LaMyah Ricks has earned a third straight KCAC Women's Basketball weekly honor. Kansas Wesleyan's dynamic point guard was named as the conference's Defensive Player of the Week for her efforts last week for the Coyotes in two wins.
This marks the third straight week Ricks has brought home a weekly honor, starting two weeks ago earning Defensive Player of the Week honors, and following it up earning the Offensive Player of the Week honor last week. This week, Ricks' defensive prowess was again on display.
Ricks starred again defensively for the Coyotes, with an outstanding defensive effort in two games, helping KWU stay unbeaten in KCAC play. On Saturday, Ricks guarded Alanis Delgado from Saint Mary, and forced her into 4 of 17 shooting from the field, turning her into a high-volume shooter. She was also solid on defense in the York game as KWU held the Panthers to 65 points. She was instrumental in keeping York's guards' scoring chances limited and helping force 13 turnovers that yielded 19 points for the Coyotes.
Last week's wins extended KWU's winning streak to nine games as the Coyotes improved to 11-2 overall and 7-0 in KCAC play heading into the semester break.