Kayla Linkous has been named the G-MAC Women's Basketball Athlete of the Week for a league lead tying third time this season, all coming in the last five weeks. Linkous and teammate Raegan Ryan have each won the honor three times - both winning it in a span of five weeks.
This past week, Linkous helped guide Cedarville to a pair of wins in conference action as the Lady Jackets remain undefeated in the G-MAC. On the week, the junior forward scored 17.5 points and grabbed 11 rebounds per game.
Against Alderson Broaddus, she scored 17 points on 8-9 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds in 24 minutes of action. Two nights later against Davis & Elkins, she scored 18 points on 7-10 shooting, including making good on both of her three point attempts. She also had a game-high 13 rebounds as CU held a lopsided rebounding advantage of 42-29.
On the season, Linkous continues to climb the scoring leaderboard, ranking fifth with 13.7 points per game. She also ranks third on the field goal shooting list, posting a 53.8% shooting percentage, while attempting 84 more shots than the leader and 62 more shots than second place.