Four student-athletes were named Lone Star Conference Basketball Players of the Week for their efforts last week, league officials announced today.

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LSC BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
LSC North Women's
Destiny Brown, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
So., Forward, Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater HS
Brown averaged a double double last week to help Southeastern Oklahoma State to a 1-1 record and a win over North Division leader Northeastern State.  For the week she averaged 10.5 points and 16.0 rebounds, as well as 3.5 assist and 1.5 steals.  In the win over NSU she turned in a 17 point, 17 rebound performance while also grabbing the steal that lead to the game-winning basket.  She also had a 15 rebound effort against East Central and currently leads the league in rebounding.

LSC South Women's
Audrey Maxwell, Abilene Christian University
Jr., Center, Abilene, Texas/Abilene High School
Maxwell led the Wildcats to their first win over nationally ranked West Texas A&M since 2003 with a 26-point, 18-rebound effort last Thursday in a 71-66 overtime ACU win. ... Maxwell had 13 points and seven rebounds in Saturday's 64-62 win over Texas Woman's that moved ACU into second place in the LSC South Division at 6-2. ... Maxwell's double-double against West Texas A&M was her eighth such game of the season and 20th of her career. ... The last time the Wildcats beat West Texas A&M (Feb. 20, 2003, in Canyon), Maxwell was a sophomore at Abilene High School.

LSC North Men's
Sam Belt, University of Central Oklahoma
Sr., Guard/Forward, Broken Arrrow, Okla./Broken Arrow
Senior star had another great week in leading streaking UCO to a pair of LSC North wins.  Belt averaged 29.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals while shooting a sizzling 62.5 percent from the floor (20-of-32), including an amazing 69.2 percent (9-of-13) from 3-point range.  He scored a team-high 21 points and had six rebounds in an 83-72 home upset of No. 9-ranked Southwestern Oklahoma, then exploded for a season-high 38 points in a 76-60 road win over Texas A&M-Commerce, hitting 8-of-11 3-pointers in that contest.  Belt moved into third place on UCO's all-time scoring list with 1,691 points.

LSC South Men's
Jeremy Ford, Midwestern State University
Sr., Guard, Wagoner, Okla./Wagoner HS
Ford scored 15 of his game-high 18 points in the second half to lead Midwestern State to a 79-65 upset win over No. 12 Tarleton State Saturday night in Stephenville. The senior guard from Wagoner, Okla. accounted for nine points in a crucial 11-3 run after Tarleton State had cut MSU's 10-point halftime advantage to 38-35 with 16:25 to go. Ford converted a four-point play to ignite the run and hit a baseline runner before nailing another triple as the Mustangs regained a commanding 54-42 lead with 13:03 to go. The Texans would get no closer than seven the rest of the way. Ford was 5-of-7 from the field in the second half including a perfect 4-for-4 effort from the 3-point arc.