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The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has released its winter sports weekly awards for the week of December 4-10.
Regardless of the competition level, Destiny Piekarski, forward for Minnesota North College - Rainy River, produces double-doubles this season. Earning her second MCAC North Division Women's Basketball Athlete-of-the-Week award, Piekarski scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds against #1 ranked Rochester Community & Technical College. She added two assists and two blocks in the Voyaguers' lone game of the week. Minnesota North College - Vermilion guard Quyavant Douglas leads the MCAC in scoring, adding 57 points to his season total last weekend as he helped the Ironhawks pick up two more wins and claim his second MCAC North Division Men's Basketball Athlete-of-the-Week award this season. Douglas added 19 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals to his stat line in his 61 minutes of action.
Olivia Hayenga, guard for Minnesota West Community and Technical College, shot 44% from the field, scoring 36 points and ripping down 28 rebounds to earn the week's MCAC South Division Women's Basketball Athlete-of-the-Week. Hayenga had 12 assists, 10 steals, and 7 blocks in the Lady Jays' two wins in the MCAC Women's Basketball Crossover. Against Mesabi Range, Hayenga put together a triple-double (29 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 steals). Micah Adkins, point guard for Anoka-Ramsey Community College, earned this week's MCAC South Division Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week award. Adkins scored 59 points and picked up 34 rebounds in the Golden Rams three games during the week while also adding nine assists, six steals, and four blocks. Adkins averaged a double-double with 19.8 points per game and 11 rebounds per game.
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/2023-24/leaders
MCAC Men's Basketball Statistical Leaders: https://mcacsports.org/sports/mbkb/2023-24/leaders
MCAC Women's Basketball Standings: https://mcacsports.org/sports/wbkb/2023-24/standings
MCAC Men's Basketball Standings: https://mcacsports.org/sports/mbkb/2023-24/standings
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MCAC BasketballNorth Division Athletes of the Week |
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Destiny Piekarski Minnesota North College - Rainy River FR / Forward Littlefork, MN |
Women's Basketball Athlete of the WeekMinutes Played: 39 minutes Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 6-12 3-PT Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 0-2 Free Throws (Made-Attempted): 8-10 Total Points: 20 points Total Rebounds: 13 rebounds Assists: 2 assists Steals: 0 steals Blocks: 2 blocks Noteworthy Information: Destiny scored more than half of her team's total points this week and continues to average a double-double (points and rebounds) this season. Next Contest: December 15 vs. Sisseton-Wahpeton College Team Record: 3-7 overall; 0-0 in the MCAC North
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Quyavant Douglas Minnesota North College - Vermilion FR / Guard Brooklyn Center, MN
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Men's Basketball Athlete of the WeekMinutes Played: 61 minutes Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 19-42 3-PT Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 8-15 Free Throws (Made-Attempted): 11-14 Total Points: 57 points Total Rebounds: 19 rebounds Assists: 7 assists Steals: 3 steals Blocks: 0 blocks Noteworthy Information: Quyavant shot 53% from behind the 3-point arc and averaged 28.5 points per game with 9.5 rebounds per game this week. Next Contest: January 6 at Northland Community & Technical College Team Record: 4-7 overall; 0-0 in the MCAC North
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MCAC BasketballSouth Division Athletes of the Week |
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Olivia Hayenga Minnesota West Community & Technical College SO / Guard Worthington, MN |
Women's Basketball Athlete of the WeekMinutes Played: 56 minutes Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 15-34 3-PT Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 2-9 Free Throws (Made-Attempted): 4-8 Total Points: 36 points Total Rebounds: 28 rebounds Assists: 12 assists Steals: 10 steals Blocks: 7 blocks Noteworthy Information: Olivia was two assists shy of a quadruple-double in her game against Mesabi Range. Next Contest: December 14 vs. Northland Community & Technical College Team Record: 10-2 overall; 0-0 in the MCAC South
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Micah Adkins Anoka-Ramsey Community College SO / Point Guard Stillwater, MN |
Men's Basketball Athlete of the WeekMinutes Played: 109 minutes Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 23-41 3-PT Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 2-6 Free Throws (Made-Attempted): 11-19 Total Points: 59 points Total Rebounds: 34 rebounds Assists: 9 assists Steals: 6 steals Blocks: 4 blocks Noteworthy Information: Micah averaged a double-double for the week with 19.7 points per game and 11 rebounds per game. Next Contest: December 16 vs. Bismarck State College Team Record: 6-3 overall; 0-0 in the MCAC North
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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.