Himes, a 6-foot-1 freshman post from Hilliard, Ohio, averaged 19.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game while shooting 56.8 percent from the field (25-for-44) as the Lady Cougars went 3-0 for the week. She scored 18 points and grabbed four rebounds off the bench in 13 minutes of action in a 121-21 win at Ohio State University-Marion. She added 20 points and eight rebounds in a 78-75 win at Kenyon College as MVNU rallied from a nine-point second-half deficit. Then, the former Hilliard Darby High School standout closed out the week with 21 points and eight rebounds in her first career start as the Lady Cougars defeated Carlow (Pa.) University 99-55.

For the season, Himes leads MVNU in scoring (17.1 points per game) and rebounding (6.6 rebounds per game) while shooting 55.8 percent from the field (77-for-138). She has also registered a team-high 11 blocked shots and 18 steals.

The Lady Cougars are currently 10-1 overall on the season. MVNU, which has won eight straight games, will return to action on Saturday when the team will travel to the University of Northwestern Ohio for a non-conference game that will start at 2:00 p.m.