Conference Carolinas Announces Basketball Players of the Week

Conference Carolinas Announces Basketball Players of the Week

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Conference Carolinas Announces Basketball Players of the Week

North Greenville’s Cotton Named Women's Basketball Player of the Week

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Tuesday, December 20, 2011

High Point, N.C. – North Greenville’s Krisceda Cotton has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas women's basketball Player of the Week during week number six of the 2011-2012 season. This is the second consecutive week she has earned this honor.  Cotton, a junior forward from Gaston, S.C., recorded her first career 20/20 game with a 26-point, 20-rebound performance in North Greenville's 94-91 loss to Mars Hill in double overtime. She shot 10-of-24 (41.6%) from the floor as well as 2-5 (40%) from three-point range. Cotton turned in a complete game performance as she also registered four assists and five steals in 47 minutes of action. North Greenville is 6-3 overall in the season and 1-0 in league play.

 (Please go to http://www.conferencecarolinas.com/sports/wbkb/index to view player's headshot if available)

 

Barton’s Boston Named Men's Basketball Player of the Week

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Tuesday, December 20, 2011

High Point, N.C. – Barton College’s Gerald Boston has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's basketball Player of the Week during week number six of the 2011-2012 season. On Saturday, junior guard Gerald Boston (Burlington, N.C.) helped lead the Barton College men's basketball team into the holiday winter break with the league’s best win percentage. Boston scored a game-high 25 points on 8-12 (66.7%) field goal shooting and a perfect 9-9 (100%) free throw precision to lead the Bulldogs to a 90-70 in-state victory over Fayetteville State University. Boston did a little bit of everything for Barton by handing out a game-high eight assists, making a game-high five steals and grabbing three rebounds. The 5-foot-10 guard had an 8-to-2 assist to turnover ratio as Barton finished 2011 and non-conference play with an 8-2 overall record. Boston leads the Bulldogs with 15.5 points per game and leads the conference with 2.9 steals per game.

 (Please go to http://www.conferencecarolinas.com/sports/mbkb/index to view player's headshot if available)