Franklin Named WHAC Player of the Week

February 12, 2007

		Martina Franklin helped MU to a 2-0 record en route to being named Player of the Week by the league office.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference has announced that Madonna junior forward Martina Franklin (Redford, Mich./Redford Union HS) was named Player of the Week in a press release on Monday afternoon.

This is the second time this season that Franklin has earned the award.

Franklin helped the Crusaders to a pair of conference wins over Michigan-Dearborn and Cornerstone.  In both games, Franklin recorded double-doubles. 

Against Michigan-Dearborn, Franklin posted game highs with 21 points and 15 rebounds in the road win.  Franklin topped that performance with a career best 29 points and 10 rebounds against the Golden Eagles.

Franklin also became the school's career leader in blocked shots after sending back the 80th shot of her career against Michigan-Dearborn.

The preseason all-conference selection has racked up 11 double-doubles in 19 games this season and leads the Crusaders in points (17.2) and rebounds (8.7).

Contact:
Tony Baldwin, Sports Information Director
(734) 432-5834
tbaldwin@madonna.edu