By: MIAA Communications

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (December 7, 2020) - The MIAA announced its third women’s basketball athlete of the week for the 2020-2021 season. Carley Turnbull of Missouri Southern was tabbed with this week’s honor, her first award of the season. 

Turnbull helped the Lions to wins over Northeastern State and Rogers State last week. In her first game of the week, she had 27 points, five rebounds, four assists, and two steals against the RiverHawks on December 3.  Turnbull then scored 23 points to go with five rebounds as she shot 8-of-16 from the field and 7-of-9 from the free-throw line in the December 5 victory against RSU. For the week, she averaged 25 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.0 steals per game, while shooting 51 percent from the field and 82 percent from the free-throw line.

Notable Performances In The Association
Kelsey Johnson - Central Oklahoma
Johnson led the Bronchos with 31 points and eight rebounds against Washburn on December 3. She reached the 30-point mark for the second time this season with a new career-high. 

Whitney Randall - Fort Hays State
Randall scored a career-high 26 points for the Tigers in a season-opening win over Washburn on December 1.

Shae Sanchez - Northeastern State
Sanchez averaged 22.5 points and 5.5 rebounds for the RiverHawks against Missouri Southern and Pittsburg State. She netted a career-best 27 points against PSU on December 5.

Nominations For Athletes of the Week
Nija Collier - Central Missouri, Kelsey Johnson - Central Oklahoma, Karsen Schultz - Emporia State, Whitney Randall - Fort Hays State, Carley Turnbull - Missouri Southern, Brooke Haney - Newman, Shae Sanchez - Northeastern State, Emma Atwood - Northwest Missouri, Kaylee DaMitz - Pittsburg State, Samariah Thompson - Rogers State, Hunter Bentley - Washburn