AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Games: December 3-8, 2019
EAST DIVISION PLAYER OF THE WEEK –
Janae Collier, So., G, Belhaven
Belhaven sophomore guard
Janae Collier (Brandon, Miss.) scored 20 points with five rebounds, four steals and a pair of assists as the Blazers defeated crosstown rival Millsaps 83-66. Collier shot 50 percent (6-of-12) from the field, hitting five three-pointers.
WEST DIVISION PLAYER OF THE WEEK –
Hannah Holt, Sr., G, Mary Hardin-Baylor
Mary Hardin-Baylor senior guard
Hannah Holt (Lumberton, Texas) scored a team-high 20 points and added four rebounds and three assists as the No. 7/12 Cru defeated No. 12/12 Whitman 78-58. She shot 46.7 percent (7-of-15) from the field and went 5-6 from the free-throw line. This is Holt’s sixth career Player of the Week award.
OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
EAST DIVISION
UT Dallas senior guard
Victoria Pena (Helotes, Texas) led the Comets with 17 points as UT Dallas opened ASC play Wednesday night with a 59-45 home win over Ozarks. Pena added two rebounds, two assists, a steal and a blocked shot in the UTD victory.
LeTourneau junior guard
Keauna Whitfield (Rosebud, Texas) netted a season-high 20 points in the YellowJackets 81-48 win over Centenary (La.). She also had three steals and three assists, making a season-high eight field goals and shooting 40 percent (8-of-20).
Ozarks sophomore guard
Janna Rhinehart (Danville, Ark.) came off the bench to score 13 points and grab three rebounds in the Eagles’ loss at UT Dallas. She also hit a pair of three-pointers.
WEST DIVISION
McMurry senior forward
Skyler Reyna (San Antonio, Texas) nearly had two double-doubles last week, starting the week with 22 points and 15 rebounds in a 65-53 win over Southwestern last Tuesday. The senior also had a game-high 19 points and added nine rebounds in a 71-62 loss to Hardin-Simmons on the road. For the week she averaged 20.5 points, 11.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 43.3 percent (13-of-30) from the field.
Howard Payne junior guard
Chelsey Harris (Waco, Texas) led the Lady Jackets with 14.0 points per game to go with 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals in their two losses.
Hardin-Simmons junior center
Kaitlyn Ellis (Breckenridge, Texas) led the Cowgirls to a 71-62 conference win against McMurry with 14 points and six rebounds, while shooting 46.1 percent (6-of-13) from the field.