Kaci Britt Bell has been named the G-MAC Women's Basketball Athlete of the Week for the first time this season. Despite only a 1-2 record on the week, Bell posted solid performances against top ranked opponents and then helped the team secure its only win of the season.
To start the week, Bell and the Lady Trojans faced a pair of undefeated opponents in Lewis and Carson-Newman. Against Lewis to begin the week, Bell went 5-11 for a team-high 14 points, while grabbing six rebounds and recording three steals in only 19 minutes of action. A couple nights later against Carson-Newman, she went 5-12 for 11 points and had a team-high seven rebounds. She added a pair of assists and a block.
In the team’s final game of the week against Cincinnati-Christian University, Bell scored in double-figures again with 12 points on 5-7 shooting. She had another team-high seven rebounds to go with two assists, a block and a steal.
On the season, Bell is averaging 12 points a game and 6.8 rebounds per game, which ranks fourth in the G-MAC. She is sixth in steals with 2.0 per game, and fifth in blocked shots with 0.8 a game.