2021-2022 MIAA Women's Basketball Athletes of the Week: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its 10th MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week for the 2021-22 season.
MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week – Maleeah Langstaff – Northeastern State
Maleeah Langstaff had a pair of 25+ point performances for the RiverHawks last week and recorded just the fifth triple-double in NCAA Division II women’s basketball and only one in the MIAA this season so far. In NSU’s 86-64 win over Lincoln, the Lions senior forward totaled 32 points, 16 rebounds, and ten assists. Prior to beating Lincoln, Langstaff had a double-double with 25 points and 13 rebounds against the Jennies. Her 32 points are the most for an NSU player since the 2016 season and second-most in the MIAA this season. Langstaff’s ten assists against the Blue Tigers is tied for the most in the game this season in the league and her 16 rebounds are tied for third in a game. She is currently the only player in the MIAA averaging over 20 points and ten rebounds per game. Langstaff is NSU’s first women’s basketball player of the week since 2013.
Notable Performances
Lacy Stokes – Missouri Southern
Lacy Stokes lead Missouri Southern’s offense in a pair of upset victories over No. 2 Fort Hays State (54-41) and No. 14 Nebraska-Kearney (57-54). Stokes averaged 16.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 steals a game and having just one turnover as a point guard while playing 75 minutes this week. Stokes began the week with a game-high 21 points in the Lions win against the Tigers. She also adding four steals and four rebounds to beat the No. 2 team in the nation. Against the Lopers, Stokes finished with 12 points with five rebounds and five steals for her fifth game this season with five or more steals. She also scored the last five points for the Lions to take the lead on an and-one with a minute and a half left in the fourth quarter before icing the game with a layup with under thirty seconds left. This is the first time the Lions have won back-to-back games against ranked teams since the 2003-04 season (Emporia State & Washburn).
Kelsey Johnson – Central Oklahoma
Kelsey Johnson put together the best week of her individual career although the Bronchos went 0-2 on the week. The Bronchos senior center averaged 34 points per game and shot nearly 70 percent in doing so. Johnson posted 30 points against Northwest Missouri before scoring 38 against Missouri Western. Her 38 against the Griffons is the second-most points in a women’s basketball game in UCO history. Johnson averaged 34 points and six rebounds per game this week while shooting 66.7 percent from the floor, 50 percent from the three and 83.3 percent from the foul line.
Brooke Littrell – Central Missouri
Averaged a double-double with a team-high 24.5 points and 11 rebounds per game in Central Missouri’s pair of MIAA wins at Northeastern State and Rogers State. The second-year freshman shot 50 percent from the floor and 68 percent at the free-throw line while compiling two assists, two blocks and three steals in her two games. In the 82-54 win at Northeastern State, Littrell scored a career-high 30 points on 11-of-18 shooting, including a 3-of-4 showing from three-point range and a 5-of-6 performance at the free-throw line. She also finished with nine rebounds against the RiverHawks. In the Jennies 60-43 victory at Rogers State, Littrell tallied 19 points and 13 boards for her 11th double-double of the season.
Also Nominated
Hunter Bentley – Washburn, Molly Hartnett – Northwest Missouri, Katie Wagner – Fort Hays State