WACO, Texas -- Aliesha Carruthers of Wiley College (Texas) and Olivia Mullins of Texas Wesleyan University earned selection as the Red River Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Co-Players of the Week for the dates of Jan. 16-22.

Carruthers, a junior guard from Houston, contributed in all phases of the Lady Wildcats' only game of the week, a conference victory over Texas College. She posted 18 points, six rebounds, five assists and six steals. Carruthers made 5-of-10 shots from the field including three three-pointers. Wiley climbed to 6-4 in the RRAC and 10-6 overall with the 91-75 victory.

Mullins, a senior forward from Hoover, Ala., turned in a pair of double-doubles in a 2-0 week for the Lady Rams, giving her four consecutive double-doubles and 10 on the season. She scored 10 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in just 28 minutes during a 101-70 defeat of the University of the Southwest (N.M.). She then led the Rams to a 59-54 win at Langston University (Okla.), handing the Lions their first loss of the season. In that game, Mullins was good for 15 points and 13 boards.TWU advanced to 9-2 in conference play and 14-3 on the season.

Additional nominees included Marsharae Brown of Jarvis Christian College (Texas), Jenna Diakos of LSU Shreveport, Leslee Johnson of Texas College, Chelsea Kellogg of Our Lady of the Lake University (Texas), and Shontice Simmons of Langston,