INDIANAPOLIS -- Detroit freshman Shareta Brown is the Horizon League Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, for the period from Feb. 6-Feb. 12 after averaging 23.5 points in Detroit’s road victories over Green Bay and Milwaukee.
On Thursday at ninth-ranked Green Bay, Brown scored 24 points and pulled down seven rebounds as the Titans defeated Green Bay, 70-58. It was the first road victory in Detroit history over a ranked opponent and the first victory over an opponent ranked in the top-10 since Dec. 5, 1981 when the Titans defeated North Carolina State.
On Saturday at Milwaukee, Brown scored 10 seconds into the game to give Detroit the first basket of the game, but the freshman forward picked up two fouls early in the half and spent the final 13:07 of the half on the bench. Milwaukee took advantage of Brown not being in the game, running out to a 12-point first half lead before ultimately taking a 28-24 lead into halftime. In the second half, Brown stayed out of foul trouble, scoring 21 of Detroit’s 38 second half points as the Titans won going away, 62-48. Brown finished the game with 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting and eight rebounds.
For the weekend, Brown shot 15-of-23 (65.2%) from the field and 17-of-22 (77.3%) from the free throw line. She also averaged 7.5 rebounds in the two contests.
Detroit (14-11, 10-3) is currently in second place in the League standings and will look to solidify its hold on second place when it travels to Dayton, Ohio to take on Wright State (16-9, 9-4) on Thursday.
Other Top Performers for the Week:
Julie Wojta, Green Bay (Sr., F) - Wojta had a career-high 30 points and 20 rebounds, while also collecting eight steals and four blocked shots in Green Bay’s 64-59 win over Wright State. The 20 rebounds and eight steals were Kress Center Records, while the four blocks tied the facility record.
Tabitha Gerardot, Valparaiso (So., F) - Gerardot scored a career-high 26 points and also had eight rebounds as Valparaiso defeated Butler, 72-59.
Jasmine Bailey, UIC (Sr., G/F) - Bailey averaged a double-double last week with averages of 16.5 points and 12 rebounds per game. She recorded her ninth and 10th double-double of the season in leading UIC to wins over Youngstown State and Cleveland State.
Molly Fox, Wright State (Sr., F) - Fox had two double-doubles this weekend, scoring 21 points and pulling down 12 rebounds in WSU’s win over Milwaukee and scoring 16 points with 13 rebounds against Green Bay.
Troy Hambric, Loyola (So., F) -Hambric shot 76.2 percent (16-of-21) this weekend, averaging 20.5 points in Loyola’s two games. She had 21 points and three blocked shots against Cleveland State and had 20 points in the win over Youngstown State.
Kenya Middlebrooks, Youngstown State (Sr., G) - Middlebrooks made six three-pointers this weekend to move into a tie for sixth place in YSU history for 3-pointers made in one season.
Shalonda Winton, Cleveland State (Jr., F) - Winton averaged 24.0 points and 13.0 rebounds per game last weekend. She became the ninth player in CSU history to record 1,000 points and 700 rebounds. She scored her 1,000th point during her 29-point performance at Loyola and notched her 700th rebound against UIC.
Tags: Detroit Mercy - Women's Basketball
