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WB2K22: Weekly Honors

National Players of the Week

By Winners OnlyPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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Ayana, Haley, Maddy, Tamari, Lauren & Emma

Feb. 20 -26

Ayana Emmanuel - Alabama State

This 5-9 senior guard has been on fire for Alabama State. Two weeks ago Ayana Emmanuel scored 71 points in three games. She followed that last week with 77 points in two games. In an 83-69 win against Bethune Cookman, Feb. 21 she posted 41 points on 11-15 shooting from the field. She also made 17 of her 2o free-throws in that contest where she collected four steals as well. Emmanuel's second game was a 76-68 loss to Alabama A&M, Feb. 26, but she still performed effectively. She hit all nine of her free-throws and shot 11-18 from the field, including 5-7 from three on her way to 36 points.

Haley Cavinder - Fresno State

One half of the famous Cavinder Twins, Haley has shined in two wins last week for the Bulldogs. She scored 28 points with eight rebounds and five assists in a 71-70 home win against New Mexico, Feb. 23. The 5-6 junior guard led Fresno State to a win on Feb. 26 against Air Force as she scored 22 points with nine rebounds and five assists. Cavinder also hit all ten of her free-throws against Air Force. Over her past 12 games she is 56-57 from the free-throw line.

Maddy Siegrist - Villanova

Averaging 26.5 points for the entire season, Maddie Siegrist has scored at least 30 points in seven games since Jan. 23. Her most recent was a 31-point performance in a 72-36 win over Butler, Feb. 25. She shot 13-18 in the road victory draining five of her eight three-point attempts. Prior to that game, she scored 26 and grabbed 11 rebounds on the road in a 73-61 win over Georgetown. Siegrist kicked off the week on Feb. 20 with a 25-point effort in a 73-64 home win over DePaul. Siegrist also collected seven steals in three games last week.

Tamari Key - Tennessee

Tamari Key found her offense last week. On Feb. 20, the 6-6 center posted a double-double in a loss to number one South Carolina. She had 10 points, 10 blocked shots and seven rebounds. On Feb. 24, Key scored a season high 23 points, shooting 11-14 in an 86-64 win over Mississippi State. She also ripped down 15 rebounds and blocked six shots. The junior is averaging career highs of 10.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game.

Lauren Park-Lane - Seton Hall

Seton Hall's Lauren Park-Lane continued her best collegiate season. The 5-6 junior guard led the Pirates to a win on Feb. 25 with 31 points, six assists and six rebounds in a 94-90 win at DePaul. She shot 5-8 from three-point land in that win. Three days before she had the best game a point guard could have when she posted 18 assists with just two turnovers along with 17 points in an 84-55 win over Butler. Park-Lane's week started with 24 points and 12 assists in a 97-91 loss to Creighton, Feb. 20. She is averaging 17.7 points and 7.3 assists, both career highs this season.

Emma Utterback - Vermont

Prior to February Emma Utterback had one game this season with 20 points or more. Since Feb. 16 she has scored at least 20 points on three occasions. On Feb. 26, the 5-8 junior guard scored 25 points with five assists and three steals in a 64-44 win over Mass-Lowell. Utterback opened the week with a 14-point, four assist performance in a 65-60 win over Binghamton. On the defensive side, she collected five steals in both of last week's wins. She is averaging a career best 13.2 points, while matching last year's average of 3.8 assists per game.

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