Shanika Peterkin of Barton and Brittany Autry of Belmont Abbey Named Weekly Award Winners for Women’s Basketball
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Shanika Peterkin of Barton and Brittany Autry of Belmont Abbey have been named the weekly award winners for Conference Carolinas women’s basketball for the week ending Feb. 20.
Peterkin was chosen as the Player of the Week for the second time this season, while Autry was tabbed as the Defensive Player of the Week.
A senior center from Virginia Beach, Virginia, Peterkin averaged 26.7 points, 12.3 rebounds, 4.0 blocks, 3.7 assists and 2.3 steals per game in three wins last week for the eighth-ranked Bulldogs. In Barton’s 91-65 conference victory over Chowan on Feb. 15, Peterkin finished her efforts with 21 points, nine rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals. She followed that up by collecting 32 points, 15 rebounds, five blocks, three assists and three steals in a 70-64 road conference win at Francis Marion on Feb. 16. Peterkin’s impressive week finished with the All-American securing another double-double with 27 points and 13 rebounds to go along with four blocks, four assists and two steals in a 77-69 road conference win at King on Feb. 19. This is her ninth weekly honor this season as she has also been named Defensive Player of the Week seven times.
A senior center from Mineral Springs, North Carolina, Autry averaged 17.0 points, 9.7 rebounds, 4.0 blocks, 1.3 steals and 1.3 assists per game last week. In total, Autry had 12 blocks and four steals in three games last week. In Belmont Abbey’s 60-50 home conference win over Converse on Feb. 15, Autry blocked six shots and collected three steals to go along with a double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds. One day later at Lees-McRae, Autry closed out her evening with another double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds. Her week concluded with Autry again blocking six shots to go with 14 points, seven rebounds, one steal and one assist. Autry has now won conference honors three times this season as she was also chosen Player of the Week twice.
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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
Week 14 (Feb. 21, 2022)
Player of the Week: Shanika Peterkin, Barton
Defensive Player of the Week: Brittany Autry, Belmont Abbey