Lees-McRae's Forbes Named Conference Carolinas Women's Basketball Player of the Week
Lees-McRae's Forbes Named Conference Carolinas Women's Basketball Player of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Lees-McRae College guard Brea Forbes has been named the Conference Carolinas Women's Basketball Player of the Week for games played Jan. 30 - Feb. 5, the Conference announced today.
Forbes, a sophomore from Freeport, Bahamas, averaged 19.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.5 steals to lead Lees-McRae to a pair of Conference Carolinas wins last week.
Against Erskine, Forbes notched 20 points and 15 boards to go along with four dimes and two steals to paced the Bobcats to an 85-77 win. She would follow up that performance with 19 points and 10 rebounds while collecting five steals and dishing out three assists.
Forbes averages 11.9 points and 7.7 rebounds on the season. She ranks 10th in the Conference in rebounds per game while ranking ninth in the league in total blocks (14).
Also nominated for Women's Basketball Player of the Week: Whitney Mitchell (King), Karimah Dean (Barton), Keidra Smith (Limestone), Ariana Tillman (Pfeiffer), Chrystal Ezechukwu (Belmont Abbey), Felecity Havens (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)