- Union guard
Jada Perkins (Jackson, Tenn.) earns her second GSC Freshman of the Week honor. She also earned the honor Jan. 12.
- Perkins averaged 19.5 points, 3.5 assists, three rebounds and two steal last week to help the 16
th-ranked Lady Bulldogs to a 2-0 week on the road.
- She scored 18 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out five assists Thursday night in Union’s 73-71 overtime win at Lee.
- Two days later, Perkins dropped 21 points at Shorter, while adding three steals, two assists and a rebound in another close road victory, 56-55.Perkins scored Union’s final three points, including a pair of free throws with a minute left, to give Union the lead.
- Though Perkins averages 9.5 points per game, she has scored 20-plus in two of her last five outings. Her 5.0 assists per game are third in the GSC, while her 3.0 assists/turnover ratio leads the conference.
- Union (17-2, 11-2 GSC) is riding a six-game win streak and remains tied atop the GSC standings with Delta State, which it hosts Thursday night at 6 p.m. CT, followed by Mississippi College on Saturday.
| NAME |
SCHOOL |
Yr. |
G |
MIN |
FGM-FGA |
3FGM-3FGA |
FTM-FTA |
REB |
AST |
BLK |
STL |
PTS |
| Jada Perkins |
UU |
Fr. |
2 |
77 |
13-26 |
2-6 |
11-14 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
39 |
OTHER NOMINATIONS: Baylee Johnson (UAH), Alondrea Rush (DSU), Haris Price (Lee), Kayla Tillie (SU), Terrianna Cave (UWG).