TSWA tabs Wester initial Player of the Week
November 13, 2018

TSWA tabs Wester initial Player of the Week

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For the second time in her career, Mika Wester earned the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Player of the Week Tuesday afternoon for her efforts against USC Aiken and Lander.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For the second time in her career, Mika Wester earned the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Player of the Week Tuesday afternoon for her efforts against USC Aiken and Lander.

The senior forward also earned the honor on Nov. 14, 2017 doing so after big games against the same teams that helped her picked up the plaudit this season.

To open the season, the Newport, Tenn. native dropped 24 of her 26 points in the first half against USC Aiken going 11-for-14 from the field with five boards in 26 minutes. After scoring eight points in the first quarter, she went off for 16 in the second 10-minute session going 7-for-8 from the field.

"In the first half I feel like we had more sets and more time to get the ball to the post," Wester said. "In the third quarter, they got tired and we were in really good shape. We were in their face every time they turned around."

The left-hander notched 17 points on 7-for-13 shooting with seven rebounds in an 89-84 victory over Lander on Saturday. Wester has now scored in double figures in 20 consecutive contests.

For her career, she has tallied an 18.2 points per game scoring average, good for the third-best margin among active Division II players. Jessica Kelliher of Lewis is at 20.9 and Marissa Brown of West Liberty sits at 18.6.

With her performances, the Western Carolina transfer's point total at Carson-Newman is 1,219 moving her into 10th on the school's scoring list, up from 13th to begin the year. That figure is 16th among active Division II players.

Wester leads the Lady Eagles into a road journey taking on Georgia College and No. 14 North Georgia this weekend in the UNG Nighthawk Classic.

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