SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The 2018-19 OCCAC D-II regular season comes to an end with two familiar faces as the league's Basketball Players of the Week. Amanda Schroeder (Sinclair) snagged her fourth weekly honor this season (ninth career) and John Dawson (Lakeland) won the men's award for the second time (also on Dec. 3).  

JOHN DAWSON
Lakeland Community College | D-II Men
Dawson registered a 34-point, 10-rebound double-double in the Lakers 92-79 road win at Sinclair. He knocked down half (12-24) of his field goals, half (7-14) from beyond the arc while hitting all three foul shots. Dawson added four assists and two steals while logging 39 minutes.

Dawson is averaging 16 points and 5.5 rebounds per game throughout the regular season.

Dawson and Lakeland will next play in the NJCAA Region XII Division II District 11 Tournament on Friday, March 8 against Edison State Community College at 7 p.m. at Ohio Christian University in Circleville.

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.