INDIANAPOLIS - Closing in on the last few weeks of regular season competition, the Point Rating System is beginning to show potential playoff contenders. 

It was a big week for movement on the women’s side of the PRS, as top teams No. 9 Cedarville and Ohio Dominican both suffered loses. In turn, Tiffin and Trevecca Nazarene significantly moved up in the rankings, as they both went 2-0 on the week.

Kentucky Wesleyan, Walsh and Findlay all remain in the playoff mix. The Panthers picked up a big win over Ohio Dominican. Walsh picked up a pair of wins over Ohio Valley and Malone, while Findlay defeated Lake Erie and Hillsdale. 

The league scoring leaders continue to put up big numbers, with Findlay’s Sydney Kin posting a 29-point, 10 rebound double-double this week. Meanwhile, ODU’s Angela Troyer now ties Kin for first in scoring in the league (22.6 ppg), after Troyer scored 37 points on a tough Walsh team. 

Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Savanah Richards 
Tiffin
Guard
Sophomore 
Findlay, OH (Liberty-Benton HS)

Tiffin women’s basketball has won seven of its last eight games, including four straight wins over the past two weeks.

This week, the Dragons picked up a win over Hillsdale on Wednesday then defeated No. 9 ranked Cedarville on Saturday, to snap a 15-game winning streak by the Yellow Jackets. 

Senior, Savanah Richards, has played an important role in the Dragons success this season, as she leads the team with 15.5 points per game and shoots 75.8 percent from the floor.

In Tiffin’s 81-73 win over Hillsdale, Richards tallied 14 points, six assists and four rebounds. She was 6-of-10 from the field and 2-of-4 from beyond the arc.

Richards erupted for 30 points on Saturday, playing all 40 minutes, as the Dragons took down the Yellow Jackets, 83-70. The senior guard showcased her full scoring abilities, shooting 11-of-14 from the floor, a perfect 2-of-2 from three-point land and 6-of-8 from the charity stripe. 

Her 15.5 points per game puts her eighth in the conference in scoring. She currently ranks eleventh in field goal percentage and twelfth in free throw percentage. 

This marks the first time in Richards’ career she has been named Player of the Week, as well as the first time Tiffin has earned weekly honors this season.