ERIN RILEY OF AUSITN COLLEGE, a graduate student forward from Battle Creek, Mich., has been selected the SCAC Women’s Basketball Player-of-the-Week for games played through Sunday, November 16th.

Riley was a huge part in a successful offensive showing for Austin College, as they had their home opener against Mary Hardin-Baylor this past Saturday.

Riley had a big game in the opener for Austin College, knocking down six three pointers and finishing with 25 points while adding seven rebounds and five assists.

In only one week, Riley is the leading scorer in the SCAC along with fellow senior Christina Kime. She is also the leader in three pointers made in the first weekend of the season.

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Junior forward Briana Edwards of Centenary picked up where she left off last season with 11 points and 11 rebounds to lead the team in the loss against UT-Tyler. Sophomore forward Kristen Lye of Texas Lutheran led the Bulldogs with 19 points off the bench in a tight 58-55 season-opening loss to Texas Dallas. She led a second-half comeback that saw the Bulldogs battle all the way back from a 12-point deficit to take the lead with a minute to go. Junior guard Caitlin Barrett of Trinity tied for the team lead with 8.0 points/game and 2.0 assists/game over the weekend. She also picked up four rebounds, and hit 7-17 (41.2%) from the field. Colorado College and Schreiner did not nominate anyone. Dallas and Southwestern did not play.