JONESBORO,
Ark. (11/22/2011) — Following her performance in Arkansas State's 84-71 victory
over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Sunday afternoon, forward Jane Morrill has
been named Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week, the
league announced Tuesday.
Morrill
poured in a career-high 31 points in the win over the Islanders. With ASU down by nine in the second half,
Morrill broke out for 23 points in the final 20 minutes to help ASU win going
away.
The
sophomore from Scott City, Mo. shot .541 from the floor in the game (13-24),
connected on her only three-point attempt and hit 4-5 from the free throw line
(.800). She also pulled down eight
rebounds in the game, six of which were on the offensive glass and only
committed two turnovers in 37 minutes of playing time. Her 31-point total is tied for the most by
any Sun Belt player this season, is the fifth-highest total ever scored by an
ASU player at the Convocation Center and is the first 30-point performance by
an ASU player since the 2006-07 season.
“I'm happy
for Jane – her second half against Corpus Christi was one of the most
impressive halves of basketball I have seen by an individual while at Arkansas
State,” said ASU head coach Brian Boyer. “Jane is still just scratching
the surface of how good she can be, and with her strong work ethic she is going
to continue to improve all season long.”
Morrill and
the Red Wolves will be back in action Wednesday night when they travel to
Tulsa, Okla. to take on the Golden Hurricane of Tulsa University in a 7:00 p.m.
game at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
Arkansas State will return to the ASU Convocation Center Nov. 27 to host
Toledo. Tipoff for Sunday's game against
the Rockets is set for 2:05 p.m.