Eastern Michigan Athletics
Areanna Combs Named MAC Player of the Week
12/8/2020 10:27:00 AM | Women's Basketball
It is the first weekly honor of Combs' career
CLEVELAND, Ohio. (EMUEagles.com) -- Redshirt senior guard Areanna Combs (Oklahoma City, Okla.-Putnam City West (Oklahoma State)) of the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team was selected as the Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the period ending Dec. 6, the league office announced Tuesday, Dec. 8. She is the first Eagle to earn the honor since the 2018-19 season when Danielle Minott won it on Jan. 15, 2019.
Combs was electric for the Eagles in two double-digit wins over Ball State, Dec. 2, and Southeast Missouri, Dec. 6, as she averaged a team-high 24.5 points and nine rebounds in the contests.
Eastern opened the week with its third consecutive win over the Cardinals to move to 1-0 in conference play. The 19-point win, 77-58, is the largest margin of victory over Ball State for EMU since 2012. Additionally, the three-game win streak over BSU is the first for EMU since it won four-in-a-row between the 2010-11 seasons. Combs led the way as she scored a season-high 26 points on 11-of-24 shooting and paced the team with three makes from downtown. She added a career-best six steals in the contest and notched a team-high 11 rebounds. The game marked her 27th consecutive contest with 10+ points, her fifth-career double-double, and her 14th game with better than 20 points.
The Oklahoma City native followed that effort up with another fantastic outing against Southeast Missouri, Dec. 6, again scoring in double-figures (23 points) to keep her scoring streak intact (28 games with 10+ points). Even more dangerous from three against the Redhawks, Combs nailed a career-high five from deep in the game. She also tied for the team lead with seven rebounds, which marks her ninth-career game leading EMU in that category.
Through four games, Combs ranks first in the conference and second nationally in steals (16), first in the MAC in points (86), first in the MAC in field goals attempted (81), and made (36), is tied for first in the MAC in double-doubles (1), and is third in the league in assists (12). EMU's win over Southeast Missouri State on Sunday, Dec. 6, was also historic in nature, as it was the 600th victory in program history.
EMU will look to move to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in conference play when it travels to the Buckeye State for a matchup with Bowling Green State University on Friday, Dec. 11. Tipoff from the Stroh Center is set for 6 p.m.
For the most up-to-date information on all things EMU athletics, visit EMUEagles.com or follow the team on social media at, @EMUWBB.
Combs was electric for the Eagles in two double-digit wins over Ball State, Dec. 2, and Southeast Missouri, Dec. 6, as she averaged a team-high 24.5 points and nine rebounds in the contests.
Eastern opened the week with its third consecutive win over the Cardinals to move to 1-0 in conference play. The 19-point win, 77-58, is the largest margin of victory over Ball State for EMU since 2012. Additionally, the three-game win streak over BSU is the first for EMU since it won four-in-a-row between the 2010-11 seasons. Combs led the way as she scored a season-high 26 points on 11-of-24 shooting and paced the team with three makes from downtown. She added a career-best six steals in the contest and notched a team-high 11 rebounds. The game marked her 27th consecutive contest with 10+ points, her fifth-career double-double, and her 14th game with better than 20 points.
The Oklahoma City native followed that effort up with another fantastic outing against Southeast Missouri, Dec. 6, again scoring in double-figures (23 points) to keep her scoring streak intact (28 games with 10+ points). Even more dangerous from three against the Redhawks, Combs nailed a career-high five from deep in the game. She also tied for the team lead with seven rebounds, which marks her ninth-career game leading EMU in that category.
Through four games, Combs ranks first in the conference and second nationally in steals (16), first in the MAC in points (86), first in the MAC in field goals attempted (81), and made (36), is tied for first in the MAC in double-doubles (1), and is third in the league in assists (12). EMU's win over Southeast Missouri State on Sunday, Dec. 6, was also historic in nature, as it was the 600th victory in program history.
EMU will look to move to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in conference play when it travels to the Buckeye State for a matchup with Bowling Green State University on Friday, Dec. 11. Tipoff from the Stroh Center is set for 6 p.m.
For the most up-to-date information on all things EMU athletics, visit EMUEagles.com or follow the team on social media at, @EMUWBB.
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