JANICE OKEKE
OF MILLSAPS COLLEGE, junior
forward from Jackson, Miss., has been named SCAC Basketball
Player-of-the-Week for games played Monday, January 31 through
Sunday, February 6.
Okeke led the Majors to a 1-1 week. Okeke led the Majors
with 18 points, 19 rebounds and three blocks in their 79-69 win
against Trinity on Friday night. It was the Majors second win
against Trinity this year giving them a season sweep over the
Tigers for the first time since the 1995-96 season. In the Majors
70-65 loss against Southwestern, Okeke recorded
her ninth double-double with 23 points and 14 rebounds.
For the week Okeke averaged 20.5 ppg on 17-for-32
(53.1%) shooting, 16.5 rebounds, 2.5 blocks, 1.5 steals and 1.5
assists. On the season Okeke is averaging 12.5
points (15th in the SCAC), 10.5 rebounds (1st in the SCAC) and 1.4
blocks (7th in the SCAC) per contest.
| SCAC Women's Basketball Player-of-the-Week |
|
| Week 1 | Shae
Seagraves, Southwestern University |
| Week 2 | Becky
Luetjen, Colorado College |
| Week 3 | Sarah
Giles, Oglethorpe University |
| Week 4 | Jana
Tucker, Trinity University |
| Week 5 | Maggie
Prewitt, Centre College |
| Week 6 | Becky
Luetjen, Colorado College Sharwil Bell, Rhodes College |
| Week 7 | Janice
Okeke, Millsaps College |
| Week 8 | Katie
Aldrich, DePauw University Abby Dietert, Trinity University |
| Week 9 | Christina Byler, Hendrix College |
| Week 10 | Sharwil Bell, Rhodes College |
| Week 11 | Janice Okeke, Millsaps College |
| Week 12 | |
| Week 13 | |