Student-Athlete of the Week - January 12, 2008
Natalie White
Name: Natalie White
Sport: Women's Basketball
Year: Senior
Position: Guard
White helped lead the team to its first Western Athletic Conference win with a 54-50 victory over Hawaii last Saturday night. She came off the bench and scored 21 points in the game to lead the team in scoring. White was 7-of-9 from the field including a perfect 5-for-5 from three-point range. She made five consecutive three-pointers to end the first half and give San Jose State this lead for good. Her 21 points was the second time this season she scored 20 or more points in a game and the 13th time in her career.
In a loss to Idaho, White also came off the bench and scored four points, had two steals, grabbed a rebound and dished out an assist.
For the week, White averaged 12.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. She shot 83.3 percent from three-point range.
The Spartans go on the road for two WAC games this week at New Mexico State on Friday and at Louisiana Tech on Sunday.
Past 2008-09 Spartan Foundation Student-Athletes of the Week
August 25 - Emmy Belding, Women's Soccer
September 2 - Kyle Reed, Football
September 8 - Emily Burke, Volleyball
September 15 - Erica Moston, Women's Golf
September 22 - Hiroki Akiyama, Men's Soccer
September 29 - Jared Strubeck, Football
October 6 - Kelly Crow, Volleyball
October 13 - Heather Denman, Women's Swimming
October 20 - Carl Ihenacho, Football
October 27 - Jay Myers, Men's Golf
November 3 - Jared Strubeck, Football
November 10 - Nick Cukar, Men's Soccer
November 17 - Ricky Dorrego, Men's Soccer
November 24 - Heather Denman, Women's Swimming
December 1 - Natalie White, Women's Basketball
December 8 - Heather Denman, Women's Swimming
December 15 - Tim Pierce, Men's Basketball
December 22 - Tim Pierce, Men's Basketball
December 29 - C.J. Webster, Men's Basketball
January 5 - Lauren Mar, Women's Swimming
January 12 - Natalie White, Women's Gymnastics