This Week’s Schedule
Tuesday, January 13
*Western Illinois at Eastern Illinois, 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 15
*Morehead State at Tennessee State, 5:00 p.m.
*Eastern Illinois at Little Rock, 5:00 p.m.
*Lindenwood at Southeast Missouri, 5:15 p.m.
*Southern Indiana at Tennessee Tech, 5:30 p.m.
*SIUE at UT Martin, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 17
*Morehead State at Tennessee Tech, 1:00 p.m.
*Southern Indiana at Tennessee State, 1:00 p.m.
*Lindenwood at UT Martin, 1:00 p.m.
*Western Illinois at Little Rock, 1:00 p.m.
*SIUE at Southeast Missouri, 1:30 p.m.
OVC Players of the Week
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brooke Coffey, G, Jr., 6-1, St. Charles, Mo. – Lindenwood
Coffey scored a career-high 29 points on 12-of-15 (.750) shooting from the field against SIUE. The junior added nine rebounds and five assists in the contest. She notched eight points and five rebounds in a win over Little Rock.
Others Notable: Tiny Lewis, Eastern Illinois; Kate Dike, Morehead State; Macy Silvey, SIUE; Ali Saunders, Southern Indiana; Reghan Grimes, Tennessee Tech; Kenley McCarn, UT Martin; Addi Brownfield, Western Illinois.
NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK
Landon Forbes, G, Jr., 5-6, Wichita, Kan. – Morehead State
Forbes posted her first career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against UT Martin. The junior followed with 15 points on 4-of-6 shooting from three-point range versus Southeast Missouri. She finished the week with six assists and four steals.
Others Notable: Meioshe Mason, Eastern Illinois; Aleshia Jones, Lindenwood; Kerra Jones, Southeast Missouri; Adrianna Blazquez, SIUE; Shannon Blacher, Southern Indiana; Cam Mathews, Tennessee Tech; Mallory Shetley, Western Illinois.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Lauren Miller, G, Fr., 5-10, Camp Point, Ill. – SIUE
Miller averaged 10.0 points/game over two games on the week. She registered seven assists, including five against Little Rock. This marks the fourth honor for Miller this season.
Others Nominated: Valerie Norwood, Lindenwood; Lily Graves, Southern Indiana; LaReesha Cawthorn, Tennessee Tech.