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.
Brown turned in a stellar week averaging team-high marks in scoring (24.5), rebounding (8.5) and blocks (1.0), while shooting better than 55 percent (.553) from the field, to lead the Zips to a pair of road victories.
She has guided Akron to wins in its first three league games for the first time in program history.
Brown scored a game-high 23 points, while pulling down seven rebounds to spark the Zips to only their second-ever road victory past Bowling Green on Wednesday, Jan. 13. She connected on nearly 65 percent (.647) of her shots from the field and made her lone three-point attempt.
She followed registering her team-leading fourth double double of the season pouring in a game-high 26 points, while adding a team-best 10 rebounds. She made 10 of her 21 attempts, including 1-for-1 beyond the arc.
On the season, Brown is averaging 21.4 points and 7.9 rebounds per contest, while shooting better than 44 percent from the floor.
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
Jan. 4, 2016 - Isaiah Johnson, Men's Basketball
Jan. 11, 2016 - Antino Jackson, Men's Basketball
Jan. 18, 2016 - Anita Brown, Women's Basketball
