 WACO, Texas –
Chelsea Jones of Southwestern Assemblies of God University (Texas)
received the Red River Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player
of the Week honor for Feb. 18-24, and Damien Chisholm of Paul Quinn
College (Texas) was selected for the RRAC men’s weekly award for the
same dates.
Jones, a freshman forward from San
Antonio, Texas, posted double-figures in both points and rebounding
in both of the Lady Lions’ wins last week. She scored 17 points and
snared 13 rebounds in a 67-42 win over Texas College, and she
produced 20 points and 11 boards en route to a 65-51 victory over
Bacone College (Okla.). For the week, Jones was 10-of-23 shooting
from the field (43.5%) and 5-of-9 from three-point range. She added
seven assists and four steals as SAGU moved closer to a conference
tournament berth with a 3-10 record against RRAC opponents and a
6-20 mark overall.
Chisholm, a senior guard from Huntsville, Ala., paved the way to two
conference victories for the Tigers with 23.0 points per game last
week. He accounted for 22 points and four three-pointers in a 77-74
win over the NAIA’s 15th-ranked team, Texas Wesleyan
University last Monday. Chisholm followed with 24 points on
Saturday, connecting on 8-of-14 field goal attempts in an 88-77
victory over Langston University (Okla.). He was 16-of-27 from the
field for the week (59.3%),
7-of-11 from behind the three-point arc
and 7-of-8 from the free throw line. PQC moved into a tie for fourth
in the RRAC at 8-6 with a mark of 12-12 on the season.
Additional women’s nominees included Brittney Brown of Jarvis
Christian College (Texas), TWU’s Kim Gatlin and Langston’s Dominique
Thomas. Langston’s Geremie Allison, TWU’s Dane Dmitrovic, JCC’s
Aaron Lesane and SAGU’s Jake Sones were nominated for the men’s
award this week. |
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