Northern Kentucky's Roush and Oakland's Jones Tabbed for Weekly Accolades

INDIANAPOLIS -- Northern Kentucky senior Courtney Roush (Louisville, Ky.) is the Horizon League Women’s Basketball Player of the Week while Oakland’s Taylor Jones (Detroit, Mich.) is the Freshman of the Week for the week of Jan. 25-31.

Northern Kentucky went a perfect 2-0 on the week while on the road in Northeast Ohio. The Norse picked up a dominating 83-51 victory at the Wolstein Center over Cleveland State after the team shot 45.5 percent from the field and sunk 11 triples. To close out the weekend, Northern Kentucky defeated Youngstown State 88-77 at the Beeghly Center after a strong first quarter en route to a solid first half. The Norse posted 30 points in the first quarter and 50 points by the halfway mark to equal season highs for the squad this year.

Roush scored a career-high of 22 points in the victory over Cleveland State then tallied a team-high 20 points in win against Youngstown State. The senior went 15-for-22 (.682) from the field, 3-for-5 (.600) from beyond the arc and 9-for-14 (.643) from the charity stripe over the course of the two contests. Roush averaged 21.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.0 spg and 1.5 apg for the Norse in her 58 minutes on the court.

Oakland split the week defeating No. 22 Green Bay at the Kress Center 58-56 before falling to Milwaukee 77-64. The victory against the Phoenix snapped their 14-game winning streak dating back to November 28. The win marks Oakland’s first victory over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 21 South Dakota State, 67-51, on Jan. 5, 2009. They are currently 4-10 all-time against ranked opponents in the Division I era.

Jones scored five of her 12 points with under 1:32 remaining in the contest against Green Bay, including the game-winning layup with 22 seconds left in regulation. The freshman followed-up her heroic performance at the Kress Center with a team-high 14 points at Milwaukee. Jones averaged 13.0 ppg off the bench for Oakland while shooting 10-for-22 (.455) from the field, 4-for-11 (.364) from three-point range and 2-for-5 (.400) from the free throw line.

Oakland takes the road to face Youngstown State at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday while Northern Kentucky heads to UIC for a 8:00 p.m. ET tip-off. On Saturday, the Norse face Valparaiso at 2:30 p.m. ET and the Golden Grizzlies are at Cleveland State for a 3:30 p.m. ET start time. All contests will be streamed live on ESPN3.

Top Players of the Week:
Ruvanna Campbell, UIC (Sr., F): Tabbed her third-straight double-double, to mark her fourth in the last five games and her 13th of the season. Posted 20 points, 10 rebounds, four steals and one block in win over Valparaiso.
Sarah Cash, Youngstown State (So., F): Scored 21 points in just 21 minutes against Wright State in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Posted a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds versus Northern Kentucky along with four assists and two blocks.
Kim Demmings, Wright State (Sr., G): Tallied 22 points with nine rebounds and three steals at Youngstown State and scored 18 points with five rebounds and five assists at Cleveland State.
Sierra Ford-Washington, Milwaukee (Jr., G): Led Milwaukee in scoring for back-to-back games with 24 points over Detroit and Oakland, respectively. Went 11-for-11 from the free throw line against Oakland to help seal the win.
Jessica Lindstrom, Green Bay (So., F): Tied her career-high in points scored with 16 against Oakland and set a new career-high with 19 points scored in win against Detroit. Recorded her third double-double of her career on Saturday facing the Titans. 
Rosanna Reynolds, Detroit (Jr., G): Led Detroit with 17.5 ppg and 4.0 apg in Detroit’s 1-1 week on the road. Went 12-for-12 from the free throw line at Milwaukee while scoring a team-high 21 points in the win.
Sinclair Russell, Oakland (Jr., F): Posted third double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 rebounds in addition to three assists against No. 22 Green Bay.

Top Freshmen of the Week:
Ashanti Abshaw, Cleveland State (F): Posted team-high in points and rebounds against Northern Kentucky and Wright State while averaging 15.5 ppg and 8.5 rpg.
Molly Glick, Northern Kentucky (F): Scored seven points on 3-of-5 shooting in win at Youngstown State while also dishing out two assists.
Lola Ristovski, Detroit (G): Scored a career-high 10 points while adding three steals in win at Milwaukee, making all three triple attempts.
Emma Roenneburg, Milwaukee (F): Posted 11 points and 10 rebounds off the bench against Oakland to tab her first collegiate double-double.
Emily Vogelpohl, Wright State (G): Recorded eight points and three assists versus Youngstown State and 19 points, six steals and five rebounds at Cleveland State.

Players of the Week
Nov. 9: Kaili Lukan, Green Bay (Sr., G)
Nov. 16: Kim Demmings, Wright State (Sr., G)
Nov. 23: Kim Demmings, Wright State (Sr., G)
Nov. 30: Allie LeClaire, Green Bay (So., G)
Dec. 6: Sarah Cash, Youngstown State (So., F)
Dec. 13: Allie LeClaire, Green Bay (So., G)
Dec. 20: Olivia Nash, Oakland (Sr., G)
Dec. 27: Sarah Cash, Youngstown State (So., F)
Jan. 4: Rosanna Reynolds, Detroit (Jr., G)
Jan. 11: Kim Demmings, Wright State (Sr., G)
Jan. 18: Steph Kostowicz, Milwaukee (Sr., G)
Jan. 25: Courtney Roush, Northern Kentucky (Sr., F)

Freshmen of the Week
Nov. 9: Taylor Jones, Oakland (Fr., G)
Nov. 16: Molly Glick, Northern Kentucky (Fr., F)
Nov. 23: Emily Vogelpohl, Wright State (Fr., G)
Nov. 30: Ashanti Abshaw, Cleveland State (Fr., F)
Dec. 6: Emily Vogelpohl, Wright State (Fr., G)
Dec. 13: Ashanti Abshaw, Cleveland State (Fr., F)
Dec. 20: Taylor Jones, Oakland (Fr., G)
Dec. 27: Emily Vogelpohl, Wright State (Fr., G)
Jan. 4: Taylor Jones, Oakland (Fr., G)
Jan. 11: Ashanti Abshaw, Cleveland State (Fr., F)
Jan. 18: Taylor Jones, Oakland (Fr., G)
Jan. 25: Taylor Jones, Oakland (Fr., G)