KIRTLAND, Ohio – Armani Jackson (Copley) only played game between Nov. 13-19 but that one game was good enough for her to be named NJCAA Division II National Player of the Week for Lakeland Community College women's basketball.

In one game against Hocking College, Jackson scored 25 points on 12-of-16 shooting and added 21 rebounds in a 109-43 victory on Nov. 18. Out of her 21 rebounds, 15 of those came on the offensive end for Jackson.

Jackson was also named Ohio Community College Athletic Conference player of the week for last week for the second time this season.

Through six games, Jackson is averaging 17.2 points and 13.5 rebounds per game while shooting 43.5 percent from the field. She has helped a Lakeland team that won five games in 2016-17 a year ago to a blistering 6-0 start to the season. Through six victories, the Lakers are averaging 92.5 points while allowing 58.7 to opponents.

Lakeland will next be in action on Wednesday, Nov. 29 against Lorain County Community College at 5:30 p.m.

For more information about Lakeland athletics, visit www.athletics.lakelandcc.edu.

About Lakeland Community College

Founded in 1967, Lakeland Community College was the first college in Ohio created by a vote of the people. True to our mission, Lakeland provides quality learning opportunities to meet the social and economic needs of the community.

Offering day, evening, weekend and online classes, the college serves more than 10,800 credit and 2,800 noncredit students (2016). For more information about the College, visit www.lakelandcc.edu.