BASKETBALL
Three honored by GAC
Harding University center Sage Hawley and guard Ashley Farrar of Henderson State University were honored Tuesday as the Great American Conference's women's co-Players of the Week, while Arkansas Tech University guard Taelon Peter was named the conference's men's co-Player of the Week with guard Paul King of Oklahoma Baptist.
Hawley broke a 25-year school record for most points in a game (43) on 21-of 31 shooting from the floor in a 105-103 overtime victory against Southern Arkansas. Her 21 baskets on 31 attempts also set school records and she added 15 rebounds.
Farrar scored 44 points -- the most in a single game in NCAA Division II this season -- on 16-of-24 shooting from the floor and added a career-high 15 rebounds in a 98-90 victory over Southern Arkansas.
Peter helped the Wonder Boys open 2-0 in conference play for the first time in six years, averaging 23 points per game in victories over the University of Arkansas-Monticello and Ouachita Baptist University. He hit 9 of 14 shots and scored a career-high 28 points in the win over UAM and had 18 points against OBU.
-- Democrat-Gazette Press Services