Gateway Tire & Service Center Player of the Week

Starkville Academy senior Maggie Proffitt is the Gateway Tire & Service Center Player of the Week.

The Lady Vol's guard averaged 20 points and 6 rebounds in leading the defending Overall Champions to three wins this past week.

In a win over Pillow, Proffitt scored a game high 27 points, pulled down 6 rebounds, dished out 3 assists and had 4 steals. The senior went 5/7 in 3-point shooting and 6/6 from the free throw line.

Proffitt finished the week by producing 22 points and 9 rebounds in Saturday's 57-25 win over Oak Hill. In that game she went 4/5 from beyond the 3-point line.

"Maggie has been a wonderful addition to our team and program," said Starkville head coach Glenn Schmidt.  "We haven't done anything special to accommodate Maggie, she just stepped into everything we do, obviously a tribute to her ability and desire to win.  People just characterize her as an offensive player, she makes a lot of her shots but a lot of her points are offensive rebound baskets and transition baskets from steals.  She played solid games this week, her stats indicate she had a big rebounding week with 19 boards  and played a solid floor game with 7 steals, 6 assists and 4 blocked shots."

On the season Proffitt is averaging 17 ppg but also impressive is her 55% shooting from the field, 50% 3-point shooting and 84% from the free throw line.

The Lady Vols, currently 26-0, own the state's longest winning streak which currently stands at 35 games.