2014-15 Women's Basketball Players of the Week
FEB. 23 - JESSICA GUY, SPALDING UNIVERSITY
Guy, a senior from Louisville, Ky., helped Spalding wrap up the
2014-15 SLIAC regular season title with a pair of conference wins
last week. Guy scored 19 points in a win over Webster, reaching the
1,000 point mark for her career. She followed with a game high 26
points and 16 rebounds in an overtime win over Westminster. In that
contest Guy converted a three-point play with 41-seconds left in
regulation to even the score and send the game into extra time. On
the week Guy averaged 22.5 points and 15.0 rebounds per game while
shooting 61.3 percent from the floor.
FEB. 16 - JESSICA GUY, SPALDING UNIVERSITY
Guy, a senior forward from Louisville, Ky., guided the
Golden Eagles to a pair of wins last week, helping her team
maintain their spot atop the SLIAC standings. Guy scored a season
high 27 points in her team's win over St. Mary of the Woods. Guy
was 11-of-15 from the field, adding five rebounds and four steals,
in just 27 minutes of action. Guy followed with 16 points, nine
rebounds, and four steals in just 22 minutes in a win over
Principia. On the week Guy shot 75-percent from the field and
averaged 21.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 4.0 steals per
game.
FEB. 9 - EMILY CAMDEN, EUREKA COLLEGE
Camden, a junior from Green Valley, Ill., led her team in
scoring in two conference wins last week including matching a
school record for three's in a game. Camden started the week with
21 points in her team's win over MacMurray, knocking down five
three pointers. Against Greenville Camden netted 31 points on
8-of-15 shooting with eight three pointers, tying the school record
for three's in a game. On the week Camden averaged 26.0 points and
3.0 rebounds per game while shooting 55.2 percent from the field
including 54.2 percent from behind the arc.
FEB. 2 - RACHEL WILLIAMS, IOWA WESLEYAN COLLEGE
Rachel Williams, a junior from Phoenix, Ariz., helped the
Tigers close the gap against conference leading Spalding when she
led her team to an upset win over Spalding, handing the Golden
Eagles their first conference loss of the season. Williams led all
scorers in the game with 24 points, going 7-of-8 from the field,
and added five assists and three steals. She followed with 16
points, eight assists, and six rebounds in a win over Blackburn two
days later. On the week Williams averaged 20.0 points, 5.0
rebounds, and 6.5 assists per game while shooting 77.8 percent from
the field.
JAN. 26 - KELSEY SHOEMAKE, EUREKA COLLEGE
Shoemake, a senior forward from Groveland, Ill., earned
Player of the Week honors after helping the Red Devils extend their
winning streak to four games with a pair of wins last week.
Shoemake was a force in her team's win over MacMurray, recording 28
points, on 10-of-16 shooting, with 20 rebounds and three steals.
That game was memorable for other reasons as Shoemake became the
15th player in school history to reach the 1,000 point mark for her
career. She followed with 19 points and 17 rebounds in a win over
Fontbonne. On the week Shoemake averaged 23.5 points and 18.5
rebounds while shooting 53-percent from the field and going
13-of-14 from the free-throw line.
JAN. 19 - KAYLA STYLES, SPALDING UNIVERSITY
Styles, a freshman from Louisville, Ky., led the Golden Eagles to
a pair of conference wins last week as her team extended their
winning streak to seven games and remain undefeated in conference
play. Styles netted 17 points with nine rebounds in a win over
Webster. She followed that performance with her third 20 point game
of the season, finishing with 20 points and 12 rebounds against
Westminster. On the week Styles averaged 18.5 points and 10.5
rebounds per game while shooting 66.7 percent from the field.
JAN. 12 - JESSICA GUY, SPALDING UNIVERSITY
Guy, a senior from Louisville, Ky., helped her team take
first-place in the standings by going 3-0 this week. Guy started
the week with 19 points and 23 rebounds in a win over Fontbonne.
She then netted 15 points while grabbing 18 rebounds in a win over
Blackburn before closing out the week with seven points, six
rebounds, and four assists in limited action against Iowa Wesleyan.
On the week Guy averaged 13.7 points, 15.7 rebounds, and 2.7
assists per game. She added five blocked shots and five steals in
her three outings while shooting 54.5 percent from the
field.
JAN. 5 - KELSEY SHOEMAKE, EUREKA COLLEGE
Kelsey Shoemake, a senior forward from Groveland, Ill.,
is the SLIAC Player of the Week after recording a pair of
double-doubles and holding her own against Division I for Western
Illinois. Shoemake was limited to just six points against Western
Illinois but stepped up the rest of her game grabbing 10 rebounds
and adding four blocked shots. Shoemake netted 33 points with 14
rebounds against North Central and returned to conference action
with a 21 point, 18 rebound game in a win over Webster. On the week
Shoemake averaged 20.0 points, 14.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 2.7
blocks per game.
DEC. 22 - BRIANA RAE, BLACKBURN COLLEGE
Rae, a senior from Staunton, Ill., continued her recent
torrid pace. Rae accounted
for over half of her team's points last week, averaging 30.0
points in three outings. Rae also averaged 15.7 rebounds per game
and shot 69.1 percent from the field. Rae had a high of 31 points
against North Park, going 12-of-13 from the field. She added 30
points against Transylvania, going 12-of-15 from the field and
closed out the week with 29 points and 20 rebounds against
Bridgewater. Rae has recorded nine consecutive double-doubles on
the season and picked up her second consecutive SLIAC Player of the
Week award.
DEC. 15 - BRIANA RAE, BLACKBURN COLLEGE
Rae, a senior forward from Staunton, Ill., powered her
way to a sixth consecutive double-double while etching her name
into the Blackburn record
books
. Rae scored 25 points while grabbing 13 rebounds in a
conference game against Westminster. In the game Rae topped 1,000
points for her career, reaching the milestone by knocking down a
free-throw late in the game. On the week Rae shot 47-percent from
the field and went 11-of-14 from the free-throw line while adding
two assists and one blocked shot.
DEC. 8 - WHITNEY GODDEN, IOWA WESLEYAN COLLEGE
Godden, a senior from Mattoon, Ill., sparked the Tigers
to a pair of conference wins on the week. Against Eureka Godden
netted 22 points while adding four assists and four steals. She
followed that with a record setting performance against Blackburn,
finishing with 28 points including eight three-pointers; setting a
new program
record for three's in a game. On the week Godden averaged 25.0
points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 4.0 steals per game while
shooting 57.1 percent from the field including 65-percent from
three-point range.
DEC. 1 - EMMIE HARING, FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY
Haring, a sophomore guard from Ballwin, Mo., helped the
Griffins to a 93-88 win over Knox. Haring was in the giving mood,
finishing the game with 12 assists; tying the program
record for assists in a game. Haring accounted
for 34 of the Griffins points as she added 10 points herself
on 4-of-7 shooting while also grabbing six rebounds and adding
three steals.
NOV. 24 - CHELSEY GIBSON, FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY
Gibson, a sophomore from St. Louis, Mo., carried her team
to their first win of the year in a 98-87 contest against St. Mary
of the Woods. Gibson poured in 34 points, on 14-of-21 shooting,
while grabbing 15 rebounds. Her 34 points are the fourth most in
program history while the 14 field goals made are tied for most in
program history. Earlier in the week Gibson netted 17 points with
eight rebounds and two steals. On the week she averaged 25.5 points
and 11.5 rebounds while shooting 65.6 percent from the
field.
NOV. 17- KELSEY SHOEMAKE, EUREKA COLLEGE
Shoemake, a senior from Groveland, Ill., opened the season with a
bang; scoring 34 points in her team's come from behind win over
Knox. Shoemake scored 19 of her 34 points in the second-half as the
Red Devils came from behind for a 94-92 win. Shoemake was 15-of-23
from the field including a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw
line. She added 15 rebounds, including five offensive rebounds, and
one steal and one block.