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RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas Tech’s Johnie Davis (pictured left) and Southwestern Oklahoma State’s Darcie Dick (pictured right) have been named the Great American Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Players of the Week after leading their respective teams to a pair of conference wins over the past week.

MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Arkansas Tech junior guard Johnie Davis has earned his second GAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honor after averaging over 30 points in conference road wins over Southwestern Oklahoma State (78-72) and East Central (85-71). In 75 minutes of court time throughout the pair of games, the Canton, Ohio native poured in a total of 66 points for an average of 33 points per game. He started the week with a 35-point outing in the win over SWOSU, besting his own GAC record of 33 points earlier this season in a win over Mid-America Christian. He made 6-of-15 shots from the field in the win over the Bulldogs, but the majority of his points came from the charity stripe, sinking 22-of-23 attempts for a school and GAC record in free throws made in a single game. Two days later, Davis added his third 30-point performance of the season by making 9-of-20 field goal attempts and 7-of-9 free throws in the win over East Central. Of those nine made field goals, six were from three-point range. Davis finished the week shooting 42.9 percent from the field (15-of-35), 46.7 percent on three-pointers (7-of-15) and 90.6 percent on free throws (29-of-32).

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Southwestern Oklahoma State senior guard Darcie Dick has been named the GAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week after leading her team to home wins over then-ranked No. 1 Arkansas Tech and Harding, vaulting the Bulldogs into a tie for second place in the league standings. The Cordell, Okla. native racked up a two-game total of 42 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and seven steals. Her 21-point weekly scoring average started in an 85-82 upset over the nation’s top-ranked team Arkansas Tech this past Thursday. Dick sunk 9-of-17 shots from the field, including 6-of-10 from three-point range, for a game-high 26 points. Also in that win, she put three sixes on the box score in the rebounds, assists and steals categories. Two days later in a 66-61 win over Harding, Dick made 5-of-16 shots from the field, including a trio of three-pointers for 16 points. She also totaled six rebounds in that win. For the week, Dick shot 42 percent from the field (14-of-33), 50 percent on three-pointers (9-of-18) and 55 percent on foul shots (5-of-9).

NOTABLE NOMINESS
M – Zac Downing, SR, G, SE Oklahoma State (18.5 ppg in a 1-1 week for the Savage Storm)
M – Shumeecio Lark, SO, F, Southern Arkansas (20 points, 6 rebounds in a 71-69 win over Ouachita Baptist)
M – Zach Roddenberry, JR, C, Harding (23.0 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 76.0 FG pct. in a 1-1 week for the Bisons)
M – Thomas Davis, JR, F, SW Oklahoma State (22.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 70.8 FG pct. in a 1-1 week for the Bulldogs)
M – Nigel Ramsey, JR, G, Ouachita Baptist (18.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 71.0 FG pct. in a 1-1 week for the Tigers)
M – Andrew Ensley, JR, F, Henderson State (13.5 ppg, 10.5 rpg in a 1-1 week for the Reddies)
W – Roselis Silva, JR, G, Arkansas Tech (19.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 14 assists, 10 steals in an 0-2 week for the Golden Suns)
W – Nikki Nester, SR, G, SE Oklahoma State (16.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg in a 1-1 week for the Savage Storm)
W – Kmaria Hobbs, SR, C, Southern Arkansas (27 points, 6 rebounds in a 85-70 loss to Ouachita Baptist)
W – Sierra Rollins, SR, G, Harding (15.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg in a 1-1 week for the Lady Bisons)
W – Dilan Webster, FR, F, East Central (9.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg in a 1-1 week for the Lady Tigers)
W – Cheree Freeman, SR, F, Henderson State (18.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg in a 2-0 week for the Lady Reddies)

WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1/19: Harding at Ouachita Baptist (5:30/7:30)
1/19: Southeastern Oklahoma State at Arkansas Tech (5:30/7:30)
1/19: East Central at Southern Arkansas (5:30/7:30)
1/19: Southwestern Oklahoma State at Arkansas-Monticello (5:30/7:30)
1/19: Henderson State OFF
1/21: East Central at Arkansas-Monticello (2/4)
1/21: Arkansas Tech at Henderson State (2/4)
1/21: Southwestern Oklahoma State at Southern Arkansas (2/4)
1/21: Southeastern Oklahoma State at Harding (2/4)
1/21: Ouachita Baptist OFF

For a look at last week’s results, visit the following links:
WBK Round-Up (1/12)
WBK Round-Up (1/14)
MBK Round-Up (1/12)
MBK Round-Up (1/14)