Official ReleaseMACON, Ga. – After hitting 7-of-12 shots from the field and a blistering 75 (6-of-8) percent from beyond the arc, junior forward
Aareon Smith earned Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honors for the second consecutive week, the league announced on Monday (Jan. 11).
Smith dropped her second-straight 23-point effort, this time scorching North Florida on 58 percent shooting and 75 percent from deep to help Kennesaw State stay unbeaten in league play. The junior hit six of the Owls' 10 3-pointers, which fell three shy of breaking a new single-game team record.
The Louisville, Kentucky native torched the Ospreys for 17 points in the first half and helped the Owls gain a commanding lead and led wire-to-wire for a 70-55 victory. The 70 points were the second-most points scored in a win this season.
For the season, Smith is averaging 9.7 points per game and has started in 11 of KSU's 17 games. The junior is shooting 38 (35-of-91) percent from beyond the arc, and is second on the team in most 3-pointers on the season. Smith is also 79 percent from the free throw line, which is third on the Owls' roster.
*Graphic courtesy of the Atlantic Sun
Smith and the Owls will wrap-up their two-game Florida road trip against Jacksonville and Christin Mercer—who was named Newcomer of the Week—at 7 p.m. on ESPN3 at Swisher Gymnasium Monday evening.
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