INDIANAPOLIS – Familiar faces propelled their respective teams to victory in the league schedule as Great Midwest Athletic Conference Basketball Players of the Week were announced on Monday afternoon.
 
Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Hasan Varence
Ohio Dominican
Forward
RS Senior
Queens, NY (Columbus Linden McKinley HS)
 
Already a USBWA National Player of the Week this season, Varence continued to shine in his senior campaign with his second weekly nod as the top conference standout.
 
The Panthers carved out a signature win against Hillsdale, effectively handing the Chargers their first loss in the conference schedule.
 
In the process, ODU moved up three spots during the week in the conference point rating system to be planted in the top half of the standings. The Panthers have won three straight including an OT win vs. Alderson Broaddus and a big road victory at Cedarville.
 
Varence scored a game-high 23 points against Hillsdale on 10-of-17 shooting from the field. He grabbed seven rebounds and his effort was rounded out with three assists and three steals.
 
Varence is currently second in the conference in scoring (18.3 ppg) and is third in rebounding (9.1 rpg).
 
The two-time All-Great Midwest team selection has now been conference player of the week six times in his career since ODU’s first year with the league in 2017-18.
 
Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Sydney Kin
Findlay
Forward/Center
Sophomore
Carey, OH (Carey HS)
 
Chalk it up as back-to-back conference weekly honors for the dynamic sophomore as she piloted the Oilers to a pair of close victories against Cedarville and Tiffin.
 
The 6-3 post player averaged a double-double in both wins as Findlay dug in deep to earn its sixth and seventh league victories.
 
Kin averaged 19.5 points per game and 11.5 rebounds while shooting an exact 50 percent from the field on all shot attempts. She also swatted 1.5 shots per contest and was near automatic at the free throw line with 12 makes.
 
The Oilers are currently fourth in the point rating system through seven games played.
 
Kin led the Oilers with 16 points and matched that with 16 rebounds in the early game of the week vs. Cedarville. The Oilers and Yellow Jackets went back-and-forth in a key battle between two premier programs before Findlay was able to secure a three-point margin of victory.
 
It was a one-point win for Findlay as the Oilers squeaked past Tiffin on the road, 67-66. Kin again shined with a game-high 23 points and seven rebounds. She was 8-of-13 from the field in just 20 minutes of court time.
 
Kin is now tied for seventh in the conference in scoring (15.4 ppg) and is also top five in rebounding (7.8 rpg).