Conference Carolinas Announces Basketball Players of the Week

Conference Carolinas Announces Basketball Players of the Week

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Limestone’s West Named Women's Basketball Player of the Week

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 17, 2012

High Point, N.C. – Limestone College’s Kaileigh West has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas women's basketball Player of the Week during week number eight of the 2011-2012 season. West, a senior forward from Jacksonville, Ill., delivered a tremendous performance in her lone opportunity of the week as she helped Limestone women's basketball to a dominating 88-64 victory at Pfeiffer on Saturday, January 14. In that game, she patrolled the paint as she put up a game-high 26 points in 26 minutes, eight rebounds, three assists and a steal. For the game she shot an incredible 12-of-13 from the field for a mark of .923. Limestone is currently 12-4 overall on the season leading the West Division standings at 6-0 in league play.

 

King’s Hewitt Takes Third Men's Basketball Player of the Week Honor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 17, 2012

High Point, N.C. – King College’s Brian Hewitt has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's basketball Player of the Week during week number eight of the 2011-2012 season. This is the third time this year he has won this honor, taking the award on week two and week four of the season. Hewitt set a new season-high with 34 points in the Tornado's 19 point come-from-behind 70-66 road win against Coker. The 6-3 senior guard from Lexington, KY hit north of 50 percent of his shots both from the field and from distance in the win while also leading the team with eight rebounds. In their 92-81 victory over Belmont Abbey, Hewitt again led the team in scoring with 23 points and also dished out four assists. In his two games combined, he shot .559 from the field and .474 from three-point range. His shooting has helped the Tornado to post a 14-3 overall record and remain undefeated in league play with a 6-0 mark to lead the league’s west division standings while also posting the most three-point makes per game in NCAA Division II.