Conference Carolinas Announces Basketball Players of the Week
CONFERENCE CAROLINAS ANNOUNCES
BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Mount Olive’s Nesmith Named Women's Basketball
Player of the Week
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 10,
2012
High Point, N.C. – Mount Olive College’s Tamara
Nesmith has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference
Carolinas women's basketball Player of the Week during week number
seven of the 2011-2012 season. Tamara Nesmith, who came within two
assists and two steals of the first quadruple-double in Mount Olive
College history, averaged a double-double over the past five games
to help the Trojans compile a five-game winning streak, including a
3-0 start in conference play in a span of just five days. Nesmith
tallied 12 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists and 8 steals in the
Trojans’ 78-75 conference-opening win over Coker. Her steal
and free throw in the final four seconds helped seal the victory.
Nesmith followed with 20 points (6-6 ft), 9 rebounds and 5 steals
as Mount Olive rallied from a 16-point deficit for a 79-73 win at
Pfeiffer. She capped the week with 18 points, 9 rebounds, 6 steals
and 4 assists in the Trojans’ 65-59 win at King. Nesmith also
helped lead the Trojans to a pair of non-conference wins: 10 points
and 14 rebounds against Fayetteville State, and 14 points and 8
rebounds against Apprentice. In Mount Olive’s three
conference wins, Nesmith averaged 16.7 points, 9.7 rebounds, 5.7
assists and 5.3 steals. Mount Olive is 9-3 overall in the season
and 3-0 in league play.
Queens’ Bailey Named Men's Basketball Player of
the Week
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 10,
2012
High Point, N.C. – Queens University of Charlotte’s
Daniel Bailey has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference
Carolinas men's basketball Player of the Week during week number
seven of the 2011-2012 season. Senior guard Daniel Bailey averaged
21.3 points over the last four games on Queens University of
Charlotte's schedule to help lead his team to 3-0 start in
conference play. The Royals were last defeated in a tight contest
with Lynn University that saw extra time just before the holiday
break. Bailey netted a season-high 27 points in the loss. Queens
faced Barton in their first game of the New Year with Bailey
leading the way again with 22 points. Bailey then turned around and
scored 18 points in the Royals' win against St. Andrews. In Queens'
comeback win over Limestone at the close of the week, Bailey
knocked down two key baskets in Queens' run enabling the Royals to
take their first lead of the game in the final minutes of play. The
Irmo, S.C., native is currently the third leading scorer in the
conference averaging 19.3 points per game. Queens is 8-5 overall in
the season and 3-0 in league play.