(LEBANON, Ill., Feb. 2)--In one of the closest votes in league history, Rachel Baker of William Woods University was picked as the American Midwest Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 2. The honor covers games played from Jan. 25-31.
Baker, a junior forward from Mexico, Mo., put up big numbers across the board for the No. 19-ranked Owls. In two games, Baker averaged 23 points and 10 rebounds per game. She hit an amazing 63 percent of hier attempts from the field (17-of-27) and was 10-of-12 from the free throw line (83.3 percent). In addition, Baker distributed 12 assists, had eight steals and posted five blocked shots.