Anderson's Easter and Mollenhauer Named AstroTurf Women's Basketball Players of the Week
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference announced its AstroTurf Women's Basketball Co-Players of the Week for games played during Jan. 21 through Jan. 27. Anderson's Ace Easter and Alexy Mollenhauer garnered Co-Player of the Week honors.
A redshirt senior guard, Easter broke the SAC women's single-game scoring record with a 47-point performance on 13-of-15 shooting in the route of Mars Hill. The Maiden, N.C. native knocked down 13 three-pointers, also a SAC single-game record, while her nine consecutive three-point field goals made tied the NCAA record. Easter followed up the record-breaking performance with a 17-point outing versus Queens, going 50 percent from the field. On the week, Easter averaged 32 points, with 17 made three-pointers, 11-of-11 from the free-throw line, and added 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists. This is Easter's first Player of the Week honor of the season.
A junior guard, Mollenhauer tied her career-high with 29 points against Mars Hill, becoming the 14th player to reach the 1,000-point milestone. The Lindale, Texas native then broke her personal record with 30 points versus Queens. She collected her 12th and 13th double-double on the season, with 10 and 11, respectively. Mollenhauer also added five assists, two steals, and three blocks to her numbers. She leads the SAC in both points per game and rebounds per game thus far into the season. This is Mollenhauer's fourth Player of the Week honor of the season.
2018-19 SAC AstroTurf Women's Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 12 – Alexy Mollenhauer, Anderson
Nov. 19 – Kayla Marosites, Carson-Newman
Nov. 26 – Meg Essex, Newberry
Dec. 3 – Alexy Mollenhauer, Anderson
Dec. 10 – Madi Suddreth, Lenoir-Rhyne
Dec. 17 – Emily Griffith, Lincoln Memorial
Jan. 2 – Caroline Averette, Wingate
Jan. 7 – Haris Price, Carson-Newman
Jan. 14 – Alexy Mollenhauer, Anderson
Jan. 22 – Kayla Marosites, Carson-Newman
Jan. 28 – Ace Easter, Anderson / Alexy Mollenhauer, Anderson
AstroTurf is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.
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