PSAC Women's Basketball Athletes of the Week - 14

PSAC Women's Basketball Athletes of the Week - 14

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9967 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL EASTERN DIVISION ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Tiffany Lapotsky
East Stroudsburg (Jr. / G)
Ashland, Pa. / North Schuylkill


Lapotsky averaged 22.5 points per game for the Warriors in a pair of wins against Bloomsburg and West Chester. She shot 58.6 percent from the field and 57.1 percent from 3-point range while going 7-for-10 from the free-throw line against West Chester. Lapotsky scored 20 points in a win at home against the Huskies and dropped 25 points in a huge win at West Chester. She has scored double-digits in 18 consecutive games for ESU.
 
9854 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL EASTERN DIVISION FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

Lauren Mills
Shippensburg (Fr. / G/F)
Lancaster, Pa. / Lancaster Catholic


In a 10-point road win at Mansfield, Mills scored a career-high 18 points; she made her first seven field-goal attempts of the game and was 4-of-5 at the free-throw line. Mills had nine points in each half and added four rebounds.
   
9761 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WESTERN DIVISION CO-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Michaela Barnes
Edinboro (Jr. / G)
Chagrin Falls, Ohio / Kenston


Barnes recorded her first career double-double, helping Edinboro to a 2-0 record last week. On Saturday, she had a career day on the glass vs. Clarion. The junior collected 10 rebounds, while also passing out a career-best eight assists. Last Wednesday, Barnes helped the Fighting Scots to a road win at Slippery Rock. In the two contests, she scored 24 points apiece over 37 minutes. She shot a combined 17-of-31 from the field and 14-of-16 at the line. In the contest against the Rock, she passed head coach Callie Wheeler for career free throws made (285). The junior ranks fourth in the PSAC in scoring, averaging 20.8 ppg.
 
9965 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WESTERN DIVISION CO-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Lexi Griggs
IUP (Jr. / F)
Pittsburgh, Pa. / Vincentian Academy


Griggs averaged 26.0 points and shot 83.3 percent from the field as the third-ranked Crimson Hawks split a pair of games last week. Griggs hit her career-high in points twice during the week, putting up 24 points on 12-16 shooting in the win over Clarion before scoring 28 points on 13-14 shooting at Cal. Her 92.9 field goal percentage at Cal is one of the best shooting performances in school history and the best since Ashley Stoner went 11-11 against Seton Hill in 2014. Her 13 field goals made is also one of the best single game marks in IUP history and just 3 short of the record of 16. Griggs also contributed with five rebounds, three blocks and two steals in the road loss to the Vulcans.
 
9705 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WESTERN DIVISION FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

Tori Obenrader
Gannon (Fr. / G/F)
Fryburg, Pa. / North Clarion


Obenrader chipped in eight points and eight rebounds, helping Gannon to a 62-60 win in lone game of the week against Mercyhurst (2/23/19). She dished out three assists. The freshman was an efficient 3-of-4 from the field and 2-of-2 from the foul line on Saturday.