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Haskell Indian Nation’s Dauphinais, Carolina’s Smith Earn Final January CAC Women’s Basketball Players of the Week Honors

Haskell Indian Nation’s Dauphinais, Carolina’s Smith Earn Final January CAC Women’s Basketball Players of the Week Honors

Haskell Indian Nations University (Kansas) senior Ona Dauphinais and Carolina University (North Carolina) junior Mya Smith have earned the final Continental Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Players of the Week awards for January in the 2025-26 season.

Dauphinais, the offensive recipient, averaged 28 points across two victories and made 12 total 3-pointers. The Fort Totten, North Dakota, native scored 28 points on 11-of-17 shooting from the floor, including six 3-point field goals, in last Saturday's 93-73 victory against Florida National University. That came after the guard started the week with 28 points in a 104-97 overtime triumph against the University of Fort Lauderdale (Florida). He had a second-chance bucket with less than a second remaining in regulation and made six 3-pointers and had seven assists in the contest.

Smith, the defensive honoree, anchored the Bruins' defensive efforts in three games. The Bayboro, North Carolina, native averaged 10 rebounds in each contest and had six steals for the week. Seven of the forward's 10 rebounds came on the defensive end of the court in an 85-79 win against Fort Lauderdale last Saturday. She also averaged 13.7 points per outing.