Courtesy of GoCobbers.com, Release: January 30

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MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Concordia sophomore post player Melanie Hageman (Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS) was named the MIAC Co-Player of the Week for the second straight week as announced by the MIAC league office on Monday. Hageman won the award for her dominating play in the post as Concordia went 3-0 on the week and grabbed sole possession of first place in the MIAC.

Hageman averaged 20.3 points, shot 67.8% from the field and 92.0% from the free throw line in Concordia's three wins last week over Gustavus, St. Olaf and St. Mary's. She helped the Cobbers climb to the top of the MIAC with a 12-2 record.

On Wednesday in Concordia's pivotal 65-63 win against Gustavus, she had a game-high 17 points, seven rebounds and was 5-of-9 from the floor and 7-of-8 from the free throw line. She scored 15 of her 17 points in the second half, and with the game on the line in the final minutes, she scored six of the team's last 11 points. One of her biggest accomplishments was on defense where she helped hold MIAC leading scorer Bri Monahan to only 11 points - nine below her season average.

In Concordia's 66-57 victory at St. Olaf on Saturday, she had 16 points, eight rebounds, went 5-of-10 from the floor and a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line.

On Sunday, to complete Concordia's three-game sweep, she scored a season-high 28 points against St. Mary's as the Cobbers posted a 60-41 win. She was 9-of-9 from the floor and 10-of-11 from the free throw line. She also collected six rebounds and had four steals.

Hageman currently leads the team in scoring with a 15.8 points per game average. She has scored 20-plus points in three of the past five games for Concordia and has posted double-digit point totals in nine consecutive games.

She currently leads the MIAC in field goal percentage in conference games. After shooting a blazing 67.8% for the week, she now has 59.6% field goal percentage in the team's 14 league games. She is also second in the conference in free throw percentage (86.0%), third in scoring (17.7 ppg) and fourth in rebounding (7.6 rpg).