Basketball: MSU matches best start in school history with 12-0 mark
Midwestern State is the only remaining Lone Star Conference
basketball team with a perfect record. The Mustangs matched
the best start in school history by improving to 12-0 with wins
over East Central, Cameron and Southwestern Oklahoma last week.
The LSC men have a 93-57 overall record so far this season,
including a 51-23 mark in the South Division and 42-34 in the
North. In league crossover play the South has the advantage,
21-14. In the NCAA South Central Region, the men's teams are
currently 19-6 combined versus Heartland Conference teams and 3-1
against the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
(MIAA).
The LSC women are 69-47 overall, with a 33-26 mark in the North and
36-21 in the South this season. In league crossover action,
the South Division holds a 26-15 record over its North
opponents. In the NCAA South Central Region, the women's
teams are currently 18-8 combined versus Heartland Conference
squads and 5-4 against the MIAA.
In men's games played last week, the LSC had three players score
more than 30 points, 19 over the 20-point mark and 15 double-digit
rebounders, while 12 recorded double-doubles.
Points, Men: 36, LaMarshall Corbett, ASU at
A&M-C
Rebounds, Men: 14, Two players
Assists, Men: 8, Lanard Donnell, ECU vs Rhema
Bible
Steals, Men: 5, Two players
On the women's side, the league had 11 score over 20 points and 11
double-digit rebounders, while nine posted double-doubles in action
last week. Top performances included:
Points, Women: 27, Jamie Meyer, ACU at TWU
Rebounds, Women: 14, Joni Unruh, WTAMU vs
TWU
Assists, Women: 9, Two players
Steals, Women: 6, Two players
Players of the Week
NORTH MEN'S OFFENSIVE
Dauntae Williams, Central Oklahoma, Jr., Junior, Missouri City,
Texas/Elkins HS
Williams led UCO to two league crossover road wins,
averaging 20.3 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.3 steals and
2.0 blocked shots a game while shooting 56.4 percent (22-of-39)
from the field last week. The junior guard had 20 points and
nine rebounds in a 93-69 win over Abilene Christian, then followed
with a 25-point, 11-rebound outing with five 3-pointers in a
come-from-behind 95-93 victory over Angelo State. He had 16
points and six boards in the loss to Rogers State.
NORTH MEN'S DEFENSIVE
Dauntae Williams, Central Oklahoma, Jr., Junior, Missouri City,
Texas/Elkins HS
Williams keyed two conference crossover wins with big
production on offense and defense. He had 23 of his 26
rebounds on the defensive end while also making seven steals and
blocking six shots last week. The junior guard had eight
defensive rebounds and four steals in a 93-69 victory over Abilene
Christian, then pulled down nine defensive boards and blocked two
shots in a 95-93 win over Angelo State. He grabbed six
defensive boards and recorded two blocks in the loss to Rogers
State.
SOUTH MEN'S OFFENSIVE
Craig Green, Midwestern State, Sr., Guard, Keller, Texas/Keller
HS
Green averaged 21.3 points per game while leading No. 10
Midwestern State to three LSC crossover wins as the Mustangs
matched the best start in school history by improving to 12-0. The
senior from Keller erupted for a career-high 32 points including 21
in the first half of a 103-85 win over East Central on Dec. 14.
Green netted 13 points and battled for a season-high eight rebounds
in an 86-83 overtime win over Cameron on Saturday before scoring a
team-high 19 points and dishing out five assists in an 89-70 win
over Southwestern Oklahoma Monday night. For the week, Green
averaged 21.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and two steals per
game.
SOUTH MEN'S DEFENSIVE
Jeremiah Wilson, Tarleton State, Sr., F, Chicago, Ill./Hyde Park
HS
Wilson led the Texans in rebounds in all three games,
including defensive rebounds. He tallied 18 total defensive
rebounds as he helped Tarleton to a 3-0 record last week.
Wilson averaged 9.7 points and 10.3 rebounds in the three contests,
including claiming back-to-back double-doubles in the wins over
Southwestern Oklahoma and Cameron. He had 13 points and 10
rebounds against SWOSU and 11 points and 13 rebounds against
CU. He had eight defensive rebounds against the Bulldogs and
seven defensive rebounds against the Aggies. He also recorded
four blocks (two vs. SWOSU and one each in the other two games)
while having four steals as well. In the game against
Cameron, the Aggies only scored six points against the Texan
senior.
NORTH WOMEN'S OFFENSIVE
Jourdan Clark, East Central, Fr., Guard, Ada, Okla./Carl Albert
HS
Clark averaged 14.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and
3.5 steals as the Lady Tigers beat Midwestern State 71-58 and
Southwestern Christian 75-49 to go 2-0 in games last week. The
freshman guard shot 47.4 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from
3-point range and 77.8 percent from the free throw line.
NORTH WOMEN'S DEFENSIVE
Cristina Yarbrough, Central Oklahoma, Sr., Guard, Edmond,
Okla./Santa Fe HS
Yarbrough helped UCO split a pair of LSC crossover road
games, averaging 5.5 defensive rebounds and 4.0 steals a
contest. The senior guard had 11 of her 13 rebounds on the
defensive end, including seven in a 65-49 win over Angelo State,
with five of her eight steals coming in that victory.
Yarbrough also averaged 7.5 points in the two games.
SOUTH WOMEN'S OFFENSIVE
Brittnie Haley, Tarleton State, Jr., Forward, Duncanville,
Texas/Duncanville HS
Haley continues to impress during the 2009-10 season after
sitting out all of last year due to a recovering injury. She
averaged 16.3 points per game on .467 percent shooting and guided
the TexAnns to a 2-1 record over the week. Tarleton improved to
10-1 overall, giving this TexAnn team the most victories in school
history before Jan. 1. Haley led the TexAnns in scoring in two out
of the three contests this week, including her season-high 21-point
effort in Tarleton's 81-56 win over Southwestern Oklahoma on
Saturday. The junior forward has been most impressive at the
charity stripe this week as she extended her consecutive free
throws made streak to 21. She missed her first shot at the foul
line last Monday against Southeastern Oklahoma before rattling off
14 straight to end the game. She has been perfect since then, going
3-for-3 on Saturday and 4-for-4 on Monday as she carries her streak
into the New Year. The Duncanville native has been am imposing
threat on the boards as well, grabbing 18 total rebounds with eight
of them coming in an offensive effort.
SOUTH WOMEN'S DEFENSIVE
Joni Unruh, West Texas A&M, Jr., Guard, Amarillo,
Texas/Amarillo HS
Unruh is proving herself as a strong player on both sides
of the court for the Lady Buffs. Her defensive performance in the
last three games was solid as she tallied a team-leading 10 steals.
Against Cameron, she grabbed six steals and added four more against
Texas A&M-Commerce. She tallied eight offensive boards and 13
defensive boards for 21 total rebounds and an average of 7.0
rebounds per game. In addition to her defensive play, Unruh tallied
38 points, averaging 12.7 points per game and shooting 44.8 percent
from the field.















