Tuesday, November 29, 2011

MACON, Ga. - Mercer's Briana William totaled 33 points in the Bears road victory at High Point for her fifth 30-point effort of her career to claim the Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Player of the Week honor, while Stetson's Shanasa Sanders managed career-highs in points (24) and rebounds (8) on the week to earn the Newcomer of the Week award.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Briana Williams, Mercer (So. – Guard – Jackson, Ga. – Media Studies)

• Second Career Player of the Week award; first this season
• Scored season-high 33 points in win at High Point; shot 12-of-21 from the field
• Marked her fifth-career 30-point game; most by an active A-Sun student-athlete
• Added two rebounds, two steals and an assist in Mercer's first win of the season

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Nicoya Jackson (Sr., FGCU) – Registered 19 points vs. Richmond; added 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists vs. Webber International
• Ashley Holliday (Jr., Kennesaw State) – Scored 26 at No. 16 UNC on eight three-pointers; tallied six points with four assists at No. 25 Georgia Tech
• Sasha Sims (So., Stetson) – Averaged a double-double on the week with 12.5 PPG and 10.0 RPG
• Molly Ernst (So., Belmont) – Led the Bruins in scoring in back-to-back games with 11 at Ohio; 14 vs. Indiana State

NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK:
Shanasa Sanders, Stetson (Jr. – G – Jacksonville, Fla. – Sport Management)

• First Career Newcomer of the Week award
• Scored 17 points with a career-high eight rebounds in win vs. Miami (Ohio)
• Poured in a Stetson career-high 24 points at USF
• On the week, averaged 20.5 PPG on .484 from the floor with 6.5 RPG and 2.0 APG

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Whitney Knight (Fr., FGCU) – Averaged 13 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 4.5 BPG and 4.0 APG in two Eagle wins
• Alicia Williams (Fr., Mercer) – Registered 13 points and four boards in Bears win at High Point
• Adrienne Tarrence (Fr., Belmont) – Tallied four points, three rebounds and two steals in win vs. Indiana State

2011-12 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Player of the Week
Date	Player of the Week (School)	Newcomer of the Week (School)
Nov. 15	Nicoya Jackson (FGCU)	Fabiola Josil (North Florida)
Nov. 22	Victoria McGowan (Stetson)	Kristina Wells (Kennesaw State)
Nov. 29	Briana Williams (Mercer)	Shanasa Sanders (Stetson)

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