Rochester, MN -
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has released its winter sports weekly awards for the week of January 15-21.
Neveah Hughes, forward for Central Lakes College, earned this week's MCAC North Division Women's Basketball Athlete-of-the-Week award. Hughes scored 38 points, grabbed 20 rebounds, and had 11 assists and 5 steals to help her Raiders' team pick up two more MCAC North Division wins this week. Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range center Amari George scored 42 points on 19 for 29 shooting from the field, and he also grabbed 24 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 6 blocks to earn this week's MCAC North Division Men's Basketball Athlete-of-the-Week award.
Minnesota West Community and Technical College guard Olivia Hayenga became the Lady Jays' all-time leading scorer after scoring 45 points in her two games last week. Hayenga shot 50% from the field and 83.3% from the free throw line while also snatching 21 rebounds, 5 steals, 8 blocks, and 8 assists in 59 minutes of action to earn the week's MCAC South Division Women's Basketball Athlete-of-the-Week. DeWayne Thompson, guard for Riverland Community College, earned this week's MCAC South Division Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week award. Thompson scored 39 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, had 9 assists, and stole a ball, to help the Blue Devils extend their current winning streak to 20 consecutive games.
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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Nevaeh Hughes Central Lakes College SO / Forward White Bear Lake, MN |
Women's Basketball Athlete of the WeekMinutes Played: 80 minutes Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 13-37 3-PT Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 4-16 Free Throws (Made-Attempted): 8-12 Total Points: 38 points Total Rebounds: 20 rebounds Assists: 11 assists Steals: 5 steals Blocks: 1 block Noteworthy Information: Nevaeh averaged 19 points and 10 rebounds per game in the Raiders' two wins. Next Contest: January 24 vs. Minnesota North College - Itasca Team Record: 10-5 overall; 3-0 in the MCAC North
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Amari George Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range SO / Center Milwaukee, WI
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Men's Basketball Athlete of the WeekMinutes Played: 97 minutes Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 19-29 3-PT Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 2-6 Free Throws (Made-Attempted): 2-4 Total Points: 42 points Total Rebounds: 24 rebounds Assists: 5 assists Steals: 3 steals Blocks: 6 blocks Noteworthy Information: Amari shot 65.5% from the field and averaged 14 points per game and 8 rebounds per game. Next Contest: January 24 vs. Minnesota North College - Rainy River Team Record: 6-8 overall; 3-1 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: 59 minutes Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 16-32 3-PT Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 3-10 Free Throws (Made-Attempted): 10-12 Total Points: 45 points Total Rebounds: 21 rebounds Assists: 8 assists Steals: 5 steals Blocks: 8 blocks Noteworthy Information: Olivia became the all-time leading scorer at Minnesota West. She is averaging 22.3 points per game this season. Next Contest: January 24 vs. Dakota State JV Team Record: 15-7 overall; 4-2 in the MCAC South
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DeWayne Thompson Riverland Community College SO / Guard St. Paul, MN |
Men's Basketball Athlete of the WeekMinutes Played: 63 minutes Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 14-29 3-PT Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 6-16 Free Throws (Made-Attempted): 5-7 Total Points: 39 points Total Rebounds: 8 rebounds Assists: 9 assists Steals: 1 steal Blocks: 0 block Noteworthy Information: DeWayne shot 48.3 % and averaged 19.5 points per game during the week to help extend Riverland's win streak to 20 games. Next Contest: January 10 vs. Minnesota West Community & Technical College Team Record: 20-1 overall; 6-0 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.