Millsaps College - Jillian Compton, a 5-6, sophomore guard from Gardendale, Ala., has been selected the SCAC Women's Basketball Player-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, December 2nd through Sunday, December 8th.
Compton averaged 15.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game as she led the Majors to a 2-0 record on the week and to the program's best start (4-1) since the 1999-00 season.
A prolific shooter, Compton was deadly from three-point range, nailing 8 of 12 shots (66.7%) from beyond the arc.
In Tuesday's 69-61 win at Loyola (La.), Compton poured in 20 points, hitting 7 of 15 shots - including 5 of 7 from beyond the three-point line. She also had three rebounds, two assists and one steal.
In the 81-45 thumping of Judson (Ala.) on Friday, Compton scored 11 points as she joined four other Majors in double figures. She also had four rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one blocked shot.