INDIANAPOLIS – Oakland guard Taylor Jones was named Horizon League Nike® Player of the Week, announced the league office on Monday.
 
Jones, a Detroit, Mich. native, averaged 25.5 points, 12.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists shooting 20-for-36 (55.6%) from the field and 3-for-7 from 3-point range (42.9%) with two double-doubles against IUPUI and UIC over the weekend. Jones posted her sixth double-double of the season with a career-high 28 points on 11-of-19 shooting while grabbing 10 rebounds with three assists and two steals as Oakland came up short in the upset bid against IUPUI. She followed that performance with her seventh double-double scoring a game-high 23 points while grabbing 14 rebounds and dishing out nine assists to just miss recording her second triple-double of the season while leading Oakland to a win over UIC.
 
Oakland hits the road for a league tilt at Green Bay on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. ET.
 
2018-19 #HLWBB Nike® Players of the Week
Nov. 12 – Macee Williams, IUPUI
Nov. 19 – Frankie Wurtz, Green Bay
Nov. 26 – Mackenzie Taylor, Wright State
Dec. 3 – Angel Baker, Wright State
Dec. 10 – Alison Smolinski, Youngstown State
Dec. 17 – Macee Williams, IUPUI
Dec. 23 – Lizzie Odegard, Milwaukee
Dec. 31 – Chelsea Olson, Youngstown State
Jan. 7 – Mary Dunn, Youngstown State
Jan. 14 – Macee Williams, IUPUI
Jan. 21 – Sarah Cash, Youngstown State
Jan. 28 – Mary Dunn, Youngstown State
Feb. 4 – Mariah White, Cleveland State
Feb. 11 – Mariah Miller, Cleveland State
Feb. 18 – Taylor Jones, Oakland
 
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