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Teams from around the Minnesota College Athletic Conference entered the middle of January with an eye towards the NJCAA post-season as several impactful contests took place last week around the state. The top performers in those MCAC contests have earned MCAC Player-of-the-Week in their respective Divisions for the week ending Sunday, January 13.
MCAC Northern DivisionPlayer-of-the-Week |
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Soph. / Center St. Paul, MN
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Terri Sutton, a freshman center at Vermilion Community College, has earned the Northern Division Player-of-the-Week for her role in leading VCC to a 1-1 week in Conference play. Sutton scored 26 points in a 76-36 win over FDLTCC and hit for another 21 in a 65-48 loss to Mesabi Range College. Combined for the two contests, the St. Paul, Minnesota product hauled in an amazing 33 rebounds, including 20 boards against MRC. She also averaged 4.5 steals per game for the week. Vermilion improved to 2-2 in the MCAC and will face both Central Lakes College and Hibbing Community College in Northern Division action this week.
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MCAC Southern DivisionPlayer-of-the-Week |
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Soph. / Guard Blaine, MN
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Mikayla Homola has earned the MCAC Southern Division Player-of-the-Week for the week ending Sunday, January 13. Mikayla Homola scored 60 points across two contests as Anoka-Ramsey moved to 2-0 in the MCAC Southern Division. Homola was 15-of-17 from the foul line and hit 18-of-51 attempts from the field en route to her 60-point week. The sophomore from Blaine also averaged five steals a contest and grabbed eight total rebounds as ARCC dispatched SCTCC 91-47 and MnWest, 67-57. Homola and the Golden Rams will take on M State-Fergus Falls and Rochester Community & Technical College this week in MCAC Southern Division action. |
NJCAA Division III National Statistical Leaders: http://www.njcaa.org/sports/wbkb/2018-19/div3/leaders
MCAC Women's Basketball Statistical Leaders: http://www.mcacsports.org/sports/wbkb/2018-19/leaders
MCAC Women's Basketball Schedule: http://www.mcacsports.org/sports/wbkb/2018-19/schedule
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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. 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.