Simerly earns Astroturf SAC Player of the Week honors
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Freshman forward Jecca Simerly (Talbott, Tenn.) was named the Astroturf South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week after leading the Carson-Newman Lady Eagles to a 2-0 week with wins over Mars Hill and North Greenville.
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ROCK HILL, S.C. – Freshman forward Jecca Simerly (Talbott, Tenn.) was named the Astroturf South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week after leading the Carson-Newman Lady Eagles to a 2-0 week with wins over Mars Hill and North Greenville.
Simerly takes home her first career weekly honor from the league and the first by a Lady Eagle since then-freshman Tatum Burstrom (Maryville, Tenn.) was named the Player of the Week on March 4, 2013.
"It's a great honor," Simerly said. "I'm just happy to be a part of such an awesome team that is unselfish enough to let anyone accomplish things to get the win. I thank my team for that."
In an 80-69 win over the Lions last Tuesday, Simerly had 14 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the floor to go along with eight rebounds, a career-high four assists, two assists and two blocks. In her first career start against the Crusaders on Saturday, the freshman scored 22 points on 10-for-14 shooting to go along with four rebounds and a steal.
The Talbott, Tenn. native leads the Lady Eagles in scoring at 14.2 points per game, a number that ranks eighth in the league while leading the team with 6.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks and steals per contest this year.
Simerly is shooting 66 percent from the floor nearly six points higher than anyone else in the conference this season. Her seven total blocks this year ranks sixth in the South Atlantic Conference and her eight steals ranks tenth in the league. The 6.7 rebounds per game is good for 14th in the SAC on the year.
Carson-Newman is off during the midweek and will travel to Salisbury, N.C. for a meeting with the Catawba Indians on Saturday for a 2 p.m. tip-off as the Lady Eagles look to make it seven straight wins to begin the year.
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