A junior forward from Springboro, Ohio, Peyton Nation of Belmont Abbey averaged a double-double last week with 15.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game in two league wins last week. She shot 75 percent (12-of-16) from the field in the two games and also averaged 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game.
Nation opened last week by recording her second double-double of the season with 19 points and 12 rebounds in a conference win over Mount Olive. She also had five assists, four steals and one block. Nation closed out her week by scoring 12 points to go along with nine rebounds and two assists in a league victory over Southern Wesleyan.
Nation has now claimed weekly honors three times in the 2023-24 season.
2023-24 Conference Carolinas Women’s Basketball Weekly Awards
Week 11 (Jan. 29, 2024)
Player of the Week: Peyton Nation, Belmont Abbey
Defensive Player of the Week: Cate Schieber, Belmont Abbey