INDIANAPOLIS – The finish line to the regular season is in sight as Great Midwest Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week honors were announced on Monday afternoon. 
 
League-leading Kentucky Wesleyan continued its torrid stretch by clinching the first playoff spot in the Great Midwest Championship bracket. The Panthers have won 15 straight and improved to 19-3 overall with impressive wins over Cedarville and Tiffin. 
 
KWC avenged its last loss that was experienced way back on Dec. 8 against the Yellow Jackets, who were in first place at the time. 
 
The Panthers are adept on both ends of the floor, leading the league in scoring (78.8) while ranking second in scoring defense (61.5 ppg allowed). KWC has been beating opponents by an average of over 17 points per game and is tops in turnover margin. 
 
Seven other postseason bids are at stake for teams as they look to make their way into March Madness. Each contest carries added significance with several teams hovering around at or over/under .500. 
 
This year, the Great Midwest Championship quarterfinals will be conducted on different campus sites on Tuesday, March 5, before the final four gather at the top highest remaining seed. 
 
Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week
Angela Troyer
Ohio Dominican
Guard
Sophomore
Sugarcreek, OH (Berlin Hiland HS)
 
Troyer is helping keep Ohio Dominican in the playoff hunt with a strong two-game showing that included numbers that were over halfway to producing triple-doubles.
 
She was the league’s top scorer from the past week of competition along with Ursuline’s Julia Cardwell (22.5 ppg) and added strong rebounding numbers (9.5 rpg) and assist totals (5.0 apg).
 
She also made her presence felt on the defensive end with three steals per contest and also shot an impressive 64.3 percent on all shots (18-of-28).
 
Troyer put up a 20 point, 10-rebound double-double on the road at Lake Erie as she played 35 minutes.  
 
The sophomore sank 8-of-12 shots from the field and added three assists, two steals and a block. 
 
On Saturday in an overtime ODU win, she delivered 25 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and four steals, in a well-rounded effort to fill the box score.
 
Troyer was deadly from long range, missing just one of her six attempts from beyond the arc and five of her nine boards came on the offensive glass. 
 
Troyer has emerged as a top five scorer in the Great Midwest (14.8), currently tied for fourth. Her rebounding totals rank seventh (6.4) and she is averaging almost two steals per game.