EMCC’s Tyeisha Juhan selected MACJC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
East Mississippi Community College sophomore guard Tyeisha Juhan has been tabbed MACJC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the third time in her career following a pair of standout performance a week ago.
SCOOBA – East Mississippi Community College sophomore guard Tyeisha Juhan has been tabbed MACJC Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the third time in her career following a pair of standout performance a week ago.
The Jonesboro, Georgia native averaged 25.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 2.5 assists during the Lions' 1-1 week. Juhan also shot 43 percent (19-of-44 FGs) from the field and 89 percent (8-of-9 FTs) from the free throw line during the pair of outings.
Juhan opened last week with 21 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals against third-ranked Shelton State Community College Monday night in Scooba. She then followed with 30 points, eight rebounds, five steals and three assists during Thursday's 67-50 win at Snead State CC in Boaz, Alabama.
On the season, Juhan currently ranks third among MACJC scoring leaders at 18.4 points per game following Monday's 21-point effort at Northwest Mississippi. She is also averaging 6.7 rebounds, 3.1 steals and 1.1 assists per contest for the year as a sophomore.
A year ago in making the MACJC All-State First Team as a freshman, Juhan ranked ninth nationally with an NJCAA Region 23-best 20.2 points per game. She also averaged 6.7 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.9 assists an outing last season as a two-time MACJC Player of the Week.
Head coach Sharon Thompson's 3-4 EMCC Lions travel to Tuscaloosa on Saturday for a 2 p.m. rematch with the third-ranked Lady Bucs of Shelton State. On the men's side, head coach Billy Begley's 5-2 EMCC Lions will play host to Baton Rouge CC in a 2 p.m. Region 23 contest at Keyes T. Currie Coliseum on the Scooba campus.