Limestone's Kearse Named Conference Carolinas Women's Basketball Player of the Week

2/13/2017 12:00:00 AM

HIGH POINT, N.C. – Limestone College guard Jasmine Kearse has been named the Conference Carolinas Women's Basketball Player of the Week for games played Feb. 6-12, the Conference announced today. This marks Kearse's fourth POTW award of the year and Limestone's fifth.

A senior from St. Augustine, Fla., Kearse nearly averaged a double-double for the week, scoring 20.5 points and dishing out nine assists per game. Her efforts would lead Limestone to a pair of Conference Carolinas wins and also etch her name into the record books as the all-time leading scorer in program history.

Against North Greenville, Kearse would score 24 points, dish out six dimes, collect five rebounds and pick three steals to lead the Saints to a 92-61 victory. She would follow her performance up with 17 points and career-high 12 assists to go with four rebounds.

Kearse averages 15.1 points and 6.2 assists on the season. She ranks first in the league in assists per game and seventh in points.

Also nominated for Women's Basketball Player of the Week: Sheena Johnson (King), Kianna Wynn (Barton), Breana Hardnett (Limestone), Meg Pritchard (Pfeiffer), Chrystal Ezechukwu (Belmont Abbey), Kiara Jones (Mount Olive) & Karen Donehew (North Greenville)

2016-17 Women's Basketball Players of the Week
Week One (Nov. 14) – Sheena Johnson (King)
Week Two (Nov. 21) – Karen Donehew (North Greenville)
Week Three (Nov. 28) – Meg Pritchard (Pfeiffer)
Week Four (Dec. 5) – Whitney Mitchell (King)
Week Five (Dec. 12) – Ashely Espinosa (Erskine)
Week Six (Dec. 19) – Jasmine Kearse (Limestone)
Week Seven (Dec. 27) – N/A
Week Eight (Jan. 3) – Karimah Dean (Barton)
Week Nine (Jan. 9) – Jasmine Kearse (Limestone)
Week 10 (Jan. 16) – Daria Simmons (Mount Olive)
Week 11 (Jan. 23) – Jasmine Richardson (Limestone)
Week 12 (Jan. 30) – Jasmine Kearse (Limestone)
Week 13 (Feb. 6) – Brea Forbes (Lees-McRae)
Week 14 (Feb. 13) – Jasmine Kearse (Limestone)