Barton's Jackson Named Conference Carolinas Women's Basketball Player of the Week
Barton's Jackson Named Conference Carolinas Women's Basketball Player of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Barton College guard Tatyana Jackson has been named the Conference Carolinas Women's Basketball Player of the Week for games played from Feb. 15-21, the conference announced today.
A sophomore from Wake Forest, N.C., Jackson averaged 16.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists to lead the Bulldogs to a 2-0 week and extend their winning streak to four games.
Jackson would post 15 points and five rebounds in a 76-68 win over Southern Wesleyan, which she shot 5-for-8 from the field, including 4-for-6 from three-point range. She would follow that performance up with an 18-point outing on 6-for-9 shooting (6-for-8 3pt) in a 75-67 win over Belmont Abbey. Jackson would add four boards and four assists to her game totals.
Jackson currently ranks fourth in Conference Carolinas in three-point percentage (41.9) and fifth in total assists (101).
Also nominated for Women's Basketball Player of the Week: Jalan Harper (King), Raygon Hendrix (Erskine), Daria Simmons (Mount Olive), Cameron Carter (North Greenville) and Jasmine Kearse (Limestone)
2015-16 Women's Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 16 – Jasmine Kearse (Limestone)
Nov. 23 – Kianna Wynn (Barton)
Nov. 30 – Maurissa Lester (Limestone)
Dec. 7 – Jasmine Kearse (Limestone)
Dec. 14 – Whitney Mitchell (King)
Dec. 21 – Ashley Albertson (King)
Jan. 11 – Jasmine Kearse (Limestone)
Jan. 19 – Gabrielle Bethel (Belmont Abbey)
Jan. 25 – Jasmine Kearse (Limestone)
Feb. 1 – Maurissa Lester (Limestone)
Feb. 8 – Maurissa Lester (Limestone)
Feb. 15 – Felicity Havens (Mount Olive)
Feb. 22 – Tatyana Jackson (Barton)