‘Quita’ named weekly queen of PBC

     The Peach Belt Conference (PBC) recently named Lady Bobcat, junior Marquita Driskell, Player of the Week (POW).  Based on her outstanding stats and her consistency of dominance on the court Driskell has landed the distinct honor for the second time this season. 
     Out of the 12 teams inside the PBC, and the 20 or so players on each team, Driskell’s overall performance stood out among the rest with an average of 21.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game for the week.  She is currently second in the PBC in scoring and third in rebounding. 
     Driskell said that she is honored, but will try to remain focused on the season and leave reflecting on her accomplishments for the end of the season. 
     She says she likes to try to “separate everything else from what goes on out on the court” so that she can play her best. 
Head Coach John Carrick had just one word to describe how he felt to be the coach associated with such an accomplished player—“lucky.” 
     What usually characterizes an athlete that is honored in such a way, according to Carrick, is someone who is an all-around good player and he feels that Driskell is just that.  He says that in his 24 years of coaching, he has only seen a small number of his athletes receive the award. 
     Driskell says she is motivated each game by the desire to not lose. Carrick echoes the same sentiments by expressing a strong desire to win. Carrick’s focus for the rest of the season is simply to “win the next one.”
     This POW honor not only reflects on Driskell, but also reflects positively on the Lady Bobcats and points directly to the collective efforts of the whole team playing alongside her. 
Looking at the remainder of the season, Driskell says she wants to “gain focus as a team and [collectively] finish the season out strong.“
     Driskell has maintained dominance on the court with consistency throughout the season, with the Lady Bobcats standing strong at a current 16-7 for all games played so far this season, according to the PBC standings results. 
     An original resident of Milledgeville, graduating from Baldwin County High School, Driskell is a recipient of a GCSU athletic scholarship.  She’s been playing basketball the majority of her life, beginning at a basketball camp when she was only four years old. 
     Her plans for the future after college are still a toss-up.  At this point, Driskell says she wants to keep her focus on what is happening now, and strive for peak performance playing hoops.

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