LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -Southwestern University junior forward Jordan Owens and Texas Lutheran University junior guard Karisa Cantu have been named SCAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week for their efforts this past weekend.
SCAC CO-PLAYERS OF THE
WEEK
Games of December 16th – January 5th
JORDAN OWENS
OF SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, a junior forward from
Richardson, Texas, and KARISA CANTU OF TEXAS LUTHERAN
UNIVERSITY, a junior guard from San Antonio, Texas,
have been selected the SCAC Women’s Basketball
Players-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, December 16th
through Sunday, January 5th.
Owens was a monster over the break, averaging
21.5 points per game while shooting 51% from the floor (29-56) and
42% form three point range (6-14), 78% (22-28) from the free throw
line. She also averaged 6.8 rebounds per game and had five
steals.
Over the break, Owens eclipsed the 1000 point
mark for her career and was the leading scorer in three of the four
games with 25 points against Baruch, 23 points against Occidental
and 18 against Texas Wesleyan.
Owens was a D3hoops.com Classic All-Tournament
Team selection and was named to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week
for her play in Las Vegas.
Cantu propelled the Bulldogs to a 6-1 record over
the reporting period by averaging 14.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.9
assists.
Cantu scored a season-high 22 points in the home
loss to NAIA school St. Ambrose (Iowa), added 20 points in a road
win over NAIA school Northwood, and posted a triple-double in
TLU’s SCAC-opening win over Schreiner.
In the victory over the Mountaineers, Cantu
scored 13 points, dished out 10 assists and grabbed 11
rebounds.
Cantu and the Bulldogs, at 9-3 overall, are off
to the second-best start in program history. The Bulldogs’
six-game win streak is the longest for the program since the
1984-85 season.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Senior guard/forwaf Erin
Riley of Austin College had a strong winter break in leading
the ‘Roos to three wins in four games, averaging 15.3 points
and 7.8 rebounds per game, including an 18 point, 11 rebound effort
against Hendrix and an 18 point effort in the championship of the
Key Largo Classic in an overtime loss to Keene State. Freshman guard DeiAnna Hall of
Centenary led the Ladies in the last four contests with 13.5
points per outing, including a career-high 22 points in the setback
at Hendrix College on Saturday. Junior guard Courtney Tyus of
Colorado College averaged 14.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.7
assists during Colorado Colleges three games last week. Junior guard Marleyna
Bustamante of Dallas scored 11, 28, 16 and 5 to lead the
Crusaders to a 2-2 weekend including their first conference win
over Colorado College. Junior forward Lindsey Peterson of
Schreiner led the Mountaineers to a 2-4 break with 17 ppg
and 39 rebounds. She had 24 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 blocks
against East Texas Baptist. Senior guard Murphy Burns of
Trinity averaged 19.0 points/game and 4.5 assists/game for
the weekend, hitting 14-30 (46.7%) from the field and all six of
her free throw attempts. She scored 20 points to go with
eight assists in the team’s win over Illinois Wesleyan, then
had 18 points on 6-6 free throws against George Fox.
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Weekly for week six, click here.
