This Week’s Schedule
Tuesday, February 10
*Eastern Illinois at Western Illinois, 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 12
*Tennessee Tech at Morehead State, 4:00 p.m.
*Tennessee State at Southern Indiana, 5:00 p.m.
*Southeast Missouri at SIUE, 5:00 p.m.
*Little Rock at Western Illinois, 5:00 p.m.
*UT Martin at Lindenwood, 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 14
*Tennessee State at Morehead State, 12:00 p.m.
*Tennessee Tech at Southern Indiana, 1:00 p.m.
*Little Rock at Eastern Illinois, 1:00 p.m.
*UT Martin at SIUE, 1:00 p.m.
*Southeast Missouri at Lindenwood, 1:00 p.m.
OVC Players of the Week
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
LaReesha Cawthorn, F, Fr., 6-0, Franklin, Ky. – Tennessee Tech
Cawthorn recorded two double-doubles on the week, including a 27-point, 27-rebound performance in a win over Eastern Illinois. The freshman opened the week with 11 points, six rebounds and two steals at Tennessee State. She followed with a 15-point, 14 rebound outing versus Western Illinois before her career performance against EIU. Cawthorn added an assist, two steals and four blocks against the Panthers. The 27 rebounds are the most by an Ohio Valley Conference player since Southeast Missouri’s Lachelle Lyles with 32 against Tennessee State in 2005. She tied for fourth-most in program history, for a single game with Pam Cassity (27) vs. Middle Tennessee in the 1975-76 campaign and the most by a Golden Eagle player since that same 1975-76 season.
Others Nominated: Tiny Lewis, Eastern Illinois; Mya Skoff, Lindenwood; Jordan Holman, Little Rock; Laura Toffali, Morehead State; Ali Saunders, Southern Indiana; Xai Whitfield, Tennessee State; Brittani Wells, UT Martin; Mia Nicastro, Western Illinois.
NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK
Brittani Wells, G, Jr., 5-7, Lakeland, Tenn. – UT Martin
Wells averaged 15.0 points, 3.7 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 1.7 steals/game to lead UT Martin to a pair of wins last week. She shot 60-percent (15-of-25) from the floor, 64.7-percent (11-of-17) from 3-point range and 4-for-4 at the free throw line. The junior scored 10 or more points in each of the Skyhawks’ three games for the week and had a career-high 18 against Southern Indiana. She followed up with 17 against Morehead State. Wells committed just four turnovers at point guard for an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.75.
Others Nominated: Meioshe Mason, Eastern Illinois; Aleshia Jones, Lindenwood; Violet McNece, Morehead State; Adebukola Akomolafe, SIUE; Amiyah Ferguson, Tennessee State; Mallory Shetley, Western Illinois.
CO-FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
LaReesha Cawthorn, F, Fr., 6-0, Franklin, Ky. – Tennessee Tech
Cawthorn recorded two double-doubles on the week, including a 27-point, 27-rebound performance in a win over Eastern Illinois. The freshman opened the week with 11 points, six rebounds and two steals at Tennessee State. She followed with a 15-point, 14 rebound outing versus Western Illinois before her career performance against EIU. Cawthorn added an assist, two steals and four blocks against the Panthers. The 27 rebounds are the most by an Ohio Valley Conference player since Southeast Missouri’s Lachelle Lyles with 32 against Tennessee State in 2005. She tied for fourth-most in program history, for a single game with Pam Cassity (27) vs. Middle Tennessee in the 1975-76 campaign and the most by a Golden Eagle player since that same 1975-76 season.
Others Nominated: Valerie Norwood, Lindenwood; Kiyoko Proctor, SIUE.