INDIANAPOLIS -- Detroit forward Shareta Brown has been named the Horizon League women’s basketball Player of the Week, while Loyola guard Taylor Johnson has been named the Newcomer of the Week.
Brown averaged 31.0 points per game in two Titan victories last week to earn her third Player of the Week award this season. The sophomore forward, who also won the weekly award on Nov. 19 and Dec. 3, scored 34 points, her fourth 30+point game of the season, in Detroit’s 84-54 win at IPFW on Tuesday. On Saturday, Brown scored 28 points - shooting 13-of-15 from the field - passed out five assists and had a career-high four steals in the Titans 90-43 win over Madonna.
Brown, who entered the week averaging an NCAA DI best 25.1 points per game and ranked sixth in the NCAA in field goal percentage (61.9%), shot 73.3 percent (22-of-30) from the field during the week and is now averaging 26.2 points per game and shooting 64.0 percent from the field on the season.
Johnson, who previously earned Newcomer of the Week on Nov. 19, had her first career double-double in Loyola’s 81-43 victory over Chicago State on Saturday. The Franklin, Ill., native finished the game with 12 points and a career-high 10 steals. The 10 steals are the most by a Horizon League player this season and one shy of Loyola’s single-game record, done twice by Veronica Pettry, most recently on March 4, 1989. Earlier in the week in a loss to DePaul, Johnson led the team in points (16), rebounds (8), assists (6) and steals (2).
Top Performers for the Week:
Brandi Brown, Youngstown State (Sr., F) - Brown had a game-high 25 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in YSU’s 80-71 win over Akron on Thursday. Brown grabbed her 1,000th rebound during the game against the Zips becoming the third player in HL history to score 1,600 points and grab 1,000 rebounds in their career.
Cori Coleman, Cleveland State (So., G) - Coleman tallied the second 20-point game of her career, scoring 20 points in CSU’s 67-55 win over Ole Miss on Tuesday. She had nine points in the Vikings win over New Hampshire on Saturday as CSU enters the Holiday break on a six-game winning streak.
Sarah Eichler, Green Bay (Sr., F) - Eichler had 20 points - her second 20+-point game of the season - on 61.5 percent shooting and also recorded six rebounds and five assists in Green Bay’s win over North Dakota State on Tuesday. She had nine points and a game-high five steals as the Phoenix held Wisconsin to 38 points in GB’s win on Sunday night.
KC Elkins, Wright State (Jr., G) - Elkins had a career-high 33 points in WSU’s loss to St. Francis (Pa.) on Friday. She was 10-of-19 from the field, including 7-of-13 from three-point range. Elkins also tied for team-high honors in the game with five assists and three steals.
Simone Law, Loyola (So., F) - Law had her fourth double-double of the season, recording game-highs in points (20) and rebounds (12) in Loyola’s 81-43 win over Chicago State on Saturday.
Liz Horton, Valparaiso (Jr., F) - Horton had a career-high 19 points in Valpo’s last second loss to Western Michigan on Thursday night. She was 8-of-9 from the field, including 3-of-3 from three-point range.
Rachel Story, UIC (Jr., G) - Story had a game-high 23 points, scoring seven of the Flames nine points in overtime, as UIC came-from-behind to defeat Northern Illinois, 66-61, in overtime. It was the third 20+-point performance of the season for Story.
Top Newcomers for the Week:
Rosanna Reynolds, Detroit (Fr., G) - Reynolds posted her first collegiate double-double with a career-high 17 points and a career-high 10 rebounds in UDM’s win over Madonna on Saturday. She also had a career-high six assists in the contest.
Shar’Rae Davis, Youngstown State (Fr., G) - Davis had 17 points in YSU’s win over Akron on Thursday. She was 6-of-8 from the field, knocking down a career-best three 3-pointers. She also had six rebounds, four steals and three assists.
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
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
