BALTIMORE, Md. (Feb. 3, 2020)-Senior guard Chelsea Mitchell was named Madness Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Women's Basketball Player of the Week on Monday by the staff of College Sports Madness.
 
This is the sec honor this season for Coleman by College Sports Maddness. She also received the award on Jan. 14.
 
This is the first College Sports Madness honor this season for Lady Bear program and the first in almost a full year. Last season then senior forward Adre'onia Coleman, who was a two-time selection by College Sports Madness, earned her second award on Feb. 4, 2019.
 
Mitchell recorded a double-double in Morgan State's lone game of the week, a 68-52 win at Howard on Saturday.
 
The Columbia, Md. native scored a game-high 26 points to set her new career high in a Morgan uniform, surpassing her previous high of 25 points earlier this season at Delaware State (1/4). The 26 points were just two shy of tying her collegiate high of 28 points during her junior season at Lander University. Mitchell also added a game-high 14 rebounds to record her MEAC-leading 10th double-double of the season.
 
Mitchell wasn't done there, as she nearly pulled off her first collegiate triple-double after collecting a career-tying eight steals against the Bison. Mitchell, who now has 166 career steals, moved into a tie for ninth-place all-time at Morgan State with Monesha Davis (166 steals from 2009-13).
 
The Lady Bears return to action this Saturday, Feb. 8 when they host Maryland Eastern Shore at 2 p.m. at Hill Field House.