Olivia Anga, University of St. Thomas, Player of the Week (Week 9)

Olivia Anga, University of St. Thomas, Player of the Week (Week 9)

OLIVIA ANGA OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS, a junior forward from Rosharon, Texas, has been named the SCAC Women’s Basketball Player-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, January 3 through Sunday, January 9. (Women's Basketball Weekly Release - Week 9)

Anga poured in a career-high 21 points on 57.1 percent shooting, connecting on 8-of-14 shots to help the Celts snap a four-game losing streak and secure their first SCAC in of the season with a 12-point, 56-44, victory at home over Centenary last Friday night. She came up just short of securing her second double-double of the season, grabbing nine rebounds and also two steals and two blocks in 29 minutes of action. Friday’s effort was not only a high watermark for Anga in terms of points, it marked just the fourth time in her career in which she has scored 15 or more in a single contest.

Other Outstanding Performances in the SCAC:
Junior guard Destini Powell of Centenary averaged 17.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 0.5 steals in a pair of tough road losses last weekend for the Ladies. Powell is now averaging 12.4 points per game, good enough for sixth best in the SCAC. First-year forward Zoe Tomlinson of Colorado College averaged a double-double while helping CC post a 2-0 record last week. In Tuesday’s 49-41 victory at Nebraska Wesleyan, Tomlinson scored nine points and grabbed eight rebounds. During Friday’s 66-52 win against Centenary, the first-year forward recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 14 points and 15 rebounds. In the two victories, Tomlinson shot 11-for-20 from the floor. She leads the Tigers with 109 rebounds for an average of 7.8 per game. First-year guard Demauria Miles of Schreiner led the Mountaineers to a pair of key SCAC victories over Southwestern in a home and home series last weekend. Miles averaged 13.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 0.5 steals in the two victories. Schreiner has now knocked off Southwestern in six consecutive regular season competitions. Sophomore forward Princess Roberts of Southwestern averaged 11 points on 52.9 percent shooting and nine rebounds per contest in two games against Schreiner over the weekend, including 14 points and 12 rebounds at home.

SCAC Women's Basketball Players-of-the-Week
Week 1 Sydney Shaw, Texas Lutheran University
Week 2 Maggie Robbins, Trinity University 
Week 3 Ashlyn Milton, Trinity University 
Week 4 Demauria Miles, Schreiner University 
Week 5 Destini Powell, Centenary College 
Week 6 Kailee Mulkey, Texas Lutheran University 
Week 7 Ellie Ward, Southwestern University 
Week 8 Hailey Coleman, Trinity University 
Week 9 Olivia Agna, University of St. Thomas 
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