NIU women’s basketball: Amanda Corral named MAC West Player of the Week

NIU womens basketball: Amanda Corral named MAC West Player of the Week

By Northern Star staff

Senior guard Amanda Corral was named MAC West Player of the Week, the conference announced today.

Corral scored 30 points — tying her career high — Wednesday in a 67-50 win over the Bowling Green Falcons. She followed that up with a 26-point performance Saturday as the Huskies prevailed against the Ball State Cardinals, 65-62.

Corral finished the week with 56 points on 21-29 (72.4 percent) shooting from the field, including 6-7 (85.7 percent) from beyond the arc, and went 8-8 from the charity stripe.

She also grabbed 11 boards, dished out eight assists, recorded two steals and blocked one shot in the two-game span.

Corral last won the MAC West Player of the Week award Nov. 21, 2011.