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The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has released its winter sports weekly awards for the week of November 28 - December 4.
Minnesota North College - Rainy River forward, Kiarra Edley, earned the MCAC North Division Women's Basketball Athlete-of-the-Week. Edley had back-to-back-to-back double-doubles last week scoring 34 points and rebounding 33 balls in 3 games. Ziaire Davis, forward for Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range, earned the MCAC North Division Men's Basketball Athlete-of-the-Week award. Davis scored 47 points, averaging 15.67 per game and shooting 51.5% from the field in his 3 games while also rebounding 20 shots.
Riverland Community College guard, Savannah Longhoma, has been named the week's MCAC South Division Women's Basketball Athlete-of-the-Week. Longhoma averaged 29 points and seven assists in each of her games last week, shooting 47.7% from the field and 53.6% from the 3-point line. Ridgewater College guard, Jaylyn Clardy, averaged a double-double in each of his games last week, shooting 47% from behind the arc and 45.8% from the field. He had 65 points and 34 rebounds with 9 assists and 9 steals in his 3 games to earn the MCAC South Division Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week award.
As MCAC teams compile games and statistics, keep tabs on Conference leaders at the following links:
MCAC Women's Basketball Statistical Leaders: https://mcacsports.org/sports/wbkb/2022-23/leaders
MCAC Men's Basketball Statistical Leaders: https://mcacsports.org/sports/mbkb/2022-23/leaders
MCAC Women's Basketball Standings: https://mcacsports.org/sports/wbkb/2022-23/standings
MCAC Men's Basketball Standings: https://mcacsports.org/sports/mbkb/2022-23/standings
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MCAC BasketballNorth Division Athletes of the Week |
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Kiarra Edley Minnesota North College - Rainy River SO / Forward Dayton, OH |
Women's Basketball Athlete of the WeekMinutes Played: 114 minutes Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 13-34 3-PT Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 0-1 Free Throws (Made-Attempted): 8-10 Total Points: 34 points Total Rebounds: 33 rebounds Assists: 0 assists Steals: 6 steals Blocks: 0 blocks Noteworthy Information: Kiarra had back-to-back-to-back double-doubles this week and shot 38% in her 3 games. Next Contest: December 6 vs. Lake Region State College Team Record: 3-5 overall
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Ziaire Davis Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range SO / Forward North Philadelphia, PA |
Men's Basketball Athlete of the WeekMinutes Played: 85 minutes Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 17-33 3-PT Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 2-11 Free Throws (Made-Attempted): 3-7 Total Points: 47 points Total Rebounds: 20 rebounds Assists: 3 assists Steals: 7 steals Blocks: 1 block Noteworthy Information: Ziaire shot 51.5% from the field in his 3 games and averaged 15.7 points per game. Next Contest: December 7 at Gogebic Community College Team Record: 5-4 overall
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MCAC BasketballSouth Division Athletes of the Week |
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Savannah Longhoma Riverland Community College SO / Guard Grand Canyon, AZ |
Women's Basketball Athlete of the WeekMinutes Played: 69 minutes Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 21-44 3-PT Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 15-28 Free Throws (Made-Attempted): 1-1 Total Points: 58 points Total Rebounds: 8 rebounds Assists: 14 assists Steals: 6 steals Blocks: 0 blocks Noteworthy Information: Savannah shot 53.6% from the 3-point line and averaged 29 points per game this week. Next Contest: December 9 at Minnesota North College - Rainy River Team Record: 6-0 overall
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Jaylyn Clardy Ridgewater College FR / Guard Pensacola, FL |
Men's Basketball Athlete of the WeekMinutes Played: 80 minutes Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 22-48 3-PT Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 8-17 Free Throws (Made-Attempted): 13-16 Total Points: 65 points Total Rebounds: 34 rebounds Assists: 9 assist Steals: 9 steals Blocks: 1 block Noteworthy Information: Jaylyn averaged a double-double with 21.7 points and 11.3 rebounds per game during the week. Next Contest: December 6 at North Dakota State College of Science Team Record: 5-2 overall
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About the Minnesota College Athletic Conference
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system, as well as select colleges in North Dakota and Wisconsin. The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions. The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.