SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Chattanooga guard Chelsey Shumpert has been named the SoCon Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, while Mercer guard Kahlia Lawrence has been named the CRONS Freshman of the Week for games of Jan. 17-19, the league office announced on Tuesday.
Shumpert led the Mocs in two games over the past week with 17.0 points and 6.0 assists per game. The sophomore was 12-of-19 (.632) from the field and 8-of-14 (.571) on three-pointers in the two victories for Chattanooga.
Shumpert had a game-high 15 points and a career-high nine assists in a win over Western Carolina on Saturday. The guard then had a game-high 19 points against UNCG on Monday, thanks to a career-high five three-point field goals, with three assists and three steals.
The native of Paducah, Ky. ranks in the top 15 in the SoCon in scoring, averaging 11.4 points per game, and comes in third in three-pointers made at 2.4 per game. She takes the Player of the Week honor for the first time in her career.
Lawrence averaged 20.5 points per game with 16 rebounds and five assists over two Southern Conference matchups last week. The rookie guard shot 48.6 percent (17-35) from the floor in two games while reaching a career-high in points in both matchups.
Lawrence recorded a then career-high 20 points with 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season on Saturday against Wofford. She then followed with a career-high 21 points and six rebounds against Furman on Monday.
The native of Columbus, Ga. ranks 10th overall in the SoCon in scoring at 12.3 points per game, which ranks second among all SoCon freshmen. It is the first Freshman of the Week honor for Lawrence in Mercer’s first season in the Southern Conference.
2014-15 Players of the Week
Nov. 18: Shamauria Bridges, ETSU
Nov. 25: Brittany Hodges, Furman
Dec. 2: Precious Bridges, Mercer
Dec. 9: Whitney Bunn, Furman
Dec. 16: Brittany Hodges, Furman
Dec. 23: Lindsay Simpson, Western Carolina
Jan. 6: Precious Bridges, Mercer
Jan. 13: Precious Bridges, Mercer
Jan. 20: Chelsey Shumpert, Chattanooga
2014-15 CRONS Freshmen of the Week
Nov. 18: Sherae Bonner, Western Carolina
Nov. 25: Keiana Gilbert, Chattanooga
Dec. 2: Keiana Gilbert, Chattanooga
Dec. 9: Destiney Elliott, Samford
Dec. 16: Tianna Tarter, ETSU
Dec. 23: Destiney Elliott, Samford
Jan. 6: Tianna Tarter, ETSU
Jan. 13: Tianna Tarter, ETSU
Jan. 20: Kahlia Lawrence, Mercer