2021-22 Women's Basketball Players of the Week

2021-22 Women's Basketball Players of the Week

Players of the week are evaluated on their performance during the week prior to the announcement. Each player is selected out of a pool of conference and Independent Institution award winners.

 


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Week 10 (February 22, 2022)

Player of the Week: Parker Esary, Providence (Mont.)

  Esary dominated the game against #7 Carroll College to lead her team to their first regular-season conference championship since the 1980-81 season. She scored a career-high 39 points on 13-of-15 shooting from the field and went 13-of-16 from the line, including the game-winning free throws with one second left. She also recorded 10 boards in the contest, breaking the program record for career rebounds during the game. She now has 1,212 rebounds in her career.

Nominees: Mak Hatcliff, Doane (Neb.); Zarria Carter, Texas Wesleyan; Ta'Mia Banks, Judson (Ill.); Micah Bess, Brewton-Parker (Ga.); Lindsey Browning, Crowley's Ridge (Ark.); Taniece Chapman, Goshen (Ind.); Jazzmyn Elston, Georgetown (Ky.); Kendall Fisher, Lawrence Tech (Mich.); Sonia Forney, Coastal Georgia; Jade Giron, Lyon (Ark.); Rakia Lane, Philander Smith (Ark.): Macy Markus, Park- Gilbert (Ariz.); Miya McKinney, Louisiana Christian; Halie Padgett, Milligan (Tenn.); Shannon Pisney, Grand View (Iowa); Ella Skeens, Rio Grande (Ohio); Stephanie Soares, The Master's (Calif.); Ainsley Tolson, Avila (Mo.); Sam VanLoo, Northwest (Wash.); Danneka Voegeli, Mayville State (N.D.)


Week 9 (February 15, 2022)

Player of the Week: Grace Beyer, Health Sciences and Pharmacy (Mo.)

  Continues to lead the nation, now averaging 33.2 PPG.

Nominees: Asheika Alexander, Langston (Okla.); Claire Austin, Saint Xavier (Ill.); Marissa Brady, Aquinas (Mich.); Kiara Brown, Menlo (Calif.); Symone Carmenar, Paul Quinn; Korynn Clason, Sterling (Kan.); Madelyn Deitchler, Briar Cliff (Iowa); Sierra Feltner, Pikeville (Ky.); Micala Fisanick, Faulkner (Ala.); Brynley Fitzgerald, Montana Western; Rachel Gillum, Ohio Christian; Jaycie Jenkins, Milligan (Tenn.); Meleah Kunkel, Saint Francis (Ind.); Giavanna Moore, Missouri Valley; Brittiney Seymour, Presentation; Madison Slinkey, Bacone; Amaya Small, Webber International (Fla.); De'vena Smith, Philander Smith (Ark.); Callie Stevens, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Damilola Sule, UC Merced (Calif.)


Week 8 (February 8, 2022)

Player of the Week: Tarrah Stephens, John Brown (Ark.)

 

In JBU's 78-73 overtime win over Panhandle State, junior Tarrah Stephens rewrote three single-game program records, including total points, field goals made and field goals attempted by finishing the afternoon with a 45-point outing on 18-of-27 shooting from the floor. Finishing 9-of-10 from the charity stripe, Stephens completed her fifth double-double of the season with 11 rebounds.

Stephens also hit another milestone and punched her ticket into the 1,000 point club. The Wyandotte, Okla. native became the 19th entry onto the prestigious list in the third when her hook shot fell after shedding a defender with a pivot back into the middle.

Nominees: Ella Skeens, Rio Grande (Ohio), Marissa Brady, Aquinas (Mich.); N'Dea Flye, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Bailey Beckman, Dordt (Iowa); Micah Bess, Brewton Parker; Grace Beyer, Health Sciences & Pharmacy (Mo.); Taniece Chapman, Goshen (Ind.); Abbi Douglas, Cumberlands (Ky.); Madison Dreckman, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Re'Tavia Floyd, Truett McConnell (Ill.); Tiana Guillory, Haskell (Kan.); Natalia Leguizamon, Florida Memorial; Airiana Madanski, Vanguard (Calif.); Courtney Olson, Dickinson State (S.D.); Jordan Pyle, St. Francis (Ill.); Brittany Roberts, McPherson (Kan.); Kayla Schroeder, Park Gilbert (Ariz.); Callie Stevens, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Dasia Turner, Philander Smith (Ark.); Mystique Womack, Texas College


Week 7 (February 2, 2022)

Player of the Week: Alicia Porter, Cal Maritime

  By finishing with a career-high 43 points and 26 rebounds in Sunday's rivalry game at Pacific Union, junior forward Alicia Porter led Cal Maritime to its first overall AND Cal Pac Conference victory of the season. In addition to setting a new Cal Pac single-game all-time record with her rebound total, Porter's 43 points are the third-highest in a single game in league history. These totals are the highest in the program's recorded history and marks the third double-double posted by Porter in as many games. Responsible for 61 percent of her team's offense and 46 percent of its rebounds, Porter's outstanding effort at PUC also included a 17-for-29 shooting performance from the floor, three blocks and two steals throughout her 40 minutes of action.

Nominees: Kaitlyn Edgemon, Wayland Baptist (Texas); N'Dea Flye, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Grace Beyer, Health Sciences & Pharmacy (Mo.); Aliyah Deen Ahmad, Florida Memorial; Stefanie Berberabe, Westmont (Calif.); Michelle Burns, Point Park (Pa.); Rebekah Engle, William Carey (Miss.); Hannah Ferguson, Bethany (Kan.); Kinnidy Garrard, Marian (Ind.); Jessi Giles, Dakota State (S.D.); Marnae Holland, Shawnee State (Ohio); Morgan McKinney, Bushnell (Ore.); Iyanna McMillan, Point (Ga.); Kyla Moore, Iowa Wesleyan; O.C. Mbakop Ngassam, Xavier (La.); Sophia Peppers, Morningside (Iowa); Jordan Pyle, St. Francis (Ill.); Trel'Shawn Smith, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.); Cydney Williams, Michigan-Dearborn; Morgan Williams, Tougaloo (Ala.)


Week 6 (January 25, 2022)

Player of the Week: Courtney Olson, Dickinson State (N.D.)

Courtney led the Blue Hawks to a 2-0 NSAA weekend with wins over Presentation and Mayville while averaging 30.5 points per game. She scored 23 points in the Blue Hawks 66-45 win over PC and followed that up with 38 points in the DSU 78-76 win over Mayville. Courtney also made the game-winning shot with .4 seconds left to give the Blue Hawks the win. Over the two games, Olson scored 61 points (30.5 avg), 16 rebounds (8 avg) and was 19-21 (90.5%) from the free throw line.

Nominees: Stephanie Soares, The Master's (Calif.); Ashlyn Adkins, Faulkner (Ala.); Caroline Boehne, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Peyton Banks, Siena Heights (Mich.); Ella Collier, Marian (Ind.); Kaitlyn Fertig, Keiser (Fla.); Amanda Hill, Kansas Wesleyan; Hailey Jordan, Rio Grande (Ohio); Sailor Liefke, Eastern Oregon; Emilee Maldonado, Providence (Mont.); Mycah McDonald, Huston-Tillotson; Ella Schott, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.); Abby Selzer, Oklahoma City; Morgan Stamper, Pikeville (Ky.); Jacelyn Stone, Tennessee Wesleyan; Tione Taylor, Missouri Baptist; Ashtyn Veerbeek, Dordt (Iowa); Skylar Washington, Benedictine (Kan.); Brittany West, Iowa Wesleyan


Week 5 (January 18, 2022)

Player of the Week: Kylie Wroblewski, St. Ambrose (Iowa)

Wroblewski had a huge week for St. Ambrose, averaging 26.0 points on 71-percent shooting and 9.0 rebounds in a pair of wins. She first dropped a career-high 33 points on 14-of-17 shooting in a 109-100 win at Olivet Nazarene. It was the most points scored by an SAU team since the 2013-14 season and allowed the Bees to sweep the regular-season series from the Tigers. She followed that by posting a 19-point, 11-rebound double-double in a win over Roosevelt. The victories extended SAU's winning streak to 13 games, the program's longest since the 2013-14 campaign.

Nominees: Maggie Coe, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio); Bailey Hawkins, Westcliff (Calif.); Callie Stevens, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Jenna Blakley, Kentucky Christian; Jenna Cooper, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Tyra Johnson, Cumberland (Tenn.); Alyssa Alvarez, Arizona Christian; Miracle Spotted Bear, Haskell (Kan.); Tay Cannon, Loyola (La.); Hannah DeMars, Jamestown (N.D.); Jade Firon, Lyon (Ark.); Britney Justice, WVU Tech; Carrie Lacy, Friends (Kan.); Emilee Maldonado, Providence (Mont.); Courtney Olson, Dickinson State (N.D.); Paola Abad Prieto, Louisiana Christian; Cianna Santacroce, Ave Maria (Fla.); Emma Tuominen, Indiana Tech


Week 4 (January 11, 2022)

Player of the Week: N'Dea Flye, Rocky Mountain (Mont.)

   Flye averaged 32 points over two conference games. Against No. 5 Carroll College Flye had a double-double of 32 pts and 12 rebounds, as she lead the Battlin' Bears to an upset.

Nominees: Grace Beyer, UHSP (Mo.); Erika Ankney, Oklahoma City; Trinity Vazquez, Westcliff (Calif.); Bailey Albright, Sterling (Kan.); Zoie Barth, Thomas More (Ky.); Lindsey Browning, Crowley's Ridge (Ark.); Symone Carmenar, Paul Quinn (Texas); Justene Charlesworth, St. Francis (Ill.); Kaylee Darnell, Rio Grande (Ohio); Kendall Fisher, Lawrence Tech (Mich.); Bayley Harman, Evangel (Mo.); Lauren James, Taylor (Ind.); Xian Lopez, Brenau (Ga.); Chanelle McDonald, Warner (Fla.); Hannah Myers, Warner Pacific (Fla.); Brittiney Seymour, Presentation (Mont.); Stephanie Soares, The Master's (Calif.); Ashtyn Veerbeek, Dordt (Iowa) 


Week 3 (January 4, 2022)

Player of the Week: Dezeree White, Midway (Ky.)

  White had a huge week last week averaging 26.0 points, 5.5 steals, 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game to help lead Midway (Ky.) to a perfect 2-0 mark with a home win over Huntington (Ind.) and a road win at Concordia (Mich.). She finished with 14 points, six steals and five rebounds in the win over Huntington (Ind.), but followed that up with a career performance in a tough road win at Concordia (Mich.). The junior dropped a career-high 38 points hitting 14-of-18 from the floor and 10-of-11 from the free-throw line. She also added six rebounds, five steals and three assists in the victory. In the fourth quarter alone she carded 19 points on seven-of-eight shooting.

Nominees: Alyssa Alvarez, Arizona Christian; N'Dea Flye, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Alysee Dobbs, Truett McConnell (Ill.); Marleigh Dodson, Lyon (Ark.); Mak Hatcliff, Doane (Neb.); Macy Markus, Park - Gilbert (Ariz.); Morgan McKinney, Bushnell (Ore.); Angela Perry, Southeastern (Fla.); Sammy Jo Peterson, Tabor (Kan.); Shannon Pisney, Grand View (Iowa); Jaynee Prestegaard, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Maddie Ryman, Grace (Ind.); Asha Scott, Bellevue (Neb.); Morgan Stamper, Pikeville (Ky.); Mercedes Wagner, Lourdes (Ohio)


Week 2 (December 14, 2021)

Player of the Week: Angela Perry, Southeastern (Fla.)

   Perry had 34 points and 13 rebounds in a five-point win over No. 23 Loyola, and was responsible for over half of the team's points. The grad transfer added 22 and eight the next afternoon in a 41-point win over LSUA. She was 62% from the field and a perfect 8-for-8 at the free-throw line.

Nominees: Arleighshya McElroy, Central Methodist (Mo.); Matti Morgan, Avila (Kan.); Andriana Acosta, St. Francis (Ill.); Alexis Augustus, Central Baptist (Ark.); Keviona Barber, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas); Stafanie Berberabe, Westmont (Calif.); Shauna Bribiescas, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Milagros Carrera, Science & Arts of Oklahoma; Lilli Frasure, Indiana Wesleyan; Tiana Guillory, Haskell (Kan.); Mak Hatcliff, Doane (Neb.); Jaycie Jenkins, Milligan (Tenn.); Courtney Olson, Dickinson State (S.D.); Morgan Stamper, Pikeville (Ky.); Mackenzie Stien, Cornerstone (Mich.); Sydni Tangle, Loyola (La.); Zeniya Thomas, Saint Katherine (Calif.); Sam VanLoo, Northwest (Wash.); Dezeree White, Midway (Ky.)


Week 1 (December 7, 2021)

Player of the Week: Grace Beyer, Health Sciences & Pharmacy (Mo.)

   
With her 45 points in the win over Harris-Stowe on Thursday, Beyer broke the UHSP record for Single Game Points. On Saturday, she smashed the school record for Career Points with her first basket of the game. In her third season of collegiate competition, Beyer now has 1,282 career points. She leads the NAIA, averaging more than six more Points Per Game than the next ranked
player at 32.8.

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