JACKSON – Northwest sophomore guard Tiesha Tunstall of Olive Branch has been named the MACJC/JUCO Weekly Women's Basketball Player of the Week for games played Monday, Feb. 18 through Thursday, Feb. 21.

Tunstall is the second women's basketball POTW from Northwest this season (Monique Biggins) and is now eligible for national player of the week honors which will be announced next Wednesday.

Tunstall helped carry the Lady Rangers to two wins this week by averaging 20 points per game on 53 percent shooting from the floor (17 of 32) and 33 percent shooting from beyond the arc (5 of 15). She added four steals, four rebounds and two assists in 28.5 minutes per game.

She scored a season high 21 points – all in the second half – in Northwest's 76-60 win over Holmes to claim the MACJC North Division Championship.

Northwest (18-5) will return to action on Monday, Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. against Jones County (11-9) in the opening round of the MACJC State Tournament at Pearl River.

Live stats will be available for all Northwest games at www.sidearmstats.com/northwestms/wbball.