Madison Bartley Tabbed MVC Player of the Week

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – A key piece to the Belmont University women's basketball team's dominant weekend, junior forward Madison Bartley has been named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week as announced by the league office Monday afternoon. Leading all scorers in both of the Bruins' home victories over the weekend, Bartley was simply sensational.
 
The Kettering, Ohio (Kettering Fairmont HS), native averaged 24 points and six rebounds in 23.7 minutes across the two wins. Shooting 60 percent (18-of-30) from the field and going 11-for-12 (.917) at the free-throw line, Bartley notched back-to-back 20-point performances.
 
In Belmont's Friday night win over Missouri State, Bartley scored 14 of her season-high 26 points in the fourth quarter. She went 8-for-8 at the foul line and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds, scoring eight-straight points in the closing minutes to seal the victory.
 
On Sunday, Bartley was ultra-efficient in the Bruins' 56-point, 101-45 blowout of Southern Illinois. In only 15:49 of action on the court, Bartley scored 22 points on 9-for-10 shooting and collected four boards.
 
Bartley earns her second conference player of the week award after being selected as Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week last January. Three different Belmont players have now garnered MVC weekly accolades. Junior guard Destinee Wells was tabbed MVC Player of the Week on Nov. 14 following the first week of the season and graduate guard Sydni Harvey earned both MVC Player and Newcomer of the Week honors on Dec. 27 after her historic three-point shooting display versus Troy.
 
The Bruins return to game action this weekend, traveling to Indiana State Friday and Evansville Sunday. Tipoff of Belmont's road matchup with the Sycamores Friday is scheduled for 5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3.

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