32 Mika Wester
32 Mika Wester
Height: 5-11
Year: Senior
Hometown: Newport, Tenn.
High School: Cocke County
Previous College: Western Carolina
Position: G/F
gp 9
pts/g 16.7
fg % 48.4
3pt % 25.9
ft % 76.7
reb/g 7.2
a/g 2.1
* TSWA Player of the Week - Nov. 13, 2018
* 2018-19 Preseason First-Team All-South Atlantic Conference
* D2 Bulletin Preseason Honorable Mention Super 16 Selection
* 2017-18 WBCA Honorable Mention All-American
* 2018 NCAA Southeast Region Tournament MVP
* 2018 NCAA Southeast Region All-Tournament Team
* 2017-18 First-Team D2CCA All-Southeast Region
* 2018 SAC Tournament MVP
* 2018 SAC All-Tournament Team
* 2017-18 First-Team All-SAC
* SAC Player of the Week - Feb. 20, 2017
* TSWA Player of the Week - Nov. 14, 2017
* SAC Player of the Week - Nov. 14, 2017
* 2017-18 Preseason First-Team All-SAC
* 2016-17 D2CCA Second-Team All-Southeast Region
* 2016-17 First-Team All-SAC
* SAC Player of the Week - Jan. 23, 2017
 

2018-19 (Senior): Finished her career eighth on the school’s scoring with 1,326 points scoring in double figures in 67 of her 74 career efforts… Lauded as TSWA Player of the Week on Nov. 13 posting 21.5 points per game going 18-for-27 from the field with six rebounds per evening in wins over USC Aiken and Lander… Matched a career-high with 31 points going 12-for-19 from the field with six assists in Dahlonega, Ga. against Georgia College… Posted double-doubles in two-straight games, 14 points and 13 rebounds at Columbus State on Nov. 25 and 20 points and 12 boards at LMU on Nov. 28.

 
2017-18 (Junior): Became the 10th All-American in program history after leading the team in scoring with 17.7 per night for the third-highest scoring team in America...Collected SAC Tournament and Southeast Region Tournament MVPs on top of being a first-team All-SAC pick and a first-team all-region selection… A second-team all-region selection as a sophomore, she became the first Lady Eagle to win multiple regional honors since Leah Jackson was a three-time NAIA All-District 26 pick three times from 1991-93…Became the fourth player in the history of the program to be a first-team All-South Atlantic Conference pick multiple times on the first of March…Shot 90 percent from the free-throw line, 72-for-80, to set the single-season record for the school... Recorded her first double-double of the season in the Southeast Region semifinals with 19 points and 11 assists against Lander on March 10... Became the first C-N player since Nov. 30, 2016 to record a double-double with points and assists. The 11 helpers are the most by a C-N player in the postseason in history passing Tara Beth Pyle's eight from March 5, 1998. Wester scored in double figures in 34 of the team's 35 games on the year with 12 efforts of at least 20 on the season. She had 23 games with at least three assists and nine with three steals. With 1,176 points, the Newport, Tenn. native is 13th on the school's scoring ledger.

2016-17 (Sophomore): Named second-team All-Southeast Region by the D2CCA to be the 11th player in the history of the program to earn an all-region, all-district or All-American honor and the first since Zoriah Williams was a second-team all-region honoree and third-team All-American in 2012…Selected to the top team for All-SAC honors in her first season with C-N becoming the first C-N player to be on the first group since Williams earned a spot in 2011-12…Ended the year ranked 14th in the nation in field goals made with 224 while finishing the season second in the SAC in points per game (18.6), first in free-throw percentage (84.2), sixth in field-goal percentage (48.6) and seventh in shot blocks with 29…Named SAC Player of the Week on Jan. 23, 2017 after averaging 26 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and 1.5 blocks per game in victories over Anderson (S.C.) and Newberry…Scored in double figures in 17 straight games from the second game of the season until Jan. 25, 2017 when she had eight points at LMU matching the longest streak by a Lady Eagle over the last 15 years with Zoriah Williams during the 2011-12 campaign…recorded 14 games with at least 20 points marking the most in a single season by a C-N player over the last 15 years. Andrea Fitzgerald and Monica Ashburn registered nine games with 20 or more points during the 2002-03 season…Tallied 31 points on 14-for-23 shooting at Mars Hill on New Year’s Eve 2016 in a 90-52 win to become the first Lady Eagle to score 30 or more points in a game since Brooke Johnson dropped 39 points in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Clayton State on March 12, 2005…Notched 28 points against Lincoln Memorial on Nov. 22 and posted 25 versus King (Tenn.) Nov. 16. The last time a Lady Eagle accomplished scored 25 or more in straight games was when Tatum Burstrom did so twice in Dec. 2013…Led the team in scoring 22 times, in rebounds 14 times and shot blocks 16 times.

2015-16 at Western Carolina (Freshman): Played in nine games at Western Carolina during the 2015-16 season where she averaged three points and 1.1 rebounds per game...Wester's best performance during the year was on Nov. 21, 2015 when she scored seven points going 3-for-6 from the floor with three rebounds in 17 minutes of action.

HIGH SCHOOL: Wester was an all-state selection her senior season by the Tennessee Sports Writers' Association at Cocke County High School where she tallied 1,762 points and a 20.6 points per game scoring average...She was a three-star prospect coming out of high school according to Prospects Nation, the leader for women's basketball recruiting.

PERSONAL: Her father, Wade, played basketball at Tennessee Tech and was an all-state selection at Cocke County in 1988 while her mother, Linda, was a dancer for the Golden Eagles.

Recent Games
Feb 16 at Catawba W, 90-57
Feb 20 Tusculum W, 73-71
Feb 23 Queens (N.C.) W, 81-57
Mar 2 at Newberry W, 63-61
Mar 6 Lincoln Memorial L, 80-77
Mar 15 vs. Lander L, 82-79
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 9 3
Games started 9 3
Minutes 287 104
Minutes per game 31.9 34.7
FG 60-124 14-40
FG Pct 48.4 35.0
3PT 7-27 0-8
3PT Pct 25.9 0.0
FT 23-30 9-10
FT Pct 76.7 90.0
Off rebounds 13 7
Def rebounds 52 19
Total rebounds 65 26
Rebounds per game 7.2 8.7
Personal fouls 23 10
Disqualifications - -
Assists 19 3
Turnovers 40 16
Assist to turnover ratio 0.5 0.2
Steals 6 2
Blocks 10 5
Points 150 37
Points per game 16.7 12.3
Points per 40 min 20.9 14.2
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 1 at North Carolina L, 115-74 1 19 5-17 29.4 0-5 0.0 4-5 80.0 14
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 128-59 1 25 4-11 36.4 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 11
Nov 9 USC Aiken W, 94-68 1 26 11-14 78.6 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 26
Nov 10 Lander W, 89-84 1 38 7-13 53.8 0-4 0.0 3-6 50.0 17
Nov 16 vs. Georgia College W, 88-72 1 36 12-19 63.2 2-2 100.0 5-6 83.3 31
Nov 17 at North Georgia W, 91-78 1 28 8-14 57.1 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 20
Nov 20 Clayton St. W, 90-86 1 18 2-8 25.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Nov 25 at Columbus St. L, 88-83 1 37 6-16 37.5 0-4 0.0 2-3 66.7 14
Nov 28 at Lincoln Memorial W, 91-80 1 35 7-14 50.0 0-3 0.0 6-6 100.0 20
Dec 1 at Wingate L, 67-58 1 36 3-14 21.4 0-3 0.0 3-4 75.0 9
Dec 5 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 78-75 1 33 4-12 33.3 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 8
Dec 12 at King (Tenn.) W, 71-65 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 15 at Coker W, 89-63 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 19 at Mars Hill W, 86-53 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 at Shorter W, 83-37 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 5 Catawba W, 90-77 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 9 Anderson (S.C.) L, 84-81 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 12 at Queens (N.C.) W, 65-62 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 16 at Tusculum W, 75-70 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 19 Newberry W, 71-55 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 Wingate L, 76-75 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 30 Lincoln Memorial W, 81-71 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 89-81 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 6 Mars Hill W, 109-49 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Coker W, 98-65 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 72-63 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 at Catawba W, 90-57 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 Tusculum W, 73-71 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 Queens (N.C.) W, 81-57 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at Newberry W, 63-61 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 Lincoln Memorial L, 80-77 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Lander L, 82-79 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 1 at North Carolina L, 115-74 1 19 2 4 6 2 4 0.5 2 6 2 -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 128-59 1 25 2 5 7 3 8 0.4 1 1 4 -
Nov 9 USC Aiken W, 94-68 1 26 1 4 5 2 2 1.0 1 2 1 -
Nov 10 Lander W, 89-84 1 38 0 7 7 1 5 0.2 0 0 1 -
Nov 16 vs. Georgia College W, 88-72 1 36 1 5 6 6 2 3.0 1 0 3 -
Nov 17 at North Georgia W, 91-78 1 28 0 2 2 1 2 0.5 1 2 3 -
Nov 20 Clayton St. W, 90-86 1 18 1 5 6 2 6 0.3 0 0 3 -
Nov 25 at Columbus St. L, 88-83 1 37 3 10 13 4 7 0.6 1 1 2 -
Nov 28 at Lincoln Memorial W, 91-80 1 35 3 9 12 1 8 0.1 0 2 3 -
Dec 1 at Wingate L, 67-58 1 36 2 5 7 2 4 0.5 2 1 4 -
Dec 5 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 78-75 1 33 2 5 7 0 4 0.0 0 2 3 -
Dec 12 at King (Tenn.) W, 71-65 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 15 at Coker W, 89-63 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 19 at Mars Hill W, 86-53 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 at Shorter W, 83-37 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 5 Catawba W, 90-77 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 9 Anderson (S.C.) L, 84-81 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 12 at Queens (N.C.) W, 65-62 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 16 at Tusculum W, 75-70 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 19 Newberry W, 71-55 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 Wingate L, 76-75 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 30 Lincoln Memorial W, 81-71 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 89-81 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 6 Mars Hill W, 109-49 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Coker W, 98-65 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 72-63 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 at Catawba W, 90-57 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 Tusculum W, 73-71 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 Queens (N.C.) W, 81-57 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at Newberry W, 63-61 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 Lincoln Memorial L, 80-77 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Lander L, 82-79 - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2016-17 30 30 29.8 7.5-15.4 48.6 1.0-2.5 40.5 2.7-3.2 84.2 18.6
2017-18 35 35 28.9 7.3-14.0 52.0 1.0-2.3 43.9 2.1-2.3 90.0 17.7
2018-19 9 9 31.9 6.7-13.8 48.4 0.8-3.0 25.9 2.6-3.3 76.7 16.7
Total 74 74 29.6 7.3-14.5 50.1 1.0-2.5 39.9 2.4-2.8 85.4 17.9
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2016-17 30 30 894 224-461 48.6 30-74 40.5 80-95 84.2 558
2017-18 35 35 1012 255-490 52.0 36-82 43.9 72-80 90.0 618
2018-19 9 9 287 60-124 48.4 7-27 25.9 23-30 76.7 150
Total 74 74 2193 539-1075 50.1 73-183 39.9 175-205 85.4 1326
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2016-17 30 30 29.8 10.0-20.6 48.6 1.3-3.3 40.5 3.6-4.3 84.2 25.0
2017-18 35 35 28.9 10.1-19.4 52.0 1.4-3.2 43.9 2.8-3.2 90.0 24.4
2018-19 9 9 31.9 8.4-17.3 48.4 1.0-3.8 25.9 3.2-4.2 76.7 20.9
Total 74 74 29.6 9.8-19.6 50.1 1.3-3.3 39.9 3.2-3.7 85.4 24.2
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2016-17 30 30 29.8 1.7 4.9 6.6 2.2 0.1 2.6 2.3 1.1 0.9 1.0
2017-18 35 35 28.9 0.9 3.9 4.7 2.1 0.0 3.7 2.3 1.6 1.4 1.0
2018-19 9 9 31.9 1.4 5.8 7.2 2.6 - 2.1 4.4 0.5 0.7 1.1
Total 74 74 29.6 1.3 4.5 5.8 2.2 0.0 3.1 2.6 1.2 1.1 1.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2016-17 30 30 894 50 147 197 66 3 77 69 1.1 28 29
2017-18 35 35 1012 30 135 165 72 0 130 82 1.6 48 34
2018-19 9 9 287 13 52 65 23 - 19 40 0.5 6 10
Total 74 74 2193 93 334 427 161 3 226 191 1.2 82 73
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2016-17 30 30 29.8 2.2 6.6 8.8 3.0 0.1 3.4 3.1 1.1 1.3 1.3
2017-18 35 35 28.9 1.2 5.3 6.5 2.8 0.0 5.1 3.2 1.6 1.9 1.3
2018-19 9 9 31.9 1.8 7.2 9.1 3.2 0.0 2.6 5.6 0.5 0.8 1.4
Total 74 74 29.6 1.7 6.1 7.8 2.9 0.1 4.1 3.5 1.2 1.5 1.3
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 9 9 31.9 6.7-13.8 48.4 0.8-3.0 25.9 2.6-3.3 76.7 16.7
Conference 3 3 34.7 4.7-13.3 35.0 0.0-2.7 0.0 3.0-3.3 90.0 12.3
Exhibition 2 2 22.0 4.5-14.0 32.1 0.5-4.0 12.5 3.0-3.5 85.7 12.5
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Home 4 4 28.8 6.0-11.8 51.1 0.8-3.0 25.0 1.2-2.0 62.5 14.0
Away 4 4 34.0 6.0-14.5 41.4 0.5-3.2 15.4 3.2-4.0 81.3 15.8
Neutral 1 1 36.0 12.0-19.0 63.2 2.0-2.0 100.0 5.0-6.0 83.3 31.0
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Wins 6 6 30.2 7.8-13.7 57.3 1.2-3.0 38.9 3.0-3.8 78.3 19.8
Losses 3 3 35.3 4.3-14.0 31.0 0.0-3.0 0.0 1.7-2.3 71.4 10.3
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November 7 7 31.1 7.6-14.0 54.1 1.0-3.1 31.8 2.9-3.7 76.9 19.0
December 2 2 34.5 3.5-13.0 26.9 0.0-2.5 0.0 1.5-2.0 75.0 8.5
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 9 9 287 60-124 48.4 7-27 25.9 23-30 76.7 150
Conference 3 3 104 14-40 35.0 0-8 0.0 9-10 90.0 37
Exhibition 2 2 44 9-28 32.1 1-8 12.5 6-7 85.7 25
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Home 4 4 115 24-47 51.1 3-12 25.0 5-8 62.5 56
Away 4 4 136 24-58 41.4 2-13 15.4 13-16 81.3 63
Neutral 1 1 36 12-19 63.2 2-2 100.0 5-6 83.3 31
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Wins 6 6 181 47-82 57.3 7-18 38.9 18-23 78.3 119
Losses 3 3 106 13-42 31.0 0-9 0.0 5-7 71.4 31
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November 7 7 218 53-98 54.1 7-22 31.8 20-26 76.9 133
December 2 2 69 7-26 26.9 0-5 0.0 3-4 75.0 17
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 9 9 31.9 8.4-17.3 48.4 1.0-3.8 25.9 3.2-4.2 76.7 20.9
Conference 3 3 34.7 5.4-15.4 35.0 0.0-3.1 0.0 3.5-3.8 90.0 14.2
Exhibition 2 2 22.0 8.2-25.5 32.1 0.9-7.3 12.5 5.5-6.4 85.7 22.7
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Home 4 4 28.8 8.3-16.3 51.1 1.0-4.2 25.0 1.7-2.8 62.5 19.5
Away 4 4 34.0 7.1-17.1 41.4 0.6-3.8 15.4 3.8-4.7 81.3 18.5
Neutral 1 1 36.0 13.3-21.1 63.2 2.2-2.2 100.0 5.6-6.7 83.3 34.4
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Wins 6 6 30.2 10.4-18.1 57.3 1.5-4.0 38.9 4.0-5.1 78.3 26.3
Losses 3 3 35.3 4.9-15.8 31.0 0.0-3.4 0.0 1.9-2.6 71.4 11.7
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November 7 7 31.1 9.7-18.0 54.1 1.3-4.0 31.8 3.7-4.8 76.9 24.4
December 2 2 34.5 4.1-15.1 26.9 0.0-2.9 0.0 1.7-2.3 75.0 9.9
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 9 9 31.9 1.4 5.8 7.2 2.6 - 2.1 4.4 0.5 0.7 1.1
Conference 3 3 34.7 2.3 6.3 8.7 3.3 - 1.0 5.3 0.2 0.7 1.7
Exhibition 2 2 22.0 2.0 4.5 6.5 3.0 - 2.5 6.0 0.4 1.5 3.5
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Home 4 4 28.8 1.0 5.3 6.3 2.0 - 1.3 4.3 0.3 0.3 1.0
Away 4 4 34.0 2.0 6.5 8.5 3.0 - 2.0 5.3 0.4 1.0 1.5
Neutral 1 1 36.0 1.0 5.0 6.0 3.0 - 6.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 0.0
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Wins 6 6 30.2 1.0 5.3 6.3 2.3 - 2.2 4.2 0.5 0.5 1.0
Losses 3 3 35.3 2.3 6.7 9.0 3.0 - 2.0 5.0 0.4 1.0 1.3
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November 7 7 31.1 1.3 6.0 7.3 2.3 - 2.4 4.6 0.5 0.6 1.0
December 2 2 34.5 2.0 5.0 7.0 3.5 - 1.0 4.0 0.3 1.0 1.5
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 9 9 287 13 52 65 23 - 19 40 0.5 6 10
Conference 3 3 104 7 19 26 10 - 3 16 0.2 2 5
Exhibition 2 2 44 4 9 13 6 - 5 12 0.4 3 7
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Home 4 4 115 4 21 25 8 - 5 17 0.3 1 4
Away 4 4 136 8 26 34 12 - 8 21 0.4 4 6
Neutral 1 1 36 1 5 6 3 - 6 2 3.0 1 0
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Wins 6 6 181 6 32 38 14 - 13 25 0.5 3 6
Losses 3 3 106 7 20 27 9 - 6 15 0.4 3 4
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November 7 7 218 9 42 51 16 - 17 32 0.5 4 7
December 2 2 69 4 10 14 7 - 2 8 0.3 2 3
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 9 9 31.9 1.8 7.2 9.1 3.2 0.0 2.6 5.6 0.5 0.8 1.4
Conference 3 3 34.7 2.7 7.3 10.0 3.8 0.0 1.2 6.2 0.2 0.8 1.9
Exhibition 2 2 22.0 3.6 8.2 11.8 5.5 0.0 4.5 10.9 0.4 2.7 6.4
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Home 4 4 28.8 1.4 7.3 8.7 2.8 0.0 1.7 5.9 0.3 0.3 1.4
Away 4 4 34.0 2.4 7.6 10.0 3.5 0.0 2.4 6.2 0.4 1.2 1.8
Neutral 1 1 36.0 1.1 5.6 6.7 3.3 0.0 6.7 2.2 3.0 1.1 0.0
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Wins 6 6 30.2 1.3 7.1 8.4 3.1 0.0 2.9 5.5 0.5 0.7 1.3
Losses 3 3 35.3 2.6 7.5 10.2 3.4 0.0 2.3 5.7 0.4 1.1 1.5
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November 7 7 31.1 1.7 7.7 9.4 2.9 0.0 3.1 5.9 0.5 0.7 1.3
December 2 2 34.5 2.3 5.8 8.1 4.1 0.0 1.2 4.6 0.3 1.2 1.7