GAC Communications
Eric Moyer
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the eighth Men’s and Women’s Basketball Players of the Week for the 2021-22 season. Northwestern Oklahoma State’s Bailey Brown and Southeastern Oklahoma State’s Briley Moon shared the Women’s award while Southeastern Oklahoma State’s Adam Dworsky earned the Men’s honor.
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GAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Bailey Brown, Northwestern Oklahoma State, F, Sr., Enid, Oklahoma
Brown registered consecutive 20-point efforts as the Rangers scored home wins against Henderson State and Ouachita. She averaged 9.5 rebounds in the victories, highlighted by 13 against the Tigers. She went 17-for-30 from the floor in the two games. The Rangers have won six-straight games for the first time since opening the 2001-02 season at 10-0.
GAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Briley Moon, Southeastern Oklahoma State, G, Jr., Martin’s Hil, Texas
Moon averaged 23.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.5 steals as the Savage Storm collected victories against Arkansas-Monticello and Southern Arkansas. Her 27 points against the Muleriders represented a season high. She hit five 3-point field goals in both wins and shot 52.6 percent from beyond the arc for the week.
GAC MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Adam Dworsky, Southeastern Oklahoma State, G, Sr., Flower Mound, Texas
Dworsky recorded a pair of double-digit assist performances as the Savage Storm scored wins against Arkansas-Monticello and Southern Arkansas to move to first place. He scored 37 points in a 30-point win against SAU, one point shy of his career high. For the week, he shot 17-for-25 from the field – 7-for-12 from the 3-point arc – and tallied 21 assists against just four turnovers.