Doane standout Mak Hatcliff, formerly of the Beatrice Lady O, was named the GPAC Women's Basketball Offensive Player of the Week for the week of January 6-12, the conference announced this week. It's Hatcliff's second time winning a weekly award this season. 

 

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Basketball Players-of-the-Week

 

Offensive – Mak Hatcliff, Doane University (Guard)

Mak Hatcliff of Doane University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports women's basketball offensive player-of-the-week.  Hatcliff, a senior from Beatrice, Nebraska, scored 39 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in Doane's win over 14th-ranked Concordia. She shot 56-percent from the floor on the week as she averaged 26.5 points. She also averaged eight rebounds per game for the week.

Beatrice native Mak Hatcliff has become a star for Doane women's basketball. She's missed some time this season but returned with a vengeance last week, scoring an impressive 39 points to help spark Doane to a ranked win over Concordia. 

Doane women's basketball is 13-4 and 8-3 in GPAC play heading into a gauntlet of a schedule this week that features games against Hastings and Briar Cliff, two teams currently ranked in the NAIA's Top 25.