BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Junior Monica Perkins-Miller has been named the Gulf South Conference West Division Player of the Week after aiding the University of Arkansas at Monticello to pair of GSC victories over the past week.
 
Perkins-Miller (Houston, Texas) began her player of the week campaign with a 17-point, 15-rebound performance in an historic 81-64 upset of No. 20 Arkansas Tech in Monticello. It was the first regular-season win over a ranked opponent in head coach Chris Ratcliff’s tenure at UAM.
 
In that game, Perkins-Miller connected on 4-of-12 shots from the field, but mainly did her damage from the free-throw stripe, where she sunk 9-of-11 attempts.
 
Two days later, Perkins-Miller recorded her career-high of 27 points in an 87-66 win over Southern Arkansas on the road. She almost did not miss, connecting on 12-of-15 shots from the field, while hitting all three of her free-throw attempts. She also grabbed nine rebounds in the win.
 
Perkins-Miller is the third Blossom to be named GSC-West Player of the Week. Junior teammate Bethaney Turner earned the award last week, while junior Nicole Lowe won the accolades on November 25, 2008.

The Blossoms are now 15-4 overall and 6-1 in GSC games.