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Congratulations to Darrell Brown- the MVC Player of the Week in men's basketball for the week ending January 13-
MVC Player of the Week
Darrell Brown Jr., Bradley
5-10, 190, Sr., G, Memphis (Tenn.) Germantown
Brown has helped the Braves to their best league start since the 2008-09 season as he powered the team to a 2-0 record last week, scoring 18.5 points per game in wins against Evansville and Southern Illinois. The senior scored 16 points in a 20-point victory at Evansville – the team’s largest road Valley win in 10 seasons – before a 21-point outing in a victory against Southern Illinois on Saturday.
The wins at Evansville (by 20 points) and against Southern Illinois (by 19 points) marked the first time that Bradley won back-to-back Valley games by at least 15 points since the 2006-07 season.
And Bradley's Lasha Petree was the MVC women's basketball Player of the Week for the second week in a row, and for the 3rd time this season-
Bradley's Lasha Petree scored 24 points with four rebounds and six blocks, shooting 9-of-18 (.500) from the field in a win over rival Illinois State, earning her third MVC Player of the Week honor of the season. Petree becomes the first player in Bradley history to win three MVC Player of the Week honors in the same season and four in a career. Valparaiso redshirt sophomore Carie Weinman averaged 14.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.0 steals per game, while shooting 64.7% from the field in wins at Indiana State and Evansville, earning her second Newcomer of the Week honor.
MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Lasha Petree, So., G, Bradley
Petree scored a game-high 24 points and also collected four rebounds, two assists, two steals and a career-high six blocked shots to help Bradley to a 76-61 victory over I-74 rival Illinois State Friday. She scored 15 of her game-high 24 points in the second half, including 10 points over the final 12 minutes to help Bradley outscore the Redbirds 26-8 during that stretch. Her six blocks tied for the highest total in the MVC this season and also matched the fourth-best single game total in Bradley history. Petree was the first Bradley player with six or more blocks in a game since December 2015. She was 5-for-7 from the field in the second half as she helped Bradley to its school record 13th straight home victory and ninth consecutive MVC home win.
MVC Player of the Week
Darrell Brown Jr., Bradley
5-10, 190, Sr., G, Memphis (Tenn.) Germantown
Brown has helped the Braves to their best league start since the 2008-09 season as he powered the team to a 2-0 record last week, scoring 18.5 points per game in wins against Evansville and Southern Illinois. The senior scored 16 points in a 20-point victory at Evansville – the team’s largest road Valley win in 10 seasons – before a 21-point outing in a victory against Southern Illinois on Saturday.
The wins at Evansville (by 20 points) and against Southern Illinois (by 19 points) marked the first time that Bradley won back-to-back Valley games by at least 15 points since the 2006-07 season.
And Bradley's Lasha Petree was the MVC women's basketball Player of the Week for the second week in a row, and for the 3rd time this season-
Bradley's Lasha Petree scored 24 points with four rebounds and six blocks, shooting 9-of-18 (.500) from the field in a win over rival Illinois State, earning her third MVC Player of the Week honor of the season. Petree becomes the first player in Bradley history to win three MVC Player of the Week honors in the same season and four in a career. Valparaiso redshirt sophomore Carie Weinman averaged 14.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.0 steals per game, while shooting 64.7% from the field in wins at Indiana State and Evansville, earning her second Newcomer of the Week honor.
MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Lasha Petree, So., G, Bradley
Petree scored a game-high 24 points and also collected four rebounds, two assists, two steals and a career-high six blocked shots to help Bradley to a 76-61 victory over I-74 rival Illinois State Friday. She scored 15 of her game-high 24 points in the second half, including 10 points over the final 12 minutes to help Bradley outscore the Redbirds 26-8 during that stretch. Her six blocks tied for the highest total in the MVC this season and also matched the fourth-best single game total in Bradley history. Petree was the first Bradley player with six or more blocks in a game since December 2015. She was 5-for-7 from the field in the second half as she helped Bradley to its school record 13th straight home victory and ninth consecutive MVC home win.