Nike #HLWBB Players of the Week (March 2)
INDIANAPOLIS – Northern Kentucky’s Ally Niece is the Nike® #HLWBB Player of the Week after she averaged 21.5 points and 5.0 assists and the Norse went 2-0 to secure the number four seed in League championship. Wright State freshman Jada Roberson earned her second Nike® #HLWBB Freshman of the Week honor of the season after averaging 11.5 points and helping the Raiders to a 2-0 road trip in Michigan.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK | ALLY NIECE | NORTHERN KENTUCKY | SOPHOMORE | GUARD | INDEPENDENCE, KY.
Ally Niece averaged 21.5 points per game in a pair of Northern Kentucky victories to close out the regular season. Not only was the sophomore point guard the top scorer for the Norse, but she did it at 53.3 percent from the field and 58.3 percent from beyond the arc. Against Detroit Mercy, Niece poured in 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting and a remarkable 5-for-6 from 3-point range. She followed that up with a career-high 24 points at Oakland, going 9-for-18 from the floor with a pair of triples. Niece also averaged 5.0 assists per game while pulling down 1.5 rebounds and nabbing 1.5 steals per game.
2019-20 Nike® Players of the Week
November 11 – Karly Murphy, Green Bay
November 18 – Caitlyn Hibner, Green Bay
November 25 – Mariah White, Cleveland State
December 2 – Caitlyn Hibner, Green Bay
December 9 – Angel Baker, Wright State
December 16 – Mariah Miller, Cleveland State
December 23 – Macee Williams, IUPUI
December 31 – McKenah Peters, Youngstown State
January 6 – Macee Williams, IUPUI
January 13 – Macee Williams, IUPUI
January 20 – Chelsea Olson, Youngstown State
January 27 – Tyler Frierson, Wright State
February 3 – Macee Williams, IUPUI
February 10 – Macee Williams, IUPUI
February 17 – Brandi Bisping, Milwaukee
February 24 – Savanna Crockett, Cleveland State
March 2 – Ally Niece, Northern Kentucky
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK | JADA ROBERSON | WRIGHT STATE | FRESHMAN | GUARD | MUSKEGON, MICH.
Jada Roberson averaged 11.5 points per game as Wright State recorded back-to-back Horizon League wins, pulling down six total rebounds for the Raiders. Against Oakland, Roberson finished the contest 6-for-9 from the field, one block and one steal in 20 minutes of action. The Michigan native finished Saturday’s contest 5-for-9 from the field and pulled down five rebounds against the Titans.
2019-20 Nike® Freshmen of the Week
November 11 – Taylor Petit, Youngstown State
November 18 – Sydney Gouard, Oakland
November 25 – Sylare Starks, Detroit Mercy
December 2 – Ivy Turner, Northern Kentucky
December 9 – Carissa Garcia, Northern Kentucky
December 16 – Bridgid Fox, Detroit Mercy
December 23 – Markyia McCormick, Detroit Mercy
December 31 – Taylor Petit, Youngstown State
January 6 – Jada Roberson, Wright State
January 13 – Ivy Turner, Northern Kentucky
January 20 – Jen Wendler, Youngstown State
January 27 – Shamarre Hale, Wright State
February 3 – Alona Blackwell, Oakland
February 10 – Alona Blackwell, Oakland
February 17 – Carissa Garcia, Northern Kentucky
February 24 – Alona Blackwell, Oakland
March 2 – Jada Roberson, Wright State