INDIANAPOLIS -- UIC forward Ruvanna Campbell (Chicago, Ill.) has been named the Horizon League women’s basketball Player of the Week and Milwaukee guard Bre’Zall Warren (Slidell, La.) has been named Freshman of the Week.
Campbell averaged 22.5 points per game on 72 percent shooting from the field last week. She also averaged 11.0 rebounds per game as UIC won twice to extend its win streak to 11 games. The Flames win streak is the fourth longest win streak in the nation currently and ties for the longest win streak in program history.
The sophomore forward started the week with 22 points and nine rebounds in UIC’s 66-54 win at Northern Illinois. She was 8-of-14 from the field in the game and scored 17 of her points in the first half. On Friday, she had 23 points - on 10-of-11 shooting - and grabbed 13 rebounds in just 19 minutes of action in UIC’s 98-68 win over Roosevelt.
Campbell, playing her first season in the Horizon League, leads the conference in rebounding (10.8 per game) and field goal percentage (54.7%), while also ranking among League leaders in scoring and blocked shots.
UIC (11-2) opens League play this week with a trip to Green Bay (7-5) on Wednesday before hosting Youngstown State on Saturday.
Warren came-off-the-bench to score 11 points and grab four rebounds in Milwaukee’s 68-48 win at Omaha on Sunday. She knocked down a three-pointer at the end of the first half to complete UWM’s comeback from an early 11-point deficit and setup the Panthers dominating second half as Milwaukee outscored Omaha 38-18 in the second frame to halt Omaha’s five game win streak and hand them their first home loss of the season.
Milwaukee begins conference play on Saturday with a trip north to play at preseason conference favorite Green Bay.
Top Performers for the Week:
Ashley Green, Milwaukee (Jr., F) - Green scored 15 points, passed out seven assists, grabbed six rebounds and recorded five steals in Milwaukee’s 68-48 win over Omaha on Sunday. The seven assists were a career-high and the five steals were the most for a Milwaukee player in 52 games.
Kiersten Green, Cleveland State (Jr., G) - Green was just shy of her career-high with 26 points on 11-of-15 shooting in CSU’s game at South Dakota. She was 4-of-6 from three-point range in the contest and also finished with four steals.
Megan Hatter, Detroit (Sr., F) - Hatter scored a career-high 26 points against Madonna, while also pulling down seven rebounds. She had eight points and six rebounds in UDM’s conference-opener at Wright State.
Liz Hornberger, Youngstown State (Sr., G) - Hornberger scored a career-high 19 points in YSU’s game versus IUPUI on Saturday. She led all players with five assists and added five rebounds, one steal and a block.
Ivory James, Wright State (Sr., G) - James averaged 19.5 points per game and 5.0 rebounds per game in two Raider games last week. She had 18 points, four rebounds and three steals at Dayton on Thursday, before recording 21 points (8-of-12 from the field) and six rebounds in 23 minutes of action against Detroit on Sunday.
Megan Lukan, Green Bay (Jr., G) - Lukan had the first two double-doubles of her career this past week for the Phoenix. She started the week with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in GB’s overtime loss at Wisconsin. On Wednesday, she had a team-high 12 points and set a DI program record with 13 assists in Green Bay’s win over Maine.
Charae Richardson, Valparaiso (Sr., G) - Richardson scored 31 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had seven assists in two Valpo games last week.
Bethany Watterworth, Oakland (Sr., F) - Watterworth had game-highs in points (15) and rebounds (9) in Oakland’s win over Rochester College on Saturday.
Top Freshman for the Week:
Melita Emanuel-Carr, UIC (Fr., G) - Emanuel-Carr scored eight points and pulled down six rebounds last night. She set a career-high with six assists in the Flames win over Roosevelt.
Mehryn Kraker, Green Bay (Fr., F) - Kraker had 12 points, four rebounds and a career-high two steals in Green Bay’s overtime loss at Wisconsin on Monday.
Khayla Livingston, Cleveland State (Fr., G) - Livingston had seven points, two rebounds and two assists in Cleveland State’s game at South Dakota on Saturday.
Reyna Montgomery, Detroit (Fr., G) - Montgomery seven points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals against Wright State in her first conference game.
Women’s Basketball Player of the Week:
Nov. 11: Kim Demmings, Wright State
Nov. 18: Ivory James, Wright State
Nov. 25: Rachel Story, UIC
Dec. 2: Kim Demmings, Wright State
Dec. 9: Sharon Karungi, Valparaiso
Dec. 16: Tay’ler Mingo, Wright State
Dec. 23: Rachel Story, UIC
Dec. 30: Cori Coleman, Cleveland State
Jan. 6: Ruvanna Campbell, UIC
Women’s Basketball Freshman of the Week:
Nov. 11: Mehryn Kraker, Green Bay
Nov. 18: Tesha Buck, Green Bay
Nov. 25: Tesha Buck, Green Bay
Dec. 2: Megan Galloway, Detroit
Dec. 9: Khayla Livingston, Cleveland State
Dec. 16: Tesha Buck, Green Bay
Dec. 23: Jenna Hirsch, Youngstown State
Dec. 30: Kelsea Newman, Youngstown State
Jan. 6: Bre’Zall Warren, Milwaukee
