2018-19 Women's Basketball Players of the Week

  • Taylor Casey, Washington and Lee, Jr., Guard
    February 18, 2019
    Casey, a junior from Brentwood, Tenn., collects the final women's basketball weekly award of the season after leading Washington and Lee to pair of league wins to lock up the third seed in the upcoming ODAC Tournament. Casey averaged 21.5 points while shooting .536 (15-of-28) from the field including 7-of-14 (.500) from downtown. She opened with 22 points and five rebounds with two assists and a steal in an 80-61 triumph at Bridgewater. She was 7-of-14 from the field including 3-of-7 from deep. She was also 5-of-6 from the foul line. Casey capped the regular season with 21 points, four boards, and three assists in an 83-61 win over Ferrum. She was 8-of-14 from the field, which featured a 4-of-7 showing from three-point territory. For the season. Casey is second in the ODAC in scoring (17.1) and total points scored (428). She is also second in free throw shooting (.900) and fourth in free throws made (90-of-100). She is fifth in three-pointers made (54-163) and sixth in field goals made (142-of-340).
  • Miracle Walters, Guilford, Jr., Forward
    February 11, 2019
    Walters, a junior from Elkin, N.C., picks up her second weekly award of the season after leading Guilford to a pair of conference wins. The Quakers have now won seven straight games and 11 of their past 12 contest. Walters averaged 15.0 points and shot at a blistering .813 clip (13-of-16) over the two outings. She opened with 17 points on 7-of-9 from the field and 3-of-5 from the line in a 56-53 triumph at Randolph College. She added six rebounds, four assists, and three steals to her line. Walters followed up with 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting in a 72-57 home victory over Bridgewater. She chipped in three boards to go with two assists and two steals. For the season, Walters is fifth in the ODAC in scoring (15.0) and fourth in overall points scored (3440. She is second in free throw shooting (.565), third in field goals made (140-of-248), seventh in foul shooting (.780) and 10th in free throws made (64-of-82). She is also #1 in minutes played (830) and minutes per game (36.1).
  • Jayla Harris, Virginia Wesleyan, Sr., Guard
    February 04, 2019
    Harris, a senior from Fredericksburg, Va., put together a pair of strong outings to lead Virginia Wesleyan to two ODAC wins last week. Ranked sixth in NCAA Division III in total points scored (461), Harris opened with 31 points on 12-of-19 from the field and 6-of-7 from the foul line in a 76-53 triumph over Eastern Mennonite. She added six rebounds and four assists to her line. The scoring output marked her third overall and second straight 30-plus point outing. Harris followed with 16 points in a 70-50 victory at Hollins. She was 5-of-6 from the stripe and added three rebounds, three assists, and a steal to her showing. For the year, Harris leads the ODAC in scoring (21.1) and points scored as well as field goals made (166-of-400) and free throws made (96-of-114). She is third in minutes played per game (35.0) and fifth in foul shooting (.842).
  • Rebecca Harvey, Bridgewater, Sr., Forward
    January 28, 2019
    Harvey, a senior from Locust Grove, Va., exploded for 58 points over two games to help Bridgewater to a pair of key ODAC victories. Harvey averaged 29.0 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 19-of-30 (.633) from the field including 8-of-12 (.667) from deep. She was also 12-of-13 (.923) from the stripe and chipped in four steals and three assists. Harvey opened with 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting in a 79-73 victory at Randolph-Macon. She was 3-of-5 from three-pointer territory and made 4-of-5 tries from the line. She added five rebounds, two assists, and a steal. Harvey then notched a career-best 33 points on 10-of-17 from the field including 5-of-7 from downtown on the way to an 82-63 win at Ferrum. She was a perfect 8-for-8 from the stripe while pulling down five more rebounds to go with three steals and an assist. For the season, Harvey ranks ninth in the ODAC in scoring average (14.0) and overall points scored (266). She is free throw percentage (.845), fifth in three-point percentage (.429), and sixth in free throws made (60-of-71). She is ninth in field goals made (88-of-204).
  • Molly Shephard, Lynchburg, Sr., Forward
    January 21, 2019
    Shephard, a senior from Charlottesville, Va., put together of pair of strong performances to help Lynchburg to two ODAC victories last week. Shephard averaged 23.5 points and 16-of-27 (.593) from the field over the two outings, adding 8.5 boards, five total assists, and two total steals. She opened with 20 points and six rebounds in an 85-76 victory at Guilford. She was 7-of-13 from the field and 6-of-10 from the stripe. She added three assists and a blocked shot to her line. Shephard then went for 27 points and 11 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season in a 77-68 win at Bridgewater. She was 9-of-14 from the field and drilled 9-of-11 charity tosses. She chipped in two assists and two steals to complete her ledger. For the season, Shephard is ninth in the ODAC in scoring average (15.0) and fourth in total points scored (270). She is sixth in rebounding average (8.7) and field goals made (101-of-193), seventh in field goal percentage (.523), and fourth in free throws made (65-of-100).
  • Miracle Walters, Guilford, Jr., Forward
    January 14, 2019
    Walters, a junior from Elkin, N.C., put together a pair of strong performances as Guilford won twice to run its winning streak to four straight games. The Quakers now own sole possession of first place at the top of the ODAC standings. Walters averaged 21.5 points while shooting .692 (18-of-26) from the field to with 7.0 rebounds per game, six assists, and three steals. She opened with 19 points on 9-of-12 shooting in a full 40-minute shift in the Quakers 77-57 victory over nationally 21st-ranked Emory & Henry. She added four rebounds, two assists, and two steals to her line. Walters then led all players with 24 points on 9-of-14 from the field in Guilford's 60-53 win over Randolph-Macon. She added 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season and chipped in four assists and a steal. For the season, Walters is sixth in the ODAC in scoring average (15.3) and fifth in total points scored (230). She tops the conference in minutes played (552) and minutes played per game (36.8) and is second in field goals made (97-of-174) and field goal shooting (.557).
  • Jayla Harris, Virginia Wesleyan, Sr., Guard
    January 07, 2019
    Harris, a senior from Fredericksburg, Va., put together a pair of strong efforts in leading the Marlins to two ODAC victories last week. Harris opened with 12 points to go with seven rebounds in a 76-56 triumph over Randolph College. She chipped in four assists and three steals in 36 minutes as Virginia Wesleyan's floor general. Harris then exploded for 28 points for her eighth game of at least 20 points scored in a 79-76 win on the road at Roanoke. She was 9-of-16 from the field, hitting both of her shots from deep in addition to going 8-for-8 from the foul line. She added three rebounds, five assists, four steals, and a pair of blocked shots to her performance. For the season, Harris leads the ODAC in scoring (19.9) and total points scored (279). She is #1 in field goals made (99-of-252), second in free throws made (57-of-66), and fourth in free throw percentage (.864). She leads the ODAC in overall minutes played (479) and third in minutes played per game (34.2). Harris is currently second on VWU's all-time scoring chart with 1,661 career points, trailing only Amy Simpson (1,910 from 1982-86).
  • Taylor Blevins, Emory & Henry, Sr., Forward
    December 31, 2018
    Blevins, a senior from Abingdon, Va., put together a pair of solid performances in earning Lynchburg Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team honors from a pair of Wasps victories. Blevins opened with 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting to go with seven boards, an assist, and a steal in a 70-54 victory over Meredith. She turned up her efficiency slightly in a big 76-56 triumph over 16th-ranked Christopher Newport as she was 6-of-8 from the field on the way to 12 points. She pulled down seven more boards to go with an assist, steal, and blocked shot. For the season, Blevins is averaging 12.2 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per contest. She is third in the league in field goal shooting (.564) and 10th in field goals made (53-of-94). The Wasps currently sit just outside the D3hoops.com Top-25.
  • Briana Moore, Bridgewater, Sr., Guard
    December 17, 2018
    Moore, a senior from Waynesboro, Va., registered two strong outings to help Bridgewater close out its 2018 portion of the second with two straight wins and four victories in its last five outings. Moore averaged 19.5 points and 9.5 rebounds over the two outings. She opened with 15 points and nine rebounds to just miss her first double-double in an 85-66 triumph over Apprentice School. She made all four of her foul shots and pulled down six of her rebounds via the offensive glass. Moore didn't wait long to get that first double-double as she notched 24 points with 10 boards in an 83-66 win at Mary Baldwin. She was 10-of-19 from the field with a trio of makes from downtown. She ripped away five more offensive rebounds and added three assists to her line. For the season, Moore is fourth in the ODAC in scoring (17.6) and third in overall points scored (194). She is second in three-pointers made (24-of-54), third in field goals made (71-of-143), fifth in three-point shooting (.463), sixth in offensive rebounds (27), and ninth in free throws made (27-of-37).
  • Kelly Williams, Randolph-Macon, Jr., Center
    December 10, 2018
    Williams, a junior from Garysburg, N.C., picks up her second weekly award of the season after helping Randolph-Macon run its winning streak to nine straight games with three victories and move into the conversation for cracking the Top-25 by Dhoops.com. Williams kept her streak alive with three more double-doubles to give her one in all 10 games this season and 32 straight games dating back to last year. Her showing this week including the first triple-double of her career. That came in game two, an 80-48 triumph over St. Mary's (Md.). Williams scored 18 points and pulled down 19 rebounds while registering 11 blocked shots. It is the first R-MC triple-double since Megan Silva in the 2006 NCAA Tournament. Williams' week began with 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting to go with 15 boards and six blocked shots in a 65-60 win at Mary Washington. Her final performance came in a 65-62 win at 18th-ranked Emory & Henry. She posted 18 points with 19 rebounds and two steals in that contest. Her performance on the boards -- 53 total rebounds (21 offensive) -- leaves her just five rebounds shy of tying the ODAC and Randolph-Macon career of 1,060 held by Katie Anderson (2012-16). For the season, Williams leads the ODAC in several statistical categories including scoring (20.6), points (206), rebounding (16.1), total rebounds (161), blocked shots (37), field goals made (75-130), and free throws made (55-92). She is third in field goal shooting (.577).
  • Megan Horn, Washington and Lee, Fy., Guard/Forward
    December 03, 2018
    Horn, a freshman from Basking Ridge, N.J., helped lead the Generals to a 1-1 week in ODAC play including a victory over nationally-ranked Emory & Henry over the weekend. Horn buried nine three-pointers over two contests to help her average 22.0 points per game with 3.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and a steal per contest. Horn hit four long-balls as part of her nine made field goals towards 22 points in a 68-60 setback to Lynchburg. She added two rebounds, two assists, a steal, and a blocked shot to her line. In a 71-62 win over the #15/21 Wasps, Horn drilled five from deep and was 3-of-4 from the stripe on the way to a second 22-point effort. She chipped in four boards, three assists, and a steal as Washington and Lee handed E&H its first loss of the season. Thru the Generals first six games, Horn is averaging 11.8 points per game. She is third in the league in free throw shooting, having made 15-of-16 from the line (.938).
  • Kelsey Wisner, Randolph-Macon, Sr., Guard
    November 26, 2018
    Wisner, a senior from York, Pa., set personal career-highs in three separate statistical categories in leading Randolph-Macon to a 94-87 victory at Bridgewater. Wisner was 6-of-9 from the field including 1-of-3 from deep in addition to canning all eight of her foul shots on the way to a career-high 21 points. She added a personal-best seven assists to go with three rebounds, four steals, and a career-high two blocked shots. Both blocked shots came with under 3:30 to play in the fourth quarter as the Yellow Jackets secured their win. For the season, Wisner is averaging 12.8 points and is fifth in free throw shooting at 93.3-percent (14-of-15).
  • Kelly Williams, Randolph-Macon, Jr., Center
    November 19, 2018
    Williams, a junior from Garysburg, N.C., led Randolph-Macon to a 2-1 start to its season with a trio of strong games that included the Most Outstanding Player award at the Randolph-Macon Classic. Williams averaged 21.7 points and 18.0 rebounds while shooting 25-of-40 (.625) from the field. She also dished out six assists, came away with four steals, and rejected 14 shots. Williams opened with 16 points and 16 rebounds to go with five blocked shots and two steals in a 66-65 setback at Marymount (Va.). She was 7-of-10 from the field in that contest. In a rematch of last season's NCAA first round game, Williams went for 20 points and 20 rebounds with three assists and two blocked shots in an 85-60 victory over Valley Forge. Fifteen of her 20 boards came via the offensive glass. Williams finished her week with 29 points on 11-of-14 shooting to go with 18 rebounds in an 88-74 win over Arcadia. She added two assists, two steals, and seven blocked shots to her line. Thru three games, Williams leads the ODAC in scoring (21.7), rebounding (18.0), and blocked shots (14). She is second in field goal percentage (25-of-40 | .625) and total rebounds (54).
  • Madison Baum, Bridgewater, So., Guard
    November 12, 2018
    Baum, a sophomore from Chester, Va., opened the season with strong all-around effort in the Eagles 92-82 triumph at William Peace. Baum was 4-of-6 from the field and 6-of-8 from the foul line on the way to 14 points. She came up one assist shy of a double-double with nine helpers. She added two rebounds and five steals and finished with a 3.0 assist-to-turnover ratio in leading Bridgewater's new uptempo offense.