University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior Shanara Hollinquest was named the Southern Conference women’s basketball player of the week Tuesday.
The forward, who leads the league in scoring and rebounding, had 19 points and 12 rebounds in UTC’s 57-55 win over Georgia Southern on Monday. In the Lady Mocs’ past four games, she’s averaged 19.3 points and 9.8 rebounds.
Hollinquest is seventh on UTC’s career scoring list with 1,440 points, and she’s eighth in rebounds (740). She was also named the player of the week on Dec. 1.
The Lady Mocs (10-6, 5-2) are tied with Samford for second place in the standings behind Davidson (6-7, 5-1). The Lady Mocs play at Appalachian State on Saturday.
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