Jan. 10, 2007

OLATHE, Kan. - Cedarville (Ohio) senior guard Brittany Smart has earned her second-straight NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Player of the Week honor after averaging 40.0 points per game, including a 42-point outpouring in an 85-67 win on the road at Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) last week.

Smart followed the scoring burst with a 38-point performance in an 83-69 win at Tiffin, finishing the week 29-of-42 (69 percent) from the field and 9-of-15 (60 percent) from beyond the 3-point arc. Included in Smart's 3-point barrage was a 4-for-4 outing against MVNU, a game in which she also hit 4-of-4 at the foul line to finish 13-of-14 (93 percent) on the week.

In her last three games, Smart is averaging 37.7 points per game. Other Player of the Week Nominees Included: Janessa Demuth, Ozarks (Mo.); Jenna Matson, Mid-America Nazarene (Kan.); Sarah Bussis, Cornerstone (Mich.); Giuli Varriano, Jamestown (N.D.); Olivia Williams, Dominican (Calif.); Dani Glass, Morningside (Iowa); Jessica Steigleman, Coban (Ore.); Andrea Chambers, Indiana-Southeast; Donya Anderson, Tabor (Kan.); Sarah Coffman, Bryan (Tenn.); Jennifer Goetz, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Bari Levy, Northwood (Fla.); Kim Harkleroad, Calumet St. Joseph (Ind.).