Lauryn Taylor of Francis Marion and Destiny Robinson of Chowan Earn Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Lauryn Taylor of Francis Marion and Destiny Robinson of Chowan were selected as the Conference Carolinas weekly award winners for women’s basketball for the week ending Feb. 12.
Taylor was selected as the Player of the Week for the sixth time this season and third straight week, while Robinson earned Defensive Player of the Week recognition for the fifth time this year.
A 5-foot-11 center from Blythewood, South Carolina, Taylor averaged 20.5 points, nine rebounds and three assists per game in two wins last week as the Patriots ran their winning streak to 15 games which is the fourth-longest in program history and the fourth-longest active streak in NCAA Division II women’s basketball. The junior shot 41.9 percent (14-27) from the floor, including 4-for-10 (40 percent) from behind the arc and was 9-of-11 (82 percent) from the foul line. In a 73-48 road win over North Greenville on Tuesday, Feb. 7, Taylor posted her eight double-double of the season with 25 points and 10 rebounds to go with two assists. She finished the week with 16 points, eight rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal in a 68-56 home win over Emmanuel on Saturday, Feb. 11.
Robinson, a 5-foot-10 forward from Hampton, Virginia, continued her stellar campaign on defense as she blocked eight shots, collected four steals and averaged 17 points and 14 rebounds on the week. In a 75-64 win over Mount Olive on Wednesday, Feb. 8, the graduate student poured in 23 points and collected 14 rebounds (six defensive) with three blocks, three steals and an assist. On Saturday, Robinson netted 11 points and grabbed 14 boards (eight defensive) to go with five blocked shots, one steal and one assist in a 77-68 2OT loss to No. 22 Belmont Abbey. She tipped in a basket as time expired in regulation to send the game to OT.
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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
Week 8 (Jan. 9, 2023)
Player of the Week: Lauryn Taylor, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Kiana Lee, Francis Marion
Week 9 (Jan. 16, 2023)
Player of the Week: Jasmine Stanley, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Amareya Turner, North Greenville
Week 10 (Jan. 23, 2023)
Player of the Week: Abigail Crain, Belmont Abbey
Defensive Player of the Week: Sydney Wilson, Converse
Week 11 (Jan. 30, 2023)
Player of the Week: Lauryn Taylor, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Destiny Robinson, Chowan
Week 12 (Feb. 6, 2023)
Player of the Week: Lauryn Taylor, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Reagan Hune, Mount Olive
Week 13 (Feb. 13, 2023)
Player of the Week: Lauryn Taylor, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Destiny Robinson, Chowan