Tweet #theGAC  RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the league’s men’s and women’s basketball players of the week for the 13th week of the 2015-16 season. Southern Nazarene's C.J. Rodriguez captured the men’s honor and Arkansas-Monticello’s Jordan Goforth earned the women’s accolade.
 
MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – C.J. Rodriguez, Southern Nazarene, G, Sr., Killeen, Texas
Rodriguez hit 14-of-18 shots, including 7-for-10 from the 3-point arc as the Crimson Storm scored home wins against Harding and Arkansas Tech. He tallied 31 points (on 10-of-11 shooting), eight assists, five rebounds, three steals and two blocks as SNU beat Harding at home for the third straight year. He hit 4-of-7 shots and grabbed six rebounds in a 67-63 win vs Arkansas Tech.
 
GAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Jordan Goforth, Arkansas-Monticello, G, Jr., Plano, Texas 
Goforth reached the 20-point mark in both games this week, highlighted by a 32-point outburst on 13-of-26 shooting in an 87-85 win at Southwestern Oklahoma State. She followed up with 28 points the Blossoms’ 75-70 victory at Northwestern Oklahoma State. She averaged 30.0 points and 6.5 rebounds in the two road wins.
 
NOTABLE MEN’S NOMINEES
- Deon Andrews, Sr., G, Southern Arkansas (Led SAU in scoring at 13.0 PPG while shooting 50 percent from the floor)
- Richard Benedyth, Sr., G, Arkansas-Monticello (Set career highs with 36 points and 11 field goals against SWOSU)
- Tirrell Brown, Sr., F, Ouachita (Averaged a double-double, 19.5 points and 10.0 rebounds and went 14-for-27 from the field)
- Martell Collins, Sr., F, Southwestern Oklahoma State (Scored 20+ points in two wins; hit game-winning basket against SAU)
- Anton Cook, Jr., G, Southeastern Oklahoma State (Tallied 21 points and hit five 3-pointers in win against Henderson State)
- Tyler Corley, Jr., G, Arkansas Tech (Averaged 13.5 points per game against Oklahoma Baptist and Southern Nazarene)
- Will Francis, Jr., G, Harding (Scored 21 points vs Oklahoma Baptist, his third 20-point game of the season)
- Adrian Motley, Jr., F, Northwestern Oklahoma State (Averaged 20.5 points and 8.5 rebounds; went 19-for-37 from the floor)
- Vladimir Nemcok, So., G, Oklahoma Baptist (Averaged 23.0 points and 8.0 assists; led Bison to win against Harding)
- Stirling Thomas, Sr., G, East Central (Helped ECU move into second place as Tigers ended Ouachita’s 10-game win streak)
 
NOTABLE WOMEN’S NOMINEES
- Fatima Adams, Sr., F, Arkansas Tech (Reached 1,000 points vs SNU; owns highest scoring average among DII active players)
- Kamera Bozeman, Jr., C, Northwestern Oklahoma State (Made 16-of-21 shots, including 13-of-14 vs Arkansas-Monticello)
- Rosa Bryant, Sr., F, Southern Arkansas (Registered her 14th double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds at Northwestern)
- Tasha Edge, So., F, Oklahoma Baptist (Recorded a pair of double-doubles; averaged 16.5 points and 14.0 rebounds)
- A’ndrea Haney, Jr., G, Harding (In two wins, averaged 13.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals)
- Katie Kapler, Jr., P, Ouachita (Shot 61.9 percent from the floor and averaged 16.5 points per game)
- Jalyn Jackson, Jr., F, East Central (In two victories, made 12-of-22 shots and averaged 15.0 points and 8.0 rebounds)
- Hailey Tucker, Fr., G, Southwestern Oklahoma State (Had the two highest-scoring games - 31 and 27 points - of her career)