Sterling, Va. – Millsaps College junior forward/center Shante Morton became the first Major in school history to be named to the D3hoops.com National Team of the Week for the second time in her career. On Wednesday, Morton was named to the team as she picked up her sixth, seventh, and eighth consecutive double-double to lead Millsaps to a 3-0 week.
 
The Team of the Week is D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll, in its 13th season of recognizing the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous week.
 
Jessica Bowie was the first Millsaps player to earn the weekly recognition for her efforts Jan. 14-20, 2008, averaging 18.5 ppg, 12.5 rpg and 6.5 bpg in helping the Majors snap what was a 15-game conference losing streak at the time.
 
Morton averaged an impressive 17.7 ppg and 9.3 rpg during the week of Dec. 14-20 to earn the honor her freshman year, shooting 61 percent from the floor (20-of-33) and 77 percent (13-of-17) from the charity stripe.
 
This time around, Morton continued her amazing streak of eight double-doubles in wins over Rust, Covenant, and LaGrange as she averaged 15.0 points per game and 12.3 rebounds per game while adding five total blocked shots.
 
Morton started the week shooting 3-of-5 from behind the arc and adding 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Majors to a home win over Rust College, 55-46.
 
Millspas then hit the road to begin a nine game road trip as they traveled to Georgia to take on Covenant where Morton pulled in 13 rebounds and added 12 points in a blowout win over the Scots.
 
She finished the week at a very good LaGrange team as she picked up 14 points and 14 rebounds as they Majors outscored the Panther by 11 in the second half to pick up their fourth straight victory.
 
Morton shot 40% from the field and 46% from behind the arc. Of the 37 total rebounds Morton pulled down this week, 10 of them were offensive rebounds. She is currently ranked number one in the nation in double-doubles and number ten in the nation in rebounds per game. Her great play has also helped lead the Majors to 7-2 overall, the first time they have had a record this good going into Christmas break since 1995-96.
 
Joining Morton this week is fellow Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference member Maggie Prewett of Centre.
 
The Majors are back in action on December 29^th against Huntingdon College at the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic in Montgomery.