Lauryn Taylor of Francis Marion and Shanika Peterkin of Barton Earn Women’s Basketball Weekly Awards
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Lauryn Taylor of Francis Marion and Shanika Peterkin of Barton have earned the weekly honors in Conference Carolinas women’s basketball for the week ending Feb. 13.
Taylor was selected as the Player of the Week, while Peterkin earned Defensive Player of the Week accolades for the seventh time.
A sophomore center from Blythewood, South Carolina, Lauryn Taylor averaged 26.0 points and 18.0 rebounds per game with three assists, three steals and a blocked shot in three contests last week as the Patriots went 2-1. She shot 54 percent (34-of-63) from the floor, 3-of-11 (27 percent) from the 3-point arc and 7-of-11 (64 percent) from the foul line. She began the week with 19 points and 10 rebounds with a steal and an assist in a loss to Chowan on Feb. 8. She then set a new career-high with 29 points and 23 rebounds with a block, a steal and one assist in a win over North Greenville on Feb. 11. Her 23 rebounds are the most by a Patriot in 26 seasons. Taylor then set another career-high with 30 points and grabbed 21 rebounds with one steal and one assist in a win over Converse on Feb. 12.
Peterkin, a senior center from Virginia Beach, Virginia, averaged 19.5 points, 12 rebounds, 6.5 assists, three blocked shots and 2.5 steals per game to lead the Bulldogs to a 2-0 week. She finished 15-of-27 (56 percent) from the field and a perfect 9-of-9 from the charity stripe on the week. In a win over Mount Olive on Feb. 8, she scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds (six defensive) to go with four blocks, one steal and seven assists. In the win over Converse on Feb. 11, she added 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds (10 defensive) to go with two blocks, four steals and six assists. This is her eighth weekly honor this season as she was also named Player of the Week on Nov. 22.
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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
Week 5 (Dec. 13, 2021)
Player of the Week: Jazmin Allen, Emmanuel
Defensive Player of the Week: Tolisha Walker, North Greenville
Week 6 (Dec. 20, 2021)
Player of the Week: Destiny Robinson, Chowan
Defensive Player of the Week: Jada Richards, Francis Marion
Week 7 (Jan. 3, 2022)
Player of the Week: Ivanda Hudjakova, Mount Olive
Defensive Player of the Week: Shanika Peterkin, Barton
Week 8 (Jan. 10, 2022)
Player of the Week: Demetria Bland, Chowan
Defensive Player of the Week: Shanika Peterkin, Barton
Week 9 (Jan. 17, 2022)
Player of the Week: Brittany Autry, Belmont Abbey
Defensive Player of the Week: Destiny Johnson, Lees-McRae
Week 10 (Jan. 24, 2022)
Player of the Week: Brittany Autry, Belmont Abbey
Defensive Player of the Week: Courtney Smith, UNC Pembroke
Week 11 (Jan. 31, 2022)
Player of the Week: Jami Tham, Barton
Defensive Player of the Week: Shanika Peterkin, Barton
Week 12 (Feb. 7, 2022)
Player of the Week: Jami Tham, Barton
Defensive Player of the Week: Shanika Peterkin, Barton
Week 13 (Feb. 14, 2022)
Player of the Week: Lauryn Taylor, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Shanika Peterkin, Barton