JACKSON - Freshman forward Alorian Story had quite the debut for the Northwest Lady Rangers over the weekend. Now, her efforts have been recognized across the MACCC.

Story, a native of Ripley, was selected as the MACCC Women's Basketball Player of the Week, the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference announced Tuesday morning. Nominations and voting are done by the sports information directors at each conference institution.

Story and the Lady Rangers opened the season with two wins against Shorter College and Baton Rouge in the Lady Bear Classic on November 1-2. In the team's 71-64 victory against Shorter, Story scored 21 points and hauled in 10 rebounds, before adding 12 points and 10 boards the next evening in a 76-66 win against Baton Rouge.

Story is the first Northwest women's basketball player to earn MACCC Player of the Week accolades during coach LaTaryl Williams' tenure. The last Lady Ranger to earn weekly conference honors was Tierra Trotter on February 15, 2022, after the Bryant, Ark. native scored a combined 40 points in a pair of wins against Mississippi Gulf Coast and Meridian.

Northwest is scheduled to return to competition on Thursday, November 7 at Holmes, set for a 5:30 P.M. tip-off. The Lady Rangers will host Bishop State on Monday, Nov. 11 for their home debut at Howard Coliseum.