Anderson Named MIAC Defensive Player Of The Week
Concordia junior Makayla Anderson turned a career milestone moment into a conference weekly award. Anderson was named the MIAC Defensive Player of the Week after recording her 500th career rebound in the Cobbers’ 83-38 win over St. Mary’s.
MOORHEAD, Minn. (2/05/24)---Concordia junior Makayla Anderson (Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck Century) turned a career milestone moment into a conference weekly award.
Anderson was named the MIAC Defensive Player of the Week after recording her 500th career rebound in the Cobbers' 83-38 win over St. Mary's.
Anderson was named the MIAC Defensive Player of the Week. Anderson scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in Concordia's lone game of the week against the Cardinals. The 12 rebounds helped her become the 20th player in program history to reach the 500-rebound milestone.
Anderson was 9-for-15 (60.0%) from the field and went 4-for-4 from the free throw line as she recorded her second double-double of the season. Anderson's 500th career rebound came on an offensive rebound as she had five offensive boards in the game. Anderson also came away with four steals and a block in the Cobbers' win over the Cardinals.
Anderson leads the team in rebounding this season with an 8.0 rebounds per game average. That mark is also second in the MIAC this season. Anderson is also fifth in the conference in scoring average. She is averaging 13.8 points per game in the team's 18 overall games.