GREENSBORO - After helping the North Carolina A&T women's
basketball team to Saturday's 60-56 road win at Liberty, redshirt junior Amber
Calvin earned MEAC Player of the Week honors on Monday.
Calvin
ended Saturday's victory over the defending Big South champions with a
team-high 21 points, including 5-for-10 shooting from beyond the arc. She also totaled a rebound, three assists and
a team-best three steals in the contest.
Seventeen of her 21 came in the first half when she hit 5 of 6 threes,
including four consecutive 3-pointers in the last four minutes of the first
half.
Her
five 3-pointers at Liberty matched a season-high as she collected her second
20-plus point performance of the season after scoring 28 at Siena on Nov. 20.
Calvin
is shooting an incredible .545 from 3-point range, which leads the MEAC and is
third nationally. She is also averaging 12.1 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists
and 1.6 steals per game this season. This week's recognition marks her first
career MEAC Player of the Week honor. She earned MEAC Rookie of the Week honors
on Feb. 8, 2010 as a freshman.
Calvin
and the Aggies return to action, Tuesday, Dec. 18 when they host Charlotte at
Corbett Sports Center at 6 p.m.