Women's Basketball

Bass Garners Third-Straight MAC Player of the Week Honor

MAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Reagan Bass, Akron, Forward
Junior, Strongsville, Ohio (Strongsville)

Akron junior Reagan Bass turned in another stellar week for the Zips averaging a team-best 23.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, while recording 2.5 assists, 2.0 steals and 0.5 blocks per contest. She connected on nearly 53 percent of her shots from the field and at a .750 clip from beyond the arc.

Against Wichita State, Bass scored a game-high 22 points, while pulling down 13 rebounds and recording a trio of steals. She finished the contest scoring 18 points and pulling down 10 rebounds in the second half. The Zips nearly erased a 15-point fourth quarter deficit thanks to Bass, who scored 11 points in the final period, in a quarter Akron outscored Wichita State, 31-18.

In Akron's victory over Pittsburgh, she helped the Zips erase a six-point first quarter deficit scoring 11 points in the second quarter, including seven points in a 12-2 run to close the half, to send Akron into halftime leading, 30-29. Her free throw with 0.3 seconds remaining in regulation send the game to overtime, where she tallied six points to lead the Zips to their first win over a Power Five school since 2008. She finished the contest with a team-high 24 points, while pulling down four rebounds and dishing out a season-best four assists.

On the season, Bass is averaging 21.4 points and 12.0 rebounds per game, while shooting nearly 51 percent from the field.

2023-24 MAC Women’s Basketball Players of the Week
Week 1: Reagan Bass, Akron, Forward
Week 2: Reagan Bass, Akron, Forward
Week 3: Reagan Bass, Akron, Forward