By MATT PIKE
After a week with wins over Missouri Southern, and an upset win over #20 Pittsburg State, Northwest Missouri State University's Sadie Maas has earned the MIAA Women's Basketball Athlete of the Week award.
Maas tied an MIAA single-game record with 11 blocks and registered a triple-double against Missouri Southern scoring 17 points and pulling down 18 rebounds in a 65-60 road win on Thursday. The 11 blocks set a Bearcat women's basketball single-game record. Maas is the fourth MIAA women's basketball player this season to record a triple-double. Maas's 11 blocked shots is tied for the second-highest single-game NCAA Div. II mark this season as well.
Maas went on to add 12 points and narrowly missed a double-double with nine rebounds in a 65-59 triumph over #20 Pittsburg State Saturday to run Northwest's winning streak to five games in a row. Over the two games, Maas averaged 14.5 points, 13.5 rebounds and 7.0 blocks. She shot 66.7% from the floor. She also made all five of her free throw attempts.
The Bearcat women will play host to Northeastern State on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and Arkansas-Fort Smith on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. returning to Bearcat Arena.
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