INDIANAPOLIS – For the third time in a four-week span, Oakland guard Alona Blackwell has garnered Nike® Horizon League Freshman of the Week honors, announced the league office on Monday.
 
Blackwell, a Grand Rapids, Mich. native, averaged 11.0 ppg shooting 9-for-16 (56.3%) from the field with six rebounds aiding Oakland to a 1-1 record in league play. She scored nine points at Cleveland State and followed with 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting helping the Golden Grizzlies to a 86-73 road win at Youngstown State snapping a four-game skid.
 
Since being inserted into the starting lineup against Detroit Mercy (2/1), Blackwell has scored in double figures in 6-of-7 games averaging 12.1 ppg while shooting 44.3 percent from the field and 40.0 percent from 3-point range. Defensively, she has grabbed 15 total steals (2.1 per game).
 
Oakland closes out the regular season with a pair of home games beginning with defending league champion Wright State on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.
 
2019-20 Nike® Horizon League Freshmen of the Week
Nov. 11 - Taylor Petit, Youngstown State
Nov. 18 - Sydney Gouard, Oakland
Nov. 25 - Sylare Starks, Detroit Mercy
Dec. 2 - Ivy Turner, Northern Kentucky
Dec. 9 - Carissa Garcia, Northern Kentucky
Dec. 16 - Bridgid Fox, Detroit Mercy
Dec. 23 - Markyia McCormick, Detroit Mercy
Dec. 31 - Taylor Petit, Youngstown State
Jan. 6 - Jada Roberson, Wright State
Jan. 13 - Ivy Turner, Northern Kentucky
Jan. 20 - Jen Wendler, Youngstown State
Jan. 27 - Shamarre Hale, Wright State
Feb. 3 - Alona Blackwell, Oakland
Feb. 10 - Alona Blackwell, Oakland
Feb. 17 – Carissa Garcia, Northern Kentucky
Feb. 24 - Alona Blackwell, Oakland
 
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