Trinity Lee of King and Shanika Peterkin of Barton Named Women’s Basketball Weekly Award Winners
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Trinity Lee of King and Shanika Peterkin of Barton have earned the weekly honors in Conference Carolinas women’s basketball for the week ending Dec. 5.
Lee was selected as the Player of the Week, while Peterkin earned Defensive Player of the Week accolades.
A senior guard from Knoxville, Tennessee, Lee led the Tornado to a pair of road wins in a 2-1 week and eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau in the process. She started with 13 points and five rebounds in an 81-72 win at Lees-McRae on Nov. 30 before leading King with 18 points and six rebounds at Francis Marion on Dec. 3. She closed the week with a career-high 31 points and eight rebounds in an 80-76 road win over UNC Pembroke on Dec. 4. Lee is the first Tornado in the NCAA Division II era (since 2010-11) to top the 30-point mark in a contest. For the week she shot 54.8 percent, including 55.6 percent from long range and averaged 20.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.
A senior center from Virginia Beach, Virginia, Peterkin averaged 16.3 points and 10.3 rebounds to go along with nine blocks and seven steals in leading the Bulldogs to a 2-1 week to start Conference Carolinas play. Peterkin blocked six shots and collected five steals to go with 22 points and 12 rebounds in the Bulldogs' 65-52 win over Francis Marion on Nov. 30. She added two blocks, one steal, 10 points and 11 boards in a Dec. 3 , 57-56, win over Emmanuel. In the final game of the week, she totaled one block and one steal with 17 points and eight rebounds against Belmont Abbey on Dec. 4. This is Peterkin’s second straight Defensive Player of the Week honor to go with one Player of the Week honor.
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2021-22 Conference Carolinas Women’s Basketball Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Nov. 15, 2021)
Player of the Week: Jazmin Allen, Emmanuel
Defensive Player of the Week: Keyanna Spivey, Belmont Abbey
Week 2 (Nov. 22, 2021)
Player of the Week: Shanika Peterkin, Barton
Defensive Player of the Week: Jami Tham, Barton
Week 3 (Nov. 29, 2021)
Player of the Week: Jami Tham, Barton
Defensive Player of the Week: Shanika Peterkin, Barton
Week 4 (Dec. 6, 2021)
Player of the Week: Trinity Lee, King
Defensive Player of the Week: Shanika Peterkin, Barton