SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG guard Lucy Mason has been named the SoCon Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, while Mercer’s Kahlia Lawrence has been named the CRONS Freshman of the Week for games of Feb. 21-23, the league office announced on Tuesday.

Mason averaged 22.5 points per game in two contests for UNCG over the past week. The junior went 5-of-8 (62.5 percent) on three-point field goals and 14-of-18 (77.8 percent) from the free throw line on the week with 12 rebounds and seven assists.

Mason dropped 22 points at Furman on Saturday with six rebounds and three assists. She then racked up 23 points with six rebounds and four assists on Monday night as the Spartans earned their first SoCon victory of the season.

The native of Stone Mountain, Ga. ranks third in the SoCon with 15.0 points per game and fourth with 3.5 assists per game. It is her first weekly honor of the season.

Lawrence continued her strong play last week, averaging 14.0 points per game with 10 rebounds over the two contests. The rookie guard scored in double-figures in both contests while going 12-of-33 (36.4 percent) from the field.

Lawrence recorded a game-high 17 points with four rebounds against ETSU on Saturday afternoon. She followed with 11 points and six rebounds, as the Bears pushed No. 18 Chattanooga before falling late.

The native of Columbus, Ga. leads all SoCon freshmen in scoring this season at 13.3 points per game. She takes the weekly honor for the second straight week and fourth time this season.

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
Jan. 27: Destiny Mitchell, ETSU
Feb. 3: Chelsey Shumpert, Chattanooga
Feb. 10: Serena Clark, ETSU
Feb. 17: Destiny Mitchell, ETSU
Feb. 24: Lucy Mason, UNCG 

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
Jan. 27: Ace Easter, Western Carolina
Feb. 3: Kahlia Lawrence, Mercer
Feb. 10: Alex Williams, Mercer
Feb. 17: Kahlia Lawrence, Mercer
Feb. 24: Kahlia Lawrence, Mercer