A junior forward from Springboro, Ohio, Peyton Nation of Belmont Abbey put together an impressive performance defensively in two wins for the Crusaders. She had six steals and one block in the two games.
In conference wins over Lees-McRae and Erskine, Nation averaged a double-double with 13.0 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Nation put together one of her best performances of the season, matching a career high with 20 points in a 62-45 win over Lees-McRae. She also had seven rebounds and five steals in the Belmont Abbey victory. In Belmont Abbey’s league victory over Erskine, Nation finished her efforts with a career-best 14 rebounds in helping to lead the Crusaders to their eighth straight win.
Nation has now claimed weekly honors twice in the 2023-24 season.
2023-24 Conference Carolinas Women’s Basketball Weekly Awards
Week 10 (Jan. 22, 2024)
Player of the Week: Sydney Wilson, Converse
Defensive Player of the Week: Peyton Nation, Belmont Abbey