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Bowling Green State University Athletics
BGSU Women's Basketball Brings Home Back-to-Back MAC East POW's
November 19, 2007 | Women's Basketball
Nov. 19, 2007
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - After winning a pair of road games over the weekend in Nashville, Tenn., the Bowling Green State University Falcons (3-0) returned back to campus with yet another reason to celebrate ...
Per an announcement from the Mid-American Conference office in downtown Cleveland, senior captain Kate Achter has been selected as the league's co-outstanding player in the eastern division for the third time in her career. Amanda Jackson of Miami was also recognized this week.
Achter is the second Falcon in as many weeks to earn the award. Last week, which was also the first possible week for award, junior captain Lindsey Goldsberry won.
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While playing in the South, Achter twice scored in double-figures and averaged 21.5 ppg. She also went on to lead the Falcons shooting 87 percent from the free throw line where she was 20-23.
During her time in the Volunteer State Achter grabbed seven rebounds, five of which were defensive, and committed a combined two player fouls in 80 minutes of play.
In Thursday's (Nov. 15) win at Lipscomb, she scored 14 points, including her third career three pointer, while also stealing two Lipscomb passes and blocking a Lady Bison's shot.
In Sunday's (Nov. 18) afternoon victory, Achter had a quiet first-half going a perfect 4-of-4 from the foul line, but exploded in the second-half scoring 25 of the Falcons 40 second-half points. In what should be an obvious statement, Achter's 29 points were a game high and also reset her personal best scoring effort.
Her performance at Belmont marked the 10th time in her career in which she has turned in a 20-plus point night and just the second in which she had netted more than 25 points.
For the game, the senior point guard was 15-17 from the line and 7-12 from the field. She also grabbed five rebounds while dishing out six assists.
The Falcons will return to non-conference action against St. Bonaventure on Saturday afternoon. The 7:00p.m. tip-off will serve as game two in a post-Thanksgiving basketball `feast' - the Falcon men's team (3-1) will host Temple in game one with a 2:00 p.m. tip-off.
East Division Co-Player of the Week
Amanda Jackson, Miami, Sr., Guard, Springfield South
Senior guard Amanda Jackson led the RedHawks in scoring over the weekend in two WNIT games played at Millett Hall. Jackson led the RedHawks with 29 points in Miami's 74-67 win over Radford. The RedHawks trailed by six at the half, and Jackson scored 22 of her 29 points in the second half, leading Miami to the win. Jackson also grabbed seven rebounds, four assists and four steals, while shooting 11-of-23 from the field. On Saturday, Jackson went behind-the-arc to lead Miami to a 73-59 win over IUPUI. Five of Jackson's seven field goals were three pointers en route to her second consecutive 20-plus point performance. Along with her 21 points, Jackson added three rebounds, three assists and one steal, while shooting 63.6 percent from the field. Jackson averaged 25.0 ppg for the week and shot 52.9 percent from the field, including 53.8 percent from three.
Additional Nominees - East Division:
Keyla Snowden, Akron, Fr., Guard, Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic
Snowden led the Zips with 34 points and seven three-point field goals while shooting 11-for-25 (44.0 percent) from the floor, 7-for-16 (43.8) from beyond the arc and 5-for-6 (83.3) from the free throw line in a pair of games last week. With starters Sarah Tokodi and Riana Miller relegated to the bench with two quick fouls, Snowden carried the Zips to a 37-32 first-half lead against Saint Louis last Wednesday with 17 points on the strength of four three pointers. Her three-point play after drawing contact from a Billikens' defender was part of a key 8-0 Akron run that put the home team up by by nine with two minutes left in the game. Snowden caught fire in the second half at Cleveland State Saturday but it wasn't enough to rally the Zips to the victory. The Kentucky-native connected on a trio of triples and converted five of six free throw attempts after the break en route to a 14-point, three-rebound afternoon.
Ashley Zuber, Buffalo, So., Guard, Schnecksville, Pa.,/Parkland
Sophomore Ashley Zuber led the Bulls to a 1-1 record in their trip down to South Carolina. The sophomore point guard had nine points in back-to-back games which were career best numbers for her. Zuber then dished out a career-high nine assists and recorded a block against South Carolina as she was the only player to play all 40 minutes in the game against the Gamecocks. Zuber also added four steals. For the Week, Zuber recorded 15 assists and committed just five turnovers.
Anna Kowalska, Kent State, Jr., Center, Chicago, Ill. /John Logan
Kowalska became the first Kent State player in two seasons to reach 25 points and 15 rebounds in the same game. She went 9-for-18 from the field vs. Robert Morris and 9-of-11 from the line. She finished the week with 27 points, 16 rebounds and 1 assist.
Lauren Kohn, Ohio, Sr., Guard, Adrian, Mich.
Bobcat senior Lauren Kohn scored in double digits for the second time in as many games last weekend. Kohn led the 'Cats once again with a second straight 13-point effort, including going 6-of-12 from the floor.
West Division Player of the Week
Alyssa Pittman, Eastern Michigan, So., Guard, Elkhart, Ind./Elkhart Memorial
Pittman helped the Eagles to a 2-0 week and 3-0 overall on the season, with a 65-54 victory over Detroit and a 71-41 rout of Wright State. For the week she averaged 26.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 31.0 minutes per game. She also shot a red hot 54 percent (15-of-28) from the floor and an even better 59 percent (13-of-22) from long distance. Against Wright State, she equaled her career best with seven treys for a total of 26 points. Last year she connected on seven treys at Massachusetts (12-13-06) which is tied for the second best single-game performance in EMU history. At Detroit she drained six threes and grabbed eight rebounds during the 11-point decision. Already this season Pittman has 16 three-pointer in 31 attempts, which is tops in the Mid-American Conference this season.
Additional Nominees - West Division:
Julie DeMuth, Ball State, Sr., Forward, Merrillville, Ind./Merrillville
Senior forward Julie DeMuth posted her first double-double of the season and the 25th of her career against Indiana on Saturday. DeMuth scored a season-high 21 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds against the Hoosiers. For the week, she shot 47.6 percent (10-of-21) from the field and was eight-of-11 (72.7 percent) from the free throw line. She finished the week averaging 14 point, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists.
Latisha Luckett, Central Michigan, Jr., Forward, Detroit Mich./Detroit Country Day
Luckett registered her second double-double in three games with 21 points and 11 rebounds against Chicago State, the double-double was her second of her career. She grabbed four rebounds in the final two minutes and registered an assist on the winning bucket with just seven seconds left as CMU completed a 16-point comeback win over the Chicago State. She finished the weekend averaging 11.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1 assist.
Jessie Wilcox, Northern Illinois, Jr., Guard, Oshkosh, Wis./West
In the Huskies' victory over Western Illinois, Wilcox scored a game-high 23 points shooting 7-13 from the field and 7-8 from the free throw line. She is the Huskies' leading scorer averaging 13.7 points a game.
Allie Clifton, Toledo, So., Forward, Van Wert, Ohio/Van Wert
Allie Clifton averaged 15.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steals in two games at the Seton Hall Basketball Classic this past weekend. Clifton tallied 19 points and four caroms in 35 minutes against San Diego on Friday, before registering 12 points, five caroms, four assists and two steals in 35 minutes vs. George Mason. The 2007-08 co-captain has now scored in double figures in all three games.
Brenna Banktson, Western Michigan, Fr., Forward, Frankfort, Mich./Frankfort
Brenna Banktson led WMU in scoring in an 88-65 win over Central Connecticut State, dumping in 16 points in just 21 minutes. The 5-10 freshman was a perfect 3-for-3 from behind the arc and shot .667 from the floor (6-for-9) on the day. She also added four rebounds and one steal.
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