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2/23/2009 - WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Jackson Blisters Bruins and Bisons, Earns Weekly Award
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This Week in A-Sun Women's Basketball
MACON, Ga. - Mercer senior guard LaToya Jackson powered her team to a pair of key Atlantic Sun Conference victories over the weekend, helping the Bears continue one of the top turnarounds in the nation this season. On Monday, the conference office named her Player of the Week for the third time this season and fourth time in her career.
Jackson carried the Bears to two big wins against Nashville rivals Lipscomb and Belmont this weekend to boost Mercer within touching distance of the A-Sun championship’s No. 3 seed. Jackson averaged 19.5 points over the two games, leading the team in scoring on both occasions. Jackson scored 17 of her 22 points in the all-important second-half against Lipscomb, helping the Bears to overcome a double-digit deficit to earn their first-ever season sweep of the Lady Bisons. Fittingly, it was a Jackson three-pointer that gave Mercer the lead for good with four minutes to play in the second half. She followed that performance up with a 17-point performance against Belmont, hitting four clutch free throws in the final minute to ice an important victory for the Bears. All told, she would shoot a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line on the week, while shooting .524 and .538 from the floor and three-point range, respectively.
The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun stands for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas, with a focus on the balance between the two for our student-athletes. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.
Other Top Performers:
Regina Omoite, Jacksonville G – Miami, Fla.. – Sr. – Accounting) – Omoite further solidified her JU career by becoming the sixth Dolphin to surpass 1,000 career points and became the career leading in minutes played while leading the squad to second in the A-Sun standings.
Siarre Evans, ETSU (G/F – Griffin, Ga. – Jr. – Sport Management) – Siarre Evans recorded her fourth straight double-double (14th of the season) in ETSU’s 72-64 win against Campbell Thursday night in Buies Creek, N.C.
Chelsea Lyles, FGCU (F – Colorado Springs, Colo.. – Jr. – Communications) – In the Eagles 57-48 defeat of UNF, Lyles scored a game-high 21 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the field and 3-of-6 from behind the arc, while also adding five rebounds and three steals. In FGCU's 68-67 victory over JU, Lyles scored 13 points, grabbed six boards and five assists in 34 minutes of action.
