MAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Chelby Koker, Guard, Northern Illinois
Chelby Koker scored a season-high 26 points and made the game-winning jumper in NIU's 71-69 win at Eastern Illinois on Saturday afternoon, the Huskies' seventh win in a row. Koker scored 14 of her 26 in the second quarter to give the Huskies a 38-28 halftime lead. With the game tied at 69 in the final seconds, Koker made a step-back jumper to give the Huskies the 71-69 victory over the previously-unbeaten Panthers. The senior guard was 9-for-17 from the field with two threes and a perfect 6-for-6 at the foul line.