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MVNU's Harkins Earns AMC Player of the Week Honor
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (2-17-2009) - Alexis Harkins, a member of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s basketball team, has been selected as the American Mideast Conference Player of the Week for her performance during the week of February 9-15.

Harkins, a 5-foot-10 freshman forward from Canal Fulton, Ohio, averaged 20.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 3.3 assists while shooting 66.7 percent from the field (20-for-30), 70.0 percent from three-point range (7-for-10), and 87.5 percent from the free throw line (14-for-16) during the Lady Cougars’ 3-0 week. The former Northwest High School standout began the week with 17 points, nine rebounds, and three assists in an 86-57 win at Wilberforce University. She added 17 points, seven rebounds, and three assists in a 73-42 victory over Houghton (N.Y.) College. Then, she closed out the week by matching her career high with 27 points to go with four rebounds and four assists in an 82-70 win over Ursuline College.

On the season, Harkins has started all 27 games and is second on the team in scoring (13.6 points per game) and rebounding (7.3 rebounds per game) to go with 45 assists, 22 blocked shots, and 37 steals. She is shooting 42.7 percent from the field (134-for-314), 34.1 percent from three-point range (30-for-88), and 78.7 percent from the free throw line (70-for-89).

MVNU is currently 20-7 overall and 7-6 in the AMC. The Lady Cougars will close out the regular season with conference games at Carlow (Pa.) University on Friday at 7:00 p.m. and at Point Park (Pa.) University on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. The AMC Tournament will get under way with first-round action on February 24.

 

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