SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Furman’s Brittany Hodges has been named the Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, while Samford’s Kassidy Blevins was selected as the CRONS Freshman of the Week for the week of March 3, the league office announced Tuesday.

Hodges helped the Paladins secure the No. 2 seed in the SoCon tournament with wins over Davidson and Georgia Southern over the weekend. The junior forward tallied a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds to defeat Davidson 69-62 and take control of second place on Friday. Hodges closed the regular season with 21 points and 10 rebounds in a 78-68 win over Georgia Southern on Sunday. She finished the final weekend of the regular season averaging 17.5 points and 11.5 rebounds, while shooting 61.9 percent from the field. Her pair of double-doubles gave her 14 on the season.

Blevins averaged 17 points for the Bulldogs over the weekend to earn CRONS Freshman of the Week honors for the second time this season. The Ringgold, Ga., native tied a career high with 21 points in Samford’s win over UNCG on Friday before posting 13 points in a 44-43 loss to Elon on Sunday. Blevins shot 54.5 percent from the field and hit 8-of-13 shots from 3-point range in 66 minutes of action.

Also nominated for Player of the Week were Davidson’s Dakota Dukes, Elon’s Jennifer Rhodes, Samford’s Kassidy Blevins, Chattanooga’s Taylor Hall and Wofford’s Logan Morris.

Also nominated for CRONS Freshman of the Week were Elon’s Jennifer Rhodes, Georgia Southern’s Angel McGowan, Chattanooga’s Chelsey Shumpert and Wofford’s Kentra Washington.

 
2013-14 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Nov. 12: Taylor Hall, Chattanooga
Nov. 19: Taylor Hall, Chattanooga
Nov. 26: Janae’ Stevenson, UNCG
Dec. 3: Laura Murray, Davidson
Dec. 10: Laura Murray, Davidson
Dec. 17: Ashlen Dewart, Chattanooga
Dec. 31: Brittany Hodges, Furman
Jan. 7: Anna Claire Knight, Georgia Southern
Jan. 14: Dakota Dukes, Davidson
Jan. 21: Maryah Sydnor, Appalachian State
Jan. 28: Logan Morris, Wofford
Feb. 4: Laura Murray, Davidson
Feb. 11: Brittany Hodges, Furman
Feb. 18: Anna Claire Knight, Georgia Southern
Feb. 25: Taylor Hall, Chattanooga
March 4: Brittany Hodges, Furman

2013-14 CRONS Freshman of the Week
Nov. 12: Ellen Riggins, Samford
Nov. 19: Jennifer Rhodes, Elon
Nov. 26: Lauren Brown, Elon
Dec. 3: Ellen Riggins, Samford
Dec. 10: Lenaira Ruffin, Elon
Dec. 17: Whitney Bunn, Furman
Dec. 31: Jennifer Rhodes, Elon
Jan. 7: Hannah Nichols, Samford
Jan. 14: Whitney Bunn, Furman
Jan.21: Hannah Nichols, Samford
Jan. 28: Ellen Riggins, Samford
Feb. 4: Kassidy Blevins, Samford
Feb. 11: Bailey Williams, UNCG
Feb. 18: Angel McGowan, Georgia Southern
Feb. 25: Jennifer Rhodes, Elon
March 3: Kassidy Blevins, Samford