WVIAC Basketball Players of Week Named

Player of the Week
Chris Carey, Fairmont State Shane Maynard, West Liberty State
Chris Carey, Fairmont State, 6-4, Soph., G, Morgantown, WV Carey averaged 27.5 points per game and was named to the all-tournament team as Fairmont State split a pair of games at the Glenville Orthopedics Classic...His 23 points paced FSU to a 104-94 upset over #11 Pfeiffer... Shane Maynard, West Liberty State, 6-4, Jr., F, Beckley, WV: Maynard was a key for West Liberty State in a pair of in-region victories over Pitt Johnstown and Mansfield...The Beckley junior averaged 28.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.0 steals per game...His season-high 41 points versus Pitt Johnstown helped the Toppers avenge an earlier loss to the Mountain Cats. Other nominees: Ohio Valley's Chris LeBorious (27 points, 14 rebounds in loss to Division I Campbell), Glenville State's Chase Groves ( 24.3 ppg in three contests), Alderson-Broaddus' Stan Hall (22 points in loss at Virginia State), Pitt Johnstown's Dwight Hines (24.0 ppg in two games), Shepherd's Danley Shank (20.5 ppg in two contests), Wheeling Jesuit's Colin Howard ( 19.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg in two victories), and Charleston's Dustin Kinney (17 points, 11 rebounds in win over Chowan).
Previous Weekly Winners
Dec 18	Jelani Jackson, Davis & Elkins, 6-4, Jr., F, Harrisburg, PA Jackson contributed 35 points, 18 rebounds, and three assists as Davis & Elkins nearly upset #12 Pfeiffer in a 112-102 overtime thriller...The junior connected on 16 of 26 field goals in the shootout... Ted Scott, West Virginia State, 6-1, Jr., G, Columbus, OH: Scott scored a career-high 36 points in WVSU's 90-82 win at Tampa on Sunday...He also added three assists and three steals to help the Jackets improve to 6-2.
Dec 11	Brian Foster, Concord, 6-0, Sr., G, South Bend, IN Foster paced Concord in a league win over Davis & Elkins by pouring in a career-high 35 points in a 84-72 Mountain Lion victory...The senior guard hit on 11 of 16 field goals and was a perfect 8 of 8 from the foul stripe... Shane Maynard, West Liberty State, 6-4, Jr., F, Beckley, WV: Maynard helped West Liberty State claim their league opener with 29 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists in a 107-89 win against Glenville State...The Beckley native went 10 for 17 from the floor as the Toppers moved to 5-2 on the season.
Dec 4	Jelani Jackson, Davis & Elkins, Jr., F, 6-4, Harrisburg, PA: Jackson averaged 26.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game as the Senators split a pair of league contests...The junior led the Senators to their first win over Fairmont State since 1993 with 33 points and six rebounds in Thursday's victory over the Falcons...He added a 20 point, eight rebound effort in Saturday's loss to Shepherd.
Nov 27	Danley Shank, Shepherd, 6-5, Sr., F, Pond Bank, PA: Shank scored 19 of his game-high 25 points in Monday's 60-51 regional win over Shippensburg...The senior forward added six rebounds as the Rams avenged a 30-point loss to Ship last season...The Rams are one of two remaining league squads without a defeat.
Nov 20	Yves Moliva, Shepherd, Sr., G/F, 6-4, Cameroon Moliva connected on 20 of 25 field goals to lead Shepherd to the Clarion Hotel Tipoff Classic with a pair of wins over Columbia Union and California (PA)...The senior averaged 26.5 points and 2.5 rebounds to help the Rams to a 2-0 start... Ted Scott, West Virginia State, Jr., G, 6-2, Columbus, OH: Scott led West Virginia State to a pair of victories at the Johnson C. Smith Wendy's Tipoff Classic by notching 24.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per contest...The junior hit on 16 of 30 field goal tries...His six three-pointers and 28 points were key in Saturday's 95-86 overtime victory over #23 Johnson C. Smith.

layer of the Week
Lena Kalvans, West Liberty State Allison Krischer, Pitt Johnstown
Lena Kalvans, West Liberty State, 6-1, Sr., F, St. Petersburg, Russia Kalvans averaged 26.5 points and 9.0 rebounds as West Liberty split a pair of contests at the Edinboro Classic...The senior forward was named to the all-tournament squad and hit on 20 of 33 field goals... Allison Krischer, Pitt Johnstown, 5-7, Sr., G, Johnstown, PA: Krischer was named the MVP of the Mountain Cat Tournament as UPJ downed Daeman and Bloomfield to claim the title...The senior guard averaged 21.5 points, 6.0 assists, and 5.5 rebounds in the victories. Other nominees: Glenville State's Casey Taylor (22.3 points, 6.5 rebounds in four games), Charleston's Rachel Pike (12.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg in five victories), Seton Hill's Katie Lintner ( 12.4 points, 10.0 rebounds, two double-doubles in a pair of games), Shepherd's Danielle Costello (13 points, 10 rebounds in win over Columbia Union), West Virginia Wesleyan's Sarah Van Horn (21 points, 9 rebounds in loss to Gannon), and Alderson-Broaddus' Kim Nakamura (19 points in loss to District of Columbia).
Previous Weekly Winners
Dec 18	Courtney Thomas, Charleston, 5-8, Sr., G, Pataskala, OH: Thomas contributed 26 points and seven assists in Charleston's 78-73 road loss to 9-1 Carson-Newman on Saturday...The senior hit 11 of 22 field goals, including 3 of 7 from behind the three-point stripe.
Dec 11	Courtney Thomas, Charleston, 5-8, Sr., G, Pataskala, OH: Thomas recorded 26 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals in the Golden Eagles' 80-67 league win over rival West Virginia State on Tuesday...The senior guard connected on 12 of 18 field goals, including 2 of 3 from long range as UC moved to 2-0 in conference play.
Dec 4	Rachel Redick, Glenville State, Sr., G, 5-8, Franklin, PA Redick had 28 points, 4 assists, and 4 steals as Glenville State remained unbeaten with a 69-50 win over Seton Hill...The senior currently ranks among the conference's top in points ( 20.6), assists (4.6), and steals (3.6)... Andrea Kauffman, Shepherd, Soph., G, 5-6, Strasburg, VA: Kauffman averaged a double-double of 17.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game in SU wins over Columbia Union and Davis & Elkins...The sophomore made 15 of 19 field goal attempts ( 78.9%) for the week...Kauffman had 17 points and 12 rebounds in the non-conference win over Columbia Union and added 17 points and eight rebounds versus D&E in the league opener on Saturday.
Nov 27	Charity Street, West Liberty State, 5-8, Jr., G, Beallsville, OH: Street takes conference honors for a second straight week after leading West Liberty State to a pair of victories against Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference squads...The junior guard averaged 22.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 3.0 steals per game in victories over Lock Haven and Indiana (PA)...Street connected on 16 of 24 field goal attempts and was named to the all-tournament team at the IUP Classic.
Nov 20	Charity Street, West Liberty State, Jr., G, 5-8, Beallsville, OH Street paced West Liberty State in a pair of wins at the Tusculum Ferguson Enterprises Classic by averaging 24.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.5 steals per game...Her career-high 35 points were crucial in Friday's 93-92 win over South Carolina Upstate... Jenna Eckleberry, Fairmont State, Sr., G, 5-2, Chester, WV: Eckleberry established a new Fairmont State school with 17 assists in Saturday's win over regional foe West Chester...On the weekend, Eckleberry averaged 7.0 points and 12.0 assists per game with a 24-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.