This Week’s Schedule
Tuesday, February 24
*Southern Indiana at Morehead State, 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 26
*Western Illinois at SIUE, 5:00 p.m.
*Eastern Illinois at Lindenwood, 5:00 p.m.
*Morehead State at Little Rock, 5:00 p.m.
*Tennessee State at Southeast Missouri, 5:15 p.m.
*Tennessee Tech at UT Martin, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 28
*Tennessee State at UT Martin, 1:00 p.m.
*Eastern Illinois at SIUE, 1:00 p.m.
*Lindenwood at Western Illinois, 1:00 p.m.
*Southern Indiana at Little Rock, 1:00 p.m.
*Tennessee Tech at Southeast Missouri, 1:30 p.m.
OVC Players of the Week
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kiyoko Proctor, G, Fr., 5-6, Alton, Ill. – SIUE
Proctor averaged 23.5 points and 3.5 steals/game to help SIUE pick up two road wins on the week. The freshman scored 23 points at Tennessee Tech and followed with 24 at Tennessee State, shooting 48.6 percent from the field and 50 percent from three-point range. She knocked down nine total-three pointers with a career-best six against TSU.
Others Nominated: Tiny Lewis, Eastern Illinois; Gracie Kelsey, Lindenwood; Jordan Holman, Little Rock; Ainaya Williams, Southeast Missouri; Chloe Gannon, Southern Indiana; LaReesha Cawthorn, Tennessee Tech; Addi Brownfield, Western Illinois.
CO-NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK
Aleshia Jones, G, Gr., 5-7, Leavenworth, Kan. – Lindenwood
Jones led the Lions by scoring which led to a pair of wins over the week. The graduate scored 16 at Tennessee State and followed with 18 points at Tennessee Tech. She shot 54.2 percent (13-of-24), 87.5 percent (7-of-8) from the free throw line and added 4.5 rebounds/game.
Raissa Nsabua, G/F, Gr., 5-10, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada – Southeast Missouri
Nsabua led the Redhawks to two victories last week averaging 14.0 points and 8.0 rebounds/game. The graduate scored 22 points at Little Rock, going 10-for-11 (.650) from the field. She grabbed eight rebounds in both games. Nsabua eclipsed 200 career assists on Tuesday evening at UT Martin, finishing with seven on the week.
Others Nominated: Syanne Mohamed, SIUE; Cam Mathews, Tennessee Tech; Brittani Wells, UT Martin; Mallory Shetly, Western Illinois.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Kiyoko Proctor, G, Fr., 5-6, Alton, Ill. – SIUE
Proctor averaged 23.5 points and 3.5 steals/game to help SIUE pick up two road wins on the week. The freshman scored 23 points at Tennessee Tech and followed with 24 at Tennessee State, shooting 48.6 percent from the field and 50 percent from three-point range. She knocked down nine total-three pointers with a career-best six against TSU.
Others Nominated: LaReesha Cawthorn, Tennessee Tech; Cam Ward, UT Martin.