KANSAS CITY, Mo. (February 15, 2021) - The MIAA announced its 11th women’s basketball athlete of the week for the 2020-2021 season. Elisa Backes from Nebraska-Kearney caputred her second MIAA Athlete of the Week award.
Backes tallied 46 points in 41 minutes coming off the bench for the No. 13/15 Lopers. The forward had 28 points, two off her career-high, in a Thursday win at NSU. She followed up with 18 points on Saturday at RSU. Backes had four boards in each contest. She has been in double digits in six of the last eight games.
Notable Performances In The Association
Olivia Nelson - Central Missouri
Nelson continued her hot stretch leading the Jennies in scoring for the week. She averaged 17.5 points per game while shooting 57% both from the floor and from three while going 7-8 at the free throw line. Nelson started her week scoring a career-high 18 points while playing 38 minutes in a win at Emporia State. She was 4-6 from three and also dished out five assists. The freshman then went 7-10 from the field scoring 17 points in a win over Washburn.
Fredricka Sheats - Emporia State
Sheats had three straight double-doubles last week while 16.7 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. She had 11 points and ten rebounds in the #25 Lady Hornets game with #20 Central Missouri. She scored 15 points with 11 rebounds in Emporia States first win over Lincoln and less than 48 hours later scored 24 points with 11 rebounds in the Lady Hornets win at Lincoln.
Whitney Randall - Fort Hays State
Randall led the Tigers to a trio of wins last week, averaging 17.7 points after hitting 50.0 percent from the floor (22-of-44). The senior went off for 23 of FHSUs 58 points against Missouri Western before again leading the team with 17 points at Rogers State. She added 13 in a win over Northeastern State Saturday.
Also Nominated
Hunter Bentley, Washburn - Brionna Budgetts, Missouri Western - Vanessa Gajdosova, Rogers State - Cenia Hayes, Northeastern State - Jaci Littell, Central Oklahoma - Faith Mason-Vestal, Newman - Madi Stokes, Missouri Southern - Julia Johnson, Pittsburg State