Cricket Williams named WAC Women's Basketball "Player of the Week"
DENVER San Jose State's Cricket Williams has been named the Western Athletic Conference women's basketball player of the week for the week of Feb. 11-Feb. 17.
| Cricket Williams leads the WAC in scoring. |
The sophomore from New Orleans, La., (St. Mary’s Academy) became the second Spartan to earn the honor this season after Elea A’Giza was named player of the week on Dec. 31.
Williams, who leads the WAC in scoring, averaged 21.0 points as the Spartans upset Tulsa and Rice last week. The Hurricane and the Owls have been among the league’s leaders all season. The guard scored 22 points with seven rebounds and a career-high seven steals against Rice. She added 20 points and nine assists against Tulsa.
Williams currently averages 18.4 points a game to lead the WAC, two points higher than UTEP’s Kimya Murray in second place. Williams also leads the league in steals, averaging 3.36 a game and is second in assists, averaging 6.0 a game.
Also nominated: Heather Little, Boise State; Lindsay Logan, Fresno State; Chelsea Wagner, Hawai`i; Cheryl Ford, Louisiana Tech and Katie Golomb, Nevada.