defending MAC Champion Central Michigan to post her first double-double of the year and 22nd as a Rocket. Three days later against Akron, the two-time third-team All-MAC selection tallied 15 points, seven caroms and one assist in a season-best 40 minutes. Boyd has now scored in double figures in three-consecutive games, averaging a squad-best 17.7 points in a team-high 34.7 minutes.   
 
Oshlynn Brown, Ball State, Forward
Sophomore – Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe
Sophomore forward Oshlynn Brown has consistently averaged a double-double these past few weeks during Mid-American Conference action. Brown opened the week with a 14-point, 15 rebound performance, just one shy of her career rebounding performance (16). Brown pulled down 10 defensive rebounds alone in the Cardinals 48-44 win over Kent State Wednesday night in Worthen Arena. She then ended the week with her fourth-straight double-double and 14th overall after leading the Cardinals with 20 points and 10 rebounds against Western Michigan Saturday afternoon. For the week, Brown averaged 17.0 points per game, 12.5 rebounds while adding 2.0 blocks and steals.
 
Andrea Cecil, Bowling Green, Forward
Junior – Oak Harbor, Ohio/Oak Harbor
Bowling Green junior forward Andrea Cecil averaged a team-high 25.0 points per game and shot 51.6% from the field last week. Cecil also averaged 8.0 rebounds per outing, and she was an impressive 7-of-11 (63.6%) from three-point range and 11-of-12 (91.7%) from the free-throw line. On Wednesday, Cecil exploded for a career-high 33 points – the 11th-highest single-game total in school history – at Eastern Michigan. She had a double-double vs. the Eagles, adding 10 rebounds in 38 minutes. Cecil hit 11 field-goal attempts and went 7-for-8 from the free-throw line in the game, in the process becoming just the 10th different BGSU player in school history with at least two 30-point games in a season. Then, three days later, she scored 17 points in BG's narrow loss to MAC-leading Ohio at the Stroh Center. Cecil went 3-of-4 from three-point range and a perfect 4-for-4 at the stripe line, adding six rebounds and an assist. She led all players on both teams with a plus-minus of +8 vs. the Bobcats. The Falcons rallied from 21 points down to get within a single point before suffering a three-point loss. On the season, Cecil is averaging 14.9 points and 5.0 rebounds, and she is shooting 43.3% from the arc, having made 42 three-pointers in 97 attempts. She is also shooting 88.2% (45-for-51) from the free-throw line.
 
Lauren Dickerson, Miami, Guard
Junior – Indianapolis, Indiana/Lawrence North
Junior guard Lauren Dickerson was instrumental in getting the RedHawks off to a quick start as Miami scored a season-high 79 points in a 79-63 win against Kent State on Saturday. Dickerson scored 11 of her 19 points in the first quarter, including three from behind the arc, as the RedHawks outscored the Golden Flashes 22-10 in the first quarter. Dickerson tied for a team-lead 19 points against Kent State, tacking on five assists, four steals and three rebounds to her total.
 
Cierra Dillard, Buffalo, Guard
Senior – Rochester, New York/Gates Chili
Senior guard Cierra Dillard averaged 25.5 ppg, 9.0 apg and 3.0 rpg to help lead Buffalo to wins over Akron and Northern Illinois. Against Akron, Dillard had a game high 25 points, including a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line, and seven assists. Dillard recorded a game-high 26 points and a career-high 11 assists in the win. The senior scored her 1,000th point in a Bulls uniform on a three pointer in the second quarter. Dillard became the fastest player in UB history to get to 1,000 career points, doing so in just 53 games. She is Buffalo's 25th 1,000-point scorer and one of only four to reach that milestone in less than 100 games. Dillard now has 1,017 points in a UB uniform, moving her into 23rd place on the all-time scoring list.
 
Megan Sefcik, Akron, Guard
R-Senior – Austintown, Ohio/Austintown Fitch
Redshirt senior Megan Sefcik caught fire for the Zips this past week as Akron went 1-1 against Buffalo and Toledo. The Zips guard scored 23.0 points per game while shooting 48.2-percent from the floor (14-for-29), 47.6-percent from beyond the arc (10-for-21), and 88.8-percent from the charity stripe (8-for-9). Additionally, Sefcik averaged 1.0 rebound, 1.5 assists, 1.0 steal, and 1.0 blocks per game. Sefcik led all Akron scorers against Buffalo notching 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting to go along with two assists, a block, and a steal. The redshirt senior scored nine of her 17 points in the second quarter and knocked down four triples. In a thrilling, come-from-behind, overtime 70-64 victory against Toledo, Sefcik shined and led Akron to the win in her best performance of the season. The Zips trailed the Rockets by 12 early in the third quarter, Sefcik stepped up big scoring 25 second-half/OT points. For the game, Sefcik scored a season-best 29 points, just two points shy of her career-high and drained six three-pointers in a single game for the second time this season.
 
Mikayla Voigt, NIU, Guard
Senior – Slinger, Wisconsin/Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Voigt averaged 24.5 points per game this week against the top-two teams in the MAC East, Ohio and Buffalo. The senior scored 23 points, going 6-for-6 at the free throw line, with five rebounds against the Bobcats on Wednesday. On Saturday, Voigt scored a game-high 26 points with eight rebounds at Buffalo. In the game, Voigt eclipsed the 1,500 career points mark to become the 13th Huskie in NIU women's basketball history to reach that milestone.
 
Deja Wimby, Western Michigan, Guard
Senior – Fort Wayne, Indiana/Snider
Deja Wimby guided Western Michigan to its 14-point comeback road victory at Ball State on Saturday, scoring a season-high 21 points and her second double-double of the season with 12 rebounds to go along with six assists and four steals. Wimby played in all 40 minutes en route to recording her eighth career double-double while accumulating a season-high nine made free throws.