Rochester, MN -
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has released its winter sports weekly awards for the week of January 22-28.
Destiny Piekarski, forward for Minnesota North College - Rainy River, statted two more double-doubles to bring her season total to 13 and earn her the MCAC North Division Women's Basketball Athlete-of-the-Week award. Piekarski scored 65 points and grabbed 40 rebounds in the Voyageurs' two wins during the week while adding 8 assists, 13 steals, and 5 blocks in her 76 minutes of court time. Central Lakes College shooting guard, Quamar Gresham, scored 58 points in the Raiders' two wins, averaging 29 points per game on 42.5% shooting from the field and 43.5% shooting from behind the 3-point arc. Gresham grabbed 10 rebounds, 5 steals, and had 5 assists in his 67 minutes of action to earn the MCAC North Division Men's Basketball Athlete-of-the-Week award.
Macaya Copeland, point guard for Rochester Community and Technical College, shot 60% from the field, scoring 24 points and grabbing 5 rebounds, 4 steals, a block, and an assist to earn the week's MCAC South Division Women's Basketball Athlete-of-the-Week honor. Copeland also shot 75% from the three-point arc, leading her Yellowjackets to a road win over #3 ranked Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Obinna Izoura, shooting guard for Rochester Community and Technical College, earned this week's MCAC South Division Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week award after scoring 20 points in only 24 minutes. In the Yellowjackets' 18-point win over Anoka-Ramsey, Izoura secured 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and a block while shooting 60% from the field and going 8 for 8 from the free throw line.
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
|
MCAC BasketballNorth Division Athletes of the Week |
|
Destiny Piekarski Minnesota North College - Rainy River FR / Forward Littlefork, MN |
Women's Basketball Athlete of the WeekMinutes Played: 76 minutes Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 23-48 3-PT Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 4-12 Free Throws (Made-Attempted): 15-16 Total Points: 65 points Total Rebounds: 40 rebounds Assists: 8 assists Steals: 13 steals Blocks: 5 blocks Noteworthy Information: Destiny picked up her 12th and 13th double-doubles of the season and leads the MCAC in points per game with 22.9 and rebounds per game with 14. Next Contest: February 3 vs. Minnesota North College - Itasca Team Record: 7-10 overall; 2-2 in the MCAC North
|
|
Quamar Gresham Central Lakes College SO / Shooting Guard St. Cloud, MN
|
Men's Basketball Athlete of the WeekMinutes Played: 67 minutes Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 17-40 3-PT Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 10-23 Free Throws (Made-Attempted): 14-16 Total Points: 58 points Total Rebounds: 10 rebounds Assists: 5 assists Steals: 5 steals Blocks: 0 blocks Noteworthy Information: Quamar shot 43.5% from behind the 3-point arc and averaged 29.0 points per game this week. Next Contest: January 31 vs. Gogebic Community College Team Record: 12-9 overall; 5-1 in the MCAC North
|
|
|
MCAC BasketballSouth Division Athletes of the Week |
|
Macaya Copeland Rochester Community & Technical College FR / Point Guard Minnetonka, MN |
Women's Basketball Athlete of the WeekMinutes Played: 40 minutes Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 9-15 3-PT Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 3-4 Free Throws (Made-Attempted): 3-5 Total Points: 24 points Total Rebounds: 5 rebounds Assists: 1 assist Steals: 4 steals Blocks: 1 block Noteworthy Information: Macaya shot 60% from the field and 75% from 3-point range. Next Contest: January 31 at Riverland Community College Team Record: 15-2 overall; 6-0 in the MCAC South
|
|
Obinna Izoura Rochester Community & Technical College SO / Shooting Guard Mounds View, MN |
Men's Basketball Athlete of the WeekMinutes Played: 24 minutes Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 6-10 3-PT Field Goals (Made-Attempted): 0-0 Free Throws (Made-Attempted): 8-8 Total Points: 20 points Total Rebounds: 4 rebounds Assists: 3 assists Steals: 2 steals Blocks: 1 block Noteworthy Information: Obinna shot 60% from the field and 100% from the free throw line. He ranks among the top 10 free throw shooters in the MCAC this season. Next Contest: January 31 at Riverland Community College Team Record: 11-8 overall; 6-1 in the MCAC South
|
This release sponsored by:
|
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.