Bennett Named MAC West Division Player Of The Week
December 13, 2016 | Women's Basketball
CLEVELAND - Ball State women's basketball senior center Renee Bennett has been named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week for the first time in her career.
Bennett combine for 44 points during last week's competition. She scored a team-high 16 points for Purdue and then led the Cardinals again with a career-best 28 point performance at Oakland. Bennett is the only Ball State player to reach double figures in all nine games this season.
She led all players in both games this week and reached double figures by halftime in those contests. Her career-best helped lift the Cardinals past the Golden Grizzlies Sunday afternoon to give Ball State its sixth win of the season. She also went 12-of-15 from the field at Oakland.
For the week, Bennett averaged 22.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game while shooting 54.5 percent from the floor.
The Ball State women's basketball team returns to non-conference action Sunday at 2 p.m. in Wothen Arena against Lipscomb.
Bennett combine for 44 points during last week's competition. She scored a team-high 16 points for Purdue and then led the Cardinals again with a career-best 28 point performance at Oakland. Bennett is the only Ball State player to reach double figures in all nine games this season.
She led all players in both games this week and reached double figures by halftime in those contests. Her career-best helped lift the Cardinals past the Golden Grizzlies Sunday afternoon to give Ball State its sixth win of the season. She also went 12-of-15 from the field at Oakland.
For the week, Bennett averaged 22.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game while shooting 54.5 percent from the floor.
The Ball State women's basketball team returns to non-conference action Sunday at 2 p.m. in Wothen Arena against Lipscomb.
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