KIAC WBB Player of the Week: Tia King (IU East)
FLORENCE, Ky. -- IU East's Tia King had a very strong overall week and was named the KIAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week for games Feb. 8-14.
The sophomore guard from Indianapolis, Ind., averaged 24.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 4.7 apg and shot 43 percent from the field to lead the Red Wolves to a 3-0 week, all of which was in conference play.
The highlight was 30 points, nine rebounds, five assists and five made 3-pointers in a 91-88 victory over Brescia (Ky.) in the KIAC Game of the Week. She provided the winning points in that game, which moved IU East into at least a share of the KIAC Colonial Division title and maintained its lead for first place in the standings.
The second-leading scorer in the KIAC at 20.2 ppg also had 26 points, seven rebounds and eight assists in a win over IU Kokomo. The other game on the week had 16 points and five rebounds versus IU Southeast.
King is seventh in NAIA Division II in scoring average and leads the Red Wolves (18-9, 13-2 KIAC) into a matchup at Alice Lloyd on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. Follow KIAC Women's Basketball at KIACSports.com, on Twitter @KIACSports and at Facebook.com/KIACSports.