The University of Akron Athletics
Anita Brown, Women's Basketball
AKRON, Ohio - Anita Brown (Warren, Ohio), a senior on the women's basketball team, was named the Zips' Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by The University of Akron, Ohio's Polytechnic University.
A game-winning jumper from the right wing from Brown as time expired in overtime lifted Akron to a come-from-behind 77-75 triumph past Northern Kentucky on Dec. 19.
Brown scored 28 of her game- and season-high 32 points in the second half, including five in overtime, to help the Zips erase an 11-point third quarter deficit.
In the third quarter alone, Brown delivered 12 of Akron's 16 points connecting of five of her seven shots from the floor.
Brown finished with a game-high 32 points to register her eighth game of scoring 20 or more points this season. She also pulled down a team-high 12 rebounds to record her second double-double on the campaign, while equaling a career-high mark distributing a game-high six assists.
On the season, Brown is averaging a team-best 22.2 points and 7.4 rebounds per game while shooting 44.5 percent from the field.
2015-16 ZIPS' STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK, PRESENTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON, OHIO'S POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
Aug. 31, 2015 - Sam Gainford, Men's Soccer
Sept. 8, 2015 - Kelsey Wilson, Women's Volleyball
Sept. 14, 2015 - Richie Laryea, Men's Soccer
Sept. 21, 2015 - Cody Grice, Football
Sept. 28, 2015 - Thomas Woodson, Football
Oct. 5, 2015 - Adam Najem, Men's Soccer
Oct. 12, 2015 - Thomas Woodson, Football
Oct. 19, 2015 - Frida Fougberg, Women's Golf
Oct. 26, 2015 - Alice Hottensmith, Swimming and Diving
Nov. 2, 2015 - Team, Women's Soccer
Nov. 9, 2015 - Jatavis Brown, Football
Nov. 16, 2015 - Jatavis Brown, Football
Nov. 23, 2015 - Ragen Engel, Swimming and Diving
Nov. 30, 2015 - Zach Paul, Football
Dec. 7, 2015 - Adam Najem, Men's Soccer
Dec. 14, 2015 - Jake Fenlason, Men's Soccer
Dec. 21, 2015 - Anita Brown, Women's Basketball
