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Eight Is Great – Hawthorne Earns Another OVC Honor
2/18/2020 11:54:00 AM | Women's Basketball
For the eighth time this season, Laci Hawthorne has been named as the OVC Newcomer of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.
The junior transfer averaged 13.0 points and 9.5 rebounds over a 1-1 week for the Racers. The Fort Worth, Texas native began the week with a 15-point, nine-rebound performance against Austin Peay, followed by 11 points and 10 rebounds against Morehead State. Hawthorne finished the week shooting 47.8-percent from the floor and added four assists, a steal and two blocks.
Hawthorne and her teammates return to action Thursday when they travel to Eastern Illinois for the first of the final two road games of the regular season. Tip-off from Lantz Arena in Charleston is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. on ESPN+.
The junior transfer averaged 13.0 points and 9.5 rebounds over a 1-1 week for the Racers. The Fort Worth, Texas native began the week with a 15-point, nine-rebound performance against Austin Peay, followed by 11 points and 10 rebounds against Morehead State. Hawthorne finished the week shooting 47.8-percent from the floor and added four assists, a steal and two blocks.
Hawthorne and her teammates return to action Thursday when they travel to Eastern Illinois for the first of the final two road games of the regular season. Tip-off from Lantz Arena in Charleston is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. on ESPN+.
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