Basketball: The Road to Bartlesville continues
After four weeks of divisional play, just one men's team -
Central Oklahoma - has a perfect record in conference play.
Teams are competing for one of 16 spots, eight on both the men's
and women's side, in the Lone Star Conference Championship to be
held in Bartlesville, Okla., March 3-7.
The LSC men have a 172-131 overall record so far this season,
including a 91-61 mark in the South Division and 81-70 in the
North. In league crossover play the South has the advantage,
27-22. In the NCAA South Central Region, the men's teams are
currently 24-11 combined versus Heartland Conference teams and 3-2
against the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
(MIAA).
The LSC women are 176-144 overall, with a 93-59 mark in the South
and 83-85 in the North this season. In league crossover
action, the South Division holds a 38-18 record over its North
opponents. In the NCAA South Central Region, the women's
teams are currently 25-11 combined versus Heartland Conference
squads and 5-4 against the MIAA.
In men's games played last week, the LSC had one player score
more than 30 points, nine over the 20-point mark and 14
double-digit rebounders, while 11 recorded double-doubles.
Points, Men: 33, Craig Green, MSU vs TSU
Rebounds, Men: 17, Curtis Nickson, SWOSU vs
CU
Assists, Men: 10, Dauntae Williams, UCO vs
NSU
Steals, Men: 5, Two players
On the women's side, the league had one score more than 30 points,
12 with more than 20 points and 11 double-digit rebounders, while
eight posted double-doubles in action last week. Top performances
included:
Points, Women: 31, Jessica Hanna, TWU vs UCO
Rebounds, Women: 16, Jody Meyer, ACU vs
TAMUK
Assists, Women: 8, Three players
Steals, Women: 5, Two players
Players of the Week
NORTH MEN'S OFFENSIVE
William Slones, Southeastern Oklahoma, Sr., Center, Orlando,
Fla./Maynard Evans HS
Slones averaged a double-double for the week and helped
Southeastern to a Rivalry Week sweep of East Central. Slones
averaged 18.0 points, turning in 19 points in the midweek contest,
and finishing the week with 17. He also averaged 12.0
rebounds. He dished out 3.0 assists per game to go with his
4.0 blocks per contest and 2.0 steals. He shot 70.6 percent
from the field and hit the game-winning free throws with five
second left in overtime to win at ECU.
NORTH MEN'S DEFENSIVE
Dauntae Williams, Central Oklahoma, Jr., Guard, Missouri City,
Texas/Elkins
Williams had another dominating performance in UCO's only
game of the week, an 84-50 rout of Northeastern State. The
junior guard had the first triple-double since 1991 for the
Bronchos with 10 points, 10 rebounds (eight defensive) and 10
assists while adding three steals and blocking one shot. UCO
limited the RiverHawks to 29.6 percent shooting from the field in
winning its 13th straight game.
SOUTH MEN'S OFFENSIVE
Craig Green, Midwestern State, Sr., Guard, Keller, Texas/Keller
HS
Green poured in a career-high 33 points to lead No. 7
Midwestern State to a 72-69 win to give the Mustangs a sweep of
Tarleton State Saturday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. The senior
guard from Keller scored 20 second-half points including 17 of
MSU's 22 points in the final 8 1/2 minutes as the Mustangs overcame
an eight-point deficit to claim sole possession of the LSC South
Division lead. Green canned six 3-pointers on his way to a 10 of 15
shooting performance while hitting seven of his nine charity
tosses. He scored eight points and pulled down six rebounds in the
Mustangs' 66-49 win over the Texans Wednesday night at Wisdom Gym.
Green averaged 20.5 points and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 6 of 12
(50 percent) from the field including a 6 of 12 (50 percent)
performance from beyond the arc for the week.
SOUTH MEN'S DEFENSIVE
Bijan Dotson, West Texas A&M, Sr., Forward, Oakland,
Calif./Chandler (Ariz.) Hamilton HS
Dotson registered his third-double-double of the season
when he netted 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds (eight defensive)
in the Buffaloes' 67-49 win over Eastern New Mexico. That
contest also saw him block a season-high, and tie a career-high,
with three blocked shots to go with a pair of steals. His
efforts helped WT hold ENMU to just 21.7 percent shooting from the
field, the lowest percentage allowed by the Buffs this season.
NORTH WOMEN'S OFFENSIVE
Jordan Stark, Central Oklahoma, Jr., Guard, Weatherford,
Okla./Weatherford
Stark helped lead UCO to three big LSC North Division
wins last week, averaging 17.0 points and 7.3 rebounds a game while
shooting 51.7 percent (15 of 29) from the field, 50.0 percent (8 of
16) from 3-point range and 81.3 percent (13 of 16) from the
line. The junior guard made 7 of 9 shots -- including five
3-pointers -- in scoring 19 points during a 77-74 win over
Northeastern State, had 21 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in
a 96-93 double-overtime win over Texas Woman's and finished with 11
points in a 74-69 victory over TWU. Stark made five free
throws in the final 2:15 of the second OT to lift the Bronchos past
TWU in the first meeting of the week between the two teams.
NORTH WOMEN'S DEFENSIVE
Cristina Yarbrough, Central Oklahoma, Sr., Guard, Edmond,
Okla./Santa Fe
Yarbrough played a key defensive role as UCO picked up
three close wins in LSC North Division showdowns against
Northeastern State and Texas Woman's. The senior guard
averaged 4.3 rebounds (3.7 defensive) and 2.3 steals while adding
9.7 points and 6.3 assists as the Bronchos improved to 7-1 in
league play. Yarbrough had six rebounds (five defensive),
five steals, 15 points and six assists in a 77-74 win over
Northeastern State, dished out eight assists, had two defensive
rebounds and made one steal despite fouling out in just 20 minutes
of a 96-93 double-overtime win over Texas Woman's and then ended
the week with five rebounds (four defensive), five assists, one
steal and 14 points in a 74-69 win over TWU.
SOUTH WOMEN'S OFFENSIVE
Kayla Naylor, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Sr., Point Guard, Corpus
Christi, Texas/Calallen
Naylor led the Javelinas to a 1-1 week as they split two
games with Abilene Christian. First, she had 18 points, six
rebounds and three steals in the 59-55 loss at ACU. On
Saturday, she came back with 18 points and six assists. She
sparked a 16-2 run in the second half to break open a tie
game. She hit a jumper and a three-pointer on back-to-back
possessions to score the first five points of the run. The 18
points in each game was her career high.
SOUTH WOMEN'S DEFENSIVE
Ceciley Johnson, West Texas A&M, Sr., Center, Berkeley,
Calif.
Johnson was strong on the defensive side of the court in
the Lady Buffs' two wins over Eastern New Mexico. She led the team
in rebounds with 15, averaging 7.5 boards per game. 14 of those
boards were on the defensive side of the court. Johnson had a
game-leading nine rebounds in the second game against the Zias,
leading the Lady Buffs to outrebound Eastern 44-38. In addition to
her strong defensive play, Johnson shot 35.3 percent from the field
and 83.3 percent from the free throw line. She also contributed two
assists and a block.















