Zaria Clark of UNC Pembroke and Destiny Robinson of Chowan Earn Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Zaria Clark of UNC Pembroke and Destiny Robinson of Chowan were selected as the Conference Carolinas weekly award winners for women’s basketball for the week ending Dec. 4.
Clark was selected as the Player of the Week, while Robinson earned Defensive Player of the Week accolades for the third time this season.
Clark led the Braves to a 2-0 week in conference play as she averaged 19.5 points and 11 rebounds with six assists, four steals and shot better than 63 percent (12-of-19) from the field. The 5-foot-9 sophomore guard from Stanley, North Carolina opened the week with a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds with five assists and two steals in a 69-66 home win over Francis Marion on Wednesday, Nov. 30. In an 80-73 overtime home win over Emmanuel on Saturday, Dec. 3, she hit the game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer to tie the game at 66. She finished the contest with 27 points, 11 rebounds, two steals, one block and one assist.
A 5-foot-10 forward, Robinson averaged 16 points and 7.5 rebounds to help the Hawks to a pair of conference wins on the week. The graduate student from Hampton, Virginia also tallied eight blocked shots and three steals while shooting 67 percent (12-of-18) from the field. She opened the week with 14 points and five rebounds, four defensive, with three blocks in an 81-72 road win over Mount Olive on Nov. 30. She then collected a double-double in a 69-50 home win over Lees-McRae on Saturday as she scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds with five blocks and three steals.
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2022-23 Conference Carolinas Women’s Basketball Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Nov. 14, 2022)
Player of the Week: Lauryn Taylor, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Destiny Robinson, Chowan
Week 2 (Nov. 21, 2022)
Player of the Week: Lauryn Taylor, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Destiny Robinson, Chowan
Week 3 (Nov. 28, 2022)
Player of the Week: Kiana Lee, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Jazmin Allen, Emmanuel
Week 4 (Dec. 5, 2022)
Player of the Week: Zaria Clark, UNC Pembroke
Defensive Player of the Week: Destiny Robinson, Chowan