Maleiya Hill of Mount Olive and Abigail Crain of Belmont Abbey Earn Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Maleiya Hill of Mount Olive and Abigail Crain of Belmont Abbey were selected as the Conference Carolinas weekly award winners for women’s basketball for the week ending Jan. 2.
Hill was selected as the Player of the Week, while Crain earned Defensive Player of the Week accolades.
Hill, a 5-foot-4 guard, delivered a career-high performance with 21 points on Saturday, Dec. 31, as the Trojans secured a massive regional win, 95-91, over USC Aiken in double overtime. The Durham, North Carolina freshman converted 8-of-12 shooting (66.7 percent) and made four-of-six from the line. Hill knocked down two free throws with six seconds left in regulation to force overtime against the Pacers. She also filled up the stat sheet with six assists, five steals and three rebounds, while only having two turnovers in 45 minutes of play.
A native of Windermere, Florida, Crain led the Crusaders to a 62-59 victory over Wingate on Friday, Dec. 30. The 5-foot-9 sophomore forward scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds to go with four steals, three assists and a block in 38 minutes. She shot 50 percent (6-of-12) from the field and made 4-of-5 free throws in the victory. She currently leads Conference Carolinas in scoring at 16.5 points per game.
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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
Week 5 (Dec. 12, 2022)
Player of the Week: Jeanetta Elder, Emmanuel
Defensive Player of the Week: Laila Harris, Mount Olive
Week 6 (Dec. 20, 2022)
Player of the Week: Jasmine Stanley, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Laila Harris, Mount Olive
Week 7 (Jan. 3, 2023)
Player of the Week: Maleiya Hill, Mount Olive
Defensive Player of the Week: Abigail Crain, Belmont Abbey