Belton, TX – University of Mary Hardin-Baylor women's basketball player Lindsay Eaton has been named American Southwest Conference West Division Player of the Week for the week ending January 31st. Eaton, a junior forward from Lake Travis High School, earns conference honors for the first time this season. She averaged 19.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in leading UMHB to a pair of crucial ASC West Division victories last week in Abilene, Eaton opened the week with a 24-point performance in a 73-62 win at McMurry University. She followed with 14 points and seven rebounds as the Cru topped Hardin-Simmons 68-60 for UMHB's first victory over the Cowgirls in Abilene. Eaton shot 52 per cent from the field for the week and also blocked a shot as she helped the UMHB women stretch their winning streak to 11 consecutive victories.
The UMHB women are currently 15-4 overall and 12-3 in ASC play and have a one-game lead in the ASC West Division. The Cru will host McMurry University for a 5:30 PM tip-off on Thursday before closing out the week with a 1:00 PM home game against Hardin-Simmons.
