KANSAS — Kendall Locke of (RV) Bethel College and Lydia Babirye of (RV) Evangel University have earned the KCAC Women's Basketball Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Monday. The two student-athletes were selected for their performances from Nov. 2-8 by a vote of conference sports information directors. All KCAC Player of the Week honors are presented by
Athletic Solutions.
Offensive Player of the Week
Kendall Locke - (RV) Bethel College
5-9 | Sr. | G | Azle, Texas
Across two wins from Nov. 2-8, Locke totaled 45 points, 25 rebounds, 13 assists and 10 steals. She scored 25 points with eight rebounds, six assists and five steals in a 76-65 win over Central Methodist on Nov. 5. She then recorded 20 points, 17 rebounds, seven assists, five steals and one block in an 81-59 win over Morningside on Nov. 6. She made 18 field goals and shot 50.0% from the field on the week. Over those two games, she averaged 22.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, and five steals per game.
| Shooting per game |
gp |
gs |
min/g |
fg/g |
pct |
3pt/g |
pct |
ft/g |
pct |
ppg |
| Nov 5 vs. Central Methodist (MO) W, 76-65 |
1 |
1 |
39.0 |
11.0-24.0 |
45.8 |
0.0-4.0 |
0.0 |
3.0-5.0 |
60.0 |
25.0 |
| Nov 6 vs. Morningside W, 81-59 |
1 |
1 |
34.0 |
7.0-12.0 |
58.3 |
2.0-4.0 |
50.0 |
4.0-4.0 |
100.0 |
20.0 |
| Conference |
- |
- |
- |
0.0-0.0 |
- |
0.0-0.0 |
- |
0.0-0.0 |
- |
- |
| Overall |
2 |
2 |
36.5 |
9.0-18.0 |
50.0 |
1.0-4.0 |
25.0 |
3.5-4.5 |
77.8 |
22.5 |
| Ball control per game |
gp |
gs |
mpg |
off/g |
def/g |
reb/g |
pf/g |
dq/g |
ast/g |
to/g |
a/to |
stl/g |
blk/g |
| Nov 5 vs. Central Methodist (MO) W, 76-65 |
1 |
1 |
39.0 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
0.9 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
| Nov 6 vs. Morningside W, 81-59 |
1 |
1 |
34.0 |
6.0 |
11.0 |
17.0 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
7.0 |
5.0 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
| Conference |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Overall |
2 |
2 |
36.5 |
4.0 |
8.5 |
12.5 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
6.5 |
6.0 |
1.1 |
5.0 |
0.5 |
Defensive Player of the Week
Lydia Babirye - (RV) Evangel University
5-8 | Sr. | G | Charlotte, N.C.
Babirye had a strong week for Evangel, averaging 17.3 points per game, including a 27 point outing against #20 College of the Ozarks last Tuesday. Lydia also had a strong week defensively, coming away with 11 steals, highlighted by a seven-steal outing against the College of the Ozarks last week.
| Shooting per game |
gp |
gs |
min/g |
fg/g |
pct |
3pt/g |
pct |
ft/g |
pct |
ppg |
| Nov 3 vs. College of the Ozarks W, 68-60 |
1 |
1 |
33.0 |
9.0-18.0 |
50.0 |
3.0-7.0 |
42.9 |
6.0-6.0 |
100.0 |
27.0 |
| Nov 6 at Benedictine (KS) L, 94-72 |
1 |
1 |
23.0 |
6.0-9.0 |
66.7 |
1.0-2.0 |
50.0 |
4.0-4.0 |
100.0 |
17.0 |
| Nov 7 vs. John Brown W, 75-65 |
1 |
1 |
29.0 |
3.0-12.0 |
25.0 |
0.0-1.0 |
0.0 |
2.0-2.0 |
100.0 |
8.0 |
| Conference |
- |
- |
- |
0.0-0.0 |
- |
0.0-0.0 |
- |
0.0-0.0 |
- |
- |
| Overall |
3 |
3 |
28.3 |
6.0-13.0 |
46.2 |
1.3-3.3 |
40.0 |
4.0-4.0 |
100.0 |
17.3 |
| Ball control per game |
gp |
gs |
mpg |
off/g |
def/g |
reb/g |
pf/g |
dq/g |
ast/g |
to/g |
a/to |
stl/g |
blk/g |
| Nov 3 vs. College of the Ozarks W, 68-60 |
1 |
1 |
33.0 |
2.0 |
7.0 |
9.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
| Nov 6 at Benedictine (KS) L, 94-72 |
1 |
1 |
23.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
| Nov 7 vs. John Brown W, 75-65 |
1 |
1 |
29.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
| Conference |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Overall |
3 |
3 |
28.3 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
5.3 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
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