Frost Earns 6th Weekly Honor
East Division
Lauren Dickerson, Miami, Guard
Junior – Indianapolis, Indiana/Lawrence North
Lauren Dickerson averaged 24.0 points per game this week as Miami extended its win streak to five with two road wins. Dickerson registered two more 20-point games against Ohio and Western Michigan, scoring a season-high 28 points in a double-digit deficit comeback at Ohio to hand the Bobcats only their second loss of the season. Also, against Ohio, Dickerson sunk a season-high six three-pointers as she shot 50 percent from both the field and behind the arc. On the week, Dickerson shot 46.5 percent from the field and 40 percent from long range, also averaging 5.5 assists per game.
West Division
Reyna Frost, Central Michigan, Forward
Senior – Reese, Michigan/Reese
Senior forward Reyna Frost dazzled in Central Michigan's 76-65 home win over Buffalo on Saturday. The Reese, Mich., native went off for 28 points on 12-of-23 from the floor and matched a season-high with 21 boards en route to her 17th double-double of the season, which ranks 3rd in the NCAA. Saturday's outing was Frost's second 20-plus double-double performance of the year. Frost was also a perfect 3-of-3 at the free throw line and dished out three assists in the Chippewas rivalry win over the Bulls.
Other Nominees:
Nakiah Black, Toledo, Guard
Sophomore – Concord, North Carolina/Forest Trail Academy
Sophomore Nakiah Black drilled a season-high 6-of-8 shots from three-point land and finished with a season-best 24 points, five boards and a season-high five dimes vs. arch-rival Bowling Green on Saturday, Feb. 2. Black’s six treys are tied for ninth-most in school history in a single game and the most by a Rocket since Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott buried a school-tying best eight at BGSU on Jan. 27, 2018. The Concord, N.C. native has made at least two triples in each of the last four games and on six occasions in her first season wearing the Midnight Blue & Gold. Her previous-best efforts were five three pointers vs. Ball St. on Jan. 5, 19 points on two occasions, most recently against Western Michigan on Jan. 16 and four helpers at Akron on Jan. 26.
Amani Burke, Ohio, Guard
Junior – Columbus, Ohio/Eastmoor Academy
Junior guard Amani Burke tied the Mid-American Conference record and set an Ohio program record with 11 made three pointers in Ohio's 92-64 win on Saturday. Burke was 11-of-15 (73.3 percent) from deep and was 11-of-16 for 33 points in just 23 minutes of play. Burke's 11 threes helped Ohio knock down 17 team threes, the most threes ever hit inside the Convocation Center by either the men's or women's team. Burke averaged 22 points and six rebounds over the week.
Megan Carter, Kent State, Guard
R-Junior – Farmington Hills, Michigan/North Farmington
Megan Carter led Kent State to a rivalry game victory over Akron with a season-best 26 points while adding six rebounds and four assists. The redshirt junior guard made a career-high four 3-pointers on five attempts and has totaled 20 or more points in five of the Golden Flashes’ last six games.
Cierra Dillard, Buffalo, Guard
Senior – Rochester, New York/Gates Chili
Buffalo senior guard Cierra Dillard led the Bulls with 25 points in a loss at Central Michigan. The senior also had four rebounds, two assists and two steals on the afternoon. Dillard remains third in the nation in scoring at 25.1 ppg and ranks second in free throws made (133) and fifth in free throws attempted (166).
Danielle Minott, Eastern Michigan, Guard
R-Senior – Miami, Florida/Miami Country Day/Syracuse
Redshirt senior Danielle Minott (Miami, Fla.-Miami Country Day (Syracuse)) led the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team in its overtime clash with Northern Illinois University, Feb. 2. Minott reached the 20-point plateau for the second straight contest, leading all scorers with 22 points, while adding four boards and tying for the team lead with three steals.
Mikayla Voigt, NIU, Guard
Senior – Slinger, Wisconsin/Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Voigt led NIU with 20 points as the Huskies erased a 13-point third quarter deficit to win in overtime at Eastern Michigan 68-65 on Saturday. The senior scored 16 points in the second half and overtime, including NIU's first seven points of the fourth quarter. With NIU trailing by four with 1:00 to play in the extra period, Voigt made a three then made the go-ahead basket with 0:08 left. It was her fourth straight game of at least 20 points.
Leighah-Amori Wool, Western Michigan, Forward
Sophomore – Evanston, Illinois/Evanston
Sophomore forward Leighah Wool led the Broncos during the 81-62 setback versus Miami University on Saturday, scoring a team-high 15 points. Wool scored 11 points in the fourth quarter along, shooting 4-of-4 from the field, including a trio of made three-pointers.