Nike #HLWBB Players of the Week (February 6)
Rachel White
INDIANAPOLIS (February 6, 2023) – Cleveland State’s Amele Ngwafang earned Nike® #HLWBB Player of the Week for the second time this season while Wright State’s Lauren Scott picked up Nike® #HLWBB Freshman of the Week for the first time. Ngwafang averaged 15.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game while shooting 50 percent from the floor as the Vikings extended their winning streak to four games. Scott averaged 11.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists as the Raiders earned a victory over Northern Kentucky.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK | AMELE NGWAFANG | CLEVELAND STATE | SENIOR | FORWARD | SILVER SPRING, MD.
Amele Ngwafang averaged a double-double in a pair of wins over RMU and YSU with 15.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game while shooting 50 percent from the floor on the week (11-for-22). The forward finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds in the win over RMU and followed that up with another double-double of 21 points and 15 rebounds - including seven offensive boards - in the win over YSU. The double-doubles marked the seventh and eighth of the season, as she has now recorded a double-double in three straight games. The 21 points against the Penguins marked her second 20-point game of the season. With the two wins last week, she helped the Vikings record their third 20-win season over the last four years and remain in a tie for first place in the #HLWBB standings with just three weeks left to play.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK | LAUREN SCOTT | WRIGHT STATE | FORWARD | COLUMBUS, OHIO
Lauren Scott averaged 11.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists over two games for Wright State. The freshman guard shot 57.1 percent (8-of-14) overall, 50 percent (3-of-6) on 3-pointers, and 80 percent (4-of-5) on free throws in the span. Scott finished with a season-high 16 points in just 18 minutes of action against IUPUI while adding seven points on 3-of-5 shooting in WSU’s 80-70 victory over Northern Kentucky.
2022-23 Nike® #HLWBB Players of the Week
November 14 – Lilly Ritz, Youngstown State
November 21 – Lindsey Duvall, Northern Kentucky
November 28 – Destiny Leo, Cleveland State
December 5 – Destiny Leo, Cleveland State
December 12 – Brittni Moore, Cleveland State
December 19 – Alexis Johnson, Oakland
December 26 – Rachel Kent, IUPUI
January 2 – Jazmyn Turner, IUPUI
January 9 – Amele Ngwafang, Cleveland State
January 16 – Lilly Ritz, Youngstown State
January 23 – Ivy Turner, Northern Kentucky
January 30 – Destiny Leo, Cleveland State
February 6 – Amele Ngwafang, Cleveland State
2022-23 Nike® #HLWBB Freshmen of the Week
November 14 – Amaya Burch, Detroit Mercy
November 21 – Jordana Reisma, Cleveland State
November 28 – Brooke Quarles-Daniels, Oakland
December 5 – Jordana Reisma, Cleveland State
December 12 – Ana Cabañas Llorens, Detroit Mercy
December 19 – Brooke Quarles-Daniels, Oakland
December 26 – Makiya Miller, Wright State
January 2 – Jordana Reisma, Cleveland State
January 9 – Kamy Peppler, Milwaukee
January 16 – Brooke Quarles-Daniels, Oakland
January 23 – Brooke Quarles-Daniels, Oakland
January 30 – Brooke Quarles-Daniels, Oakland
February 6 – Lauren Scott, Wright State