INDIANAPOLIS -- UIC center Katie Hannemann and Green Bay’s Megan Lukan have been named the Horizon League women’s basketball Co-Players of the Week, while Loyola guard Taylor Johnson has been named the Newcomer of the Week.
Hannemann scored a career-high 35 points in UIC’s 81-78 overtime win over Wright State on Thursday. The Homer Glen, Ill., native’s 35 points tied for the most by a Horizon League player in League games this season and also was the most single game points by a UIC women’s basketball player since Jan. 19, 2002. She also corralled a career-high 15 rebounds in the game as the Flames overcame a 17-point second half deficit to win. On Saturday, Hannemann helped UIC overcome a double-digit second half deficit again as she scored 16 points. For the weekend, Hannemann averaged 25.5 ppg., and 9.5 rpg., as she connected on 46.8% (17-35) of her field goal attempts and 81% (17-21) of her free throw attempts.
UIC (9-16, 5-7) will look to continue to climb the standings this week, but it will be tough as the Flames face the teams 1-2 in the current Horizon League standings. UIC starts the week with a trip to Youngstown State (18-7, 8-4) on Thursday and returns home to host 25th-ranked Green Bay (22-2, 12-0) on Saturday.
Lukan scored a career-high 22 points to lead Green Bay to a victory over Valparaiso on Saturday. The win clinched the Phoenix at least a share of the Horizon League regular season title. It marks the 15th consecutive season Green Bay will have at least shared the regular season crown. UIC’s win over Detroit later in the day on Saturday guaranteed Green Bay would be the No. 1 seed in the Horizon League tournament. The Barrie, Ontario, native was 8-of-13 from the field against Valparaiso, in scoring her 22 points. The sophomore entered the Valpo game having only connected on six three-pointers all season, but was 4-of-8 from long range against the Crusaders. She also grabbed three rebounds and passed out four assists against no turnovers.
Green Bay (22-2, 12-0) needs one more win - or a Youngstown State loss - to clinch the regular season title outright. The Phoenix have two road games this week to try to get that accomplished. They play at Detroit (14-10, 7-5) on Thursday and at UIC on Saturday.
Johnson won her second consecutive Newcomer of the Week award and sixth of the season after helping lead the Ramblers to two wins against teams ahead of them in the League standings. On Thursday, the Frankfort, Ill., native had 22 points and four steals as Loyola defeated Detroit, 91-81, on Saturday, Johnson recorded her fifth double-double of the season, scoring 14 points and pulling down 10 rebounds as the Ramblers knocked off Youngstown State, 67-59. Loyola has won five straight games and has jumped from ninth place in the League standings to a tie for third.
Loyola (12-13, 7-5) is in action twice this week, playing at Cleveland State (12-14, 4-9) on Monday night and hosting Milwaukee (8-16, 4-8) on Thursday.
Top Performers for the Week:
Angela Rodriguez, Milwaukee(Jr., G) - Rodriguez averaged 17.0 ppg., in UWM’s two road wins last week. She had 15 points, nine assists and just two turnovers in the Panthers win at Valparaiso on Thursday. She had a team-high 19 points, scoring her 1,000th career point in the process, in Milwaukee’s win at Wright State on Saturday.
Simone Law, Loyola (So., F) - Law averaged 23.0 ppg., and 7.5 rpg., as the Ramblers won two games last week. She set a school record with 21 free throw attempts against Youngstown State, finishing with 24 points. She had 22 points and eight rebounds in LU’s win over Detroit.
Brandi Brown, Youngstown State(Sr., F) - Brown averaged 24.5 ppg., and 10 rpg., as the Penguins split their two games last week. She had a season-high 33 points and also grabbed 11 rebounds in YSU’s win over Cleveland State on Thursday. She had 16 points and nine rebounds in YSU’s loss at Loyola on Saturday.
Senee Shearer, Detroit(Jr., G) - Shearer led the Titans with 19 points against Loyola and had a season-high 21 points at UIC. She hit five three-pointers in both games as 10 of her 13 field goals on the weekend were from long distance.
Shalonda Winton, Cleveland State(Sr., F) - Winton became CSU’s all-time leading rebounder during their contest vs. Youngstown State. She now has 1,033 rebounds for her career. She finished the game against YSU with 20 points and nine rebounds. It was her eighth straight 20+-point contest.
Shaquira Scott, Valparaiso(So., G) - Scott led the Crusaders in scoring in both of their contests last week. She had 17 points and six rebounds against Milwaukee and nine points and seven rebounds at Green Bay.
Top Newcomers for the Week:
Rachel Story, UIC(Jr., G) - Story scored a game-high 22 points and tied her career-high with seven rebounds in UIC’s 76-74 win over Detroit on Saturday. It was her eighth 20+-point effort of the season.
Shar’Rae Davis, Youngstown State(Fr., G) - Davis averaged 12.5 ppg., 6.5 rpg., and 5.5 apg., in YSU’s two games last week. She had 10 points, five assists and two steals in the win over Cleveland State and 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds to record her first career double-double in the Penguins loss to Loyola.
Rosanna Reynolds, Detroit (Fr., G) - Reynolds averaged 10.0 ppg., and 4.5 apg in the Titans two games last week. She shot 9-of-14 (64.3%) in the two games.
Women’s Basketball Player of the Week:
Nov. 12: Shaquira Scott, Valparaiso
Nov. 19: Brandi Brown, Youngstown State & Shareta Brown, Detroit
Nov. 26: Sarah Eichler, Green Bay
Dec. 3: Shareta Brown, Detroit
Dec. 10: Shalonda Winton, Cleveland State
Dec. 17: Kim Demmings, Wright State
Dec. 24: Shareta Brown, Detroit
Dec. 31: Tabitha Gerardot, Valparaiso
Jan. 7: Brandi Brown, Youngstown State
Jan. 14: Tabitha Gerardot, Valparaiso
Jan. 21: Shareta Brown, Detroit
Jan. 28: Brandi Brown, Youngstown State
Feb. 4: Tabitha Gerardot, Valparaiso
Feb. 11: Katie Hannemann, UIC
Feb. 18: Simone Law, Loyola
Feb. 25: Katie Hannemann, UIC & Megan Lukan, Green Bay
Women’s Basketball Newcomer of the Week:
Nov. 12: Shar’Rae Davis, Youngstown State
Nov. 19: Taylor Johnson, Loyola
Nov. 26: Rachel Story, UIC
Dec. 3: Shar’Rae Davis, Youngstown State
Dec. 10: Charae Richardson, Valparaiso
Dec. 17: Tayler Stanton, Wright State
Dec. 24: Taylor Johnson, Loyola
Dec. 31: Terri Bender, UIC
Jan. 7: Charae Richardson, Valparaiso
Jan. 14: Terri Bender, UIC
Jan. 21: Taylor Johnson, Loyola
Jan. 28: Ivory James, Wright State
Feb. 4: Taylor Johnson, Loyola
Feb. 11: Karen Flagg, Youngstown State
Feb. 18: Taylor Johnson, Loyola
Feb. 25: Taylor Johnson, Loyola
Tags: Green Bay - Women's Basketball · Loyola - Women's Basketball · UIC - Women's Basketball
