The University of Akron Athletics
Niki McCoy Earns MAC East Player of the Week Honors
February 05 | Women's Basketball
Sophomore forward
Niki McCoy (Sylvania,
Ohio/Northview) was named the Mid-American Conference East Division
Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. It is the
second player of the week honor for McCoy this season.
The Zips picked up their first MAC win of the season last Saturday
with a 69-53 triumph over Eastern Michigan at Rhodes Arena. McCoy
led the way for Akron, finishing with a career-high 27 points and
10 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season.
McCoy had 11 points in the first half as the two teams entered the
break tied at 31, adding another 16 in the second half as the Zips
opened with a 16-6 run. She finished the game 9-of-17 from the
field (53 percent) and 8-of-9 from the charity stripe (.888). Her
10 rebounds was also a team high, going along with a blocked shot
and a steal in 38 minutes of action. On the season McCoy is the
team's leading scorer at 15.7 ppg, as well as its top rebounder at
6.7 per game.
Akron is back in action this Wednesday as it travels to Central
Michigan. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. EST at Rose Arena in Mt. Pleasant,
Mich.
