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FRISCO, Texas - Abilene Christian junior guard Alexis Mason has been named Southland Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week honors presented by UniversalCoin.com, the league office announced Monday.
Mason continued to light up scoreboards around the Southland this week, scoring 17 points at Sam Houston State on 6-14 shooting with four rebounds and a game-high 26 points at UIW. The junior knocked down four 3-pointers in a 7-of-12 performance as she scored her 1,000th point. Mason's defensive efforts were on display as well, twice tying her career high with four steals against the Bearkats and Cardinals. She also tied a team-season and career high with seven assist in the win at Sam Houston State. Mason has scored 12 or more points in each of her seven Southland games this year and is tied for first with 20.6 points per game throughout league action.
Honorable mention this week goes to Central Arkansas junior guard Brianna Mullins, UIW senior guard Aricka Adams, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi senior guard Shola Adebayo, Lamar freshman guard Chastadie Barrs and Nicholls senior guard LiAnn McCarthy. To receive honorable mention, a player must receive votes from 25 percent of the Southland women's basketball sports information directors.
Each school's sports information director nominates and votes for the players of the week, though is not permitted to vote for his or her own player
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Mason continued to light up scoreboards around the Southland this week, scoring 17 points at Sam Houston State on 6-14 shooting with four rebounds and a game-high 26 points at UIW. The junior knocked down four 3-pointers in a 7-of-12 performance as she scored her 1,000th point. Mason's defensive efforts were on display as well, twice tying her career high with four steals against the Bearkats and Cardinals. She also tied a team-season and career high with seven assist in the win at Sam Houston State. Mason has scored 12 or more points in each of her seven Southland games this year and is tied for first with 20.6 points per game throughout league action.
Honorable mention this week goes to Central Arkansas junior guard Brianna Mullins, UIW senior guard Aricka Adams, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi senior guard Shola Adebayo, Lamar freshman guard Chastadie Barrs and Nicholls senior guard LiAnn McCarthy. To receive honorable mention, a player must receive votes from 25 percent of the Southland women's basketball sports information directors.
Each school's sports information director nominates and votes for the players of the week, though is not permitted to vote for his or her own player
More...