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DMACC's Katlyn Wood Receives Athlete of the Week Honors
February 14, 2011
The Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) has named Katlyn Wood of Monroe, a sophomore on the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) women’s basketball team, Athlete of the Week.
Wood, a first-team all-region performer a year ago, had 18 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots in the Bears’ 82-75 win over Marshalltown Community College (MCC) on Feb. 2. She followed that performance with 14 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots in a 73-71 overtime loss to Southeastern Community College (SECC) on Feb. 5.
Wood leads DMACC in scoring, rebounding, blocked shots and steals. She is averaging 14points a game and has made 138 of 302 field goal attempts for 46 percent. She had made 19 of 62 3-point field goal attempts and is shooting 79 percent at the free throw line (82-of-104).
Wood has 242 rebounds in 27 games this season for an 8.96 per game average. She has 53 offensive rebounds. She has 66 blocked shots and is averaging 2.44 blocks a game. And she has 53 steals on the season and is averaging 1.96 steals per game.
Wood has lead DMACC to a 20-7 overall record this season and an 8-5 record in the ICCAC, good for third place in the league.
Following graduation from DMACC, Wood plans to continue her education and athletic career at a four-year college or university.