INDIANAPOLIS -- Cleveland State forward Shalonda Winton has been named the Horizon League women’s basketball Player of the Week, while Valparaiso guard Charae Richardson has been named the Newcomer of the Week.
Winton, a native of Pittsburgh Pa., recorded her first career triple-double in leading the Vikings to their third straight win. The senior forward scored 29 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and passed out a career-high 11 assists in CSU’s 87-75 win over Miami (Ohio). It marks the seventh time this season Winton has recorded at least 20 points as she leads the Horizon League with a scoring average of 24.1 points per game.
Winton is the fourth player in CSU history to record a triple-double and the first since the 2002-03 season when Ashley Schrock tallied 13 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists against Wright State.
Richardson, a junior from Lafayette, Ind., won the Newcomer of the Week honor for the first time this season. A junior college transfer who sat out last season at Valpo, Richardson had a career-high 15 points and a career-high six assists in Valpo’s 82-73 win at IPFW on Wednesday. She was 5-of-8 from the field, including 2-of-4 from three-point range in the game, while also recording two steals. It was the first road win for Valparaiso this season.
Top Performers for the Week:
Ashley Green, Milwaukee (So., G/F) - Green had a career-high 33 points in Milwaukee’s double overtime win over Bradley. She hit a three-pointer at the buzzer at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime.
Adrian Ritchie, Green Bay (Sr., G) - Ritchie had a game-high 17 points in leading Green Bay to a 55-46 road win at Marquette. She had 20 points and nine rebounds earlier in the week in GB’s game at Central Michigan.
Brandi Brown, Youngstown State (Sr., F) - Brown had two double-doubles in three games last week. She scored 25 points and had 16 rebounds in YSU’s 58-57 win at IUPUI. She moved into fifth place on YSU’s career scoring list during the week. She has 1,597 points in 99 games.
Shareta Brown, Detroit (So., F) - Brown posted her third straight double-double with 18 points and a game-high 11 rebounds in Detroit’s overtime loss at Ball State on Thursday.
Monica Albano, Loyola (Sr., G) - Albano averaged 14.5 ppg in two games last week, knocking down seven three-pointers in that span. She recorded a season-high 21 points against Omaha, her third game of 20 or more points this season.
Tabitha Gerardot, Valparaiso (Jr., F) - Gerardot shot over 50 percent from the field and averaged 13.0 points and 6.5 rebound per game last week for the Crusaders.
Kim Demmings, Wright State (So., G) - Demmings had a season-high 25 points at Akron in leading the Raiders to a two-point win. She had 21 points earlier in the week in a loss at Miami (Ohio).
Top Newcomers for the Week:
Shar’Rae Davis, Youngstown State (Fr., G) - Davis tied her career-high with 10 assists in YSU’s win over Wilmington on Sunday. For the week, Davis posted 15 assists against just seven turnovers.
Rosanna Reynolds, Detroit (Fr., G) - Reynolds played all 45 minutes in UDM’s overtime loss at Ball State on Thursday. She ended the game with six points, six rebounds and three assists.
Tayler Stanton, Wright State (So., F) - Stanton had eight points and eight rebounds in WSU’s loss at Miami (Ohio) and seven points and 11 rebounds on Saturday in the Raiders’ win at Akron.
Kaili Lukan, Green Bay (Fr., G) - Lukan had a career-high six steals in GB’s road win at Marquette on Saturday. The six steals ties with teammate Adrian Ritchie for the most by a Horizon League player this season.
Megan Wallace, UIC (Jr., F) - Wallace had a career-high five blocked shots - the most by a Horizon League player this season - in UIC’s loss at Indiana State on Friday.
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
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
