Kelly, Brunswick Named OCCAC Players of the Week

By Nicholas Huenefeld/OCCAC Web Administrator

James Kelly and Kendra Brunswick have been named the Ohio Community College Athletic Association (OCCAC) men's basketball and women's basketball players of the week.

Kelly, a sophomore forward from Owens Community College, picked up two more double-doubles in two conference wins over Edison Community College and Columbus State Community College.

In an 82-73 road win over Edison, Kelly finished with 22 points, 14 rebounds, three steals, two blocks and one assist. He finished 9-for-15 from the field and 4-for-6 from the foul line.

Then, in an 80-65 home victory over Columbus State, Kelly posted 18 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and two blocks. He finished 8-for-19 from the field and 2-for-3 from the foul line.

In all, he posted 40 points, 25 rebounds, six steals, four blocks and one assist in two wins for the Express, who are now 16-7 overall and 5-1 in the OCCAC. Kelly has posted a double-double in every conference game this season and totaled 13 double-double's overall this year.

Kelly is the conference's second leading scorer (23.7 ppg) and second leading rebounder (12.2 rpg).

Meanwhile, Brunswick continued a fantastic sophomore campaign that has her as conference's leading scorer (25.5 ppg) in OCCAC play. 

The sophomore forward shot a sizzling 24-for-35 from the field overall, 5-for-7 from 3-point range and 5-for-6 from the foul line in two wins. 

In a 76-68 home victory over Owens Community College, Brunswick had 23 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and two steals. Then, in a 95-35 road win over Lakeland Community College, she poured in 35 points and added nine rebounds, seven steals and five assists in only 27 minutes.

In those two games, she totaled 58 points, 22 rebounds, nine steals and 10 assists.

Notes

The player of the week honor is the second of the season for each player. Brunswick won her first award last week, so this marks back-to-back awards for her, while Kelly was the conference's player of the week during the second week of conference play (Jan. 20). Kelly added National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) player of the week honors, as well, that week.

Kelly and the Express men's basketball team will host Cuyahoga Community College at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while Brunswick and the Chargers will host Cincinnati State Technical and Community College at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.