CONFERENCE USA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS

IRVING, TEXAS (January 19, 2009) Conference USa has announcemd their Players of the Week.

Co-Players of the Week
Timika Williams, UTEP
6-1, Junior, Forward
Oak Park, Mich. (Southfield-Lathrup)

Williams poured in a game-high 22 points while pulling down nine rebounds to help lead UTEP to a 73-60 win at Tulane on ESPN2. The junior scored 16 of those points in the first half, including six during a 9-2 spurt by the Miners to erase a seven-point deficit (27-20) with 5:30 in the first half. Williams nailed four of UTEP’s 11 3-pointers on the day. She had entered the game with five 3-pointers on the year. This is William’s first Player of the Week honor.


Chantelle Handy, Marshall
6-3, Junior, Guard
Durham, England (Mount de Chantal)

Handy averaged 18.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game last week. She also shot a sizzling 73.9 percent from the field, hitting 17-of-23 shots, as Marshall went 1-1. After scoring 12 points and recording six assists, four rebounds and three steals against West Virginia on Wednesday, Handy netted a career-high 25 points against East Carolina Sunday. She hit a career-best 11-of-13 field goals for an impressive 84.6 accuracy. For the second consecutive game the guard dished out six assists and grabbed three offensive boards.


Rookie of the Week
Briana Green, UTEP
5-7, Freshman, Guard
Lexington, Kentucky (Lexington Catholic)

Green scored 18 points- all in the second half- to help spur UTEP to a 73-60 win at Tulane on ESPN2. She sparked a 15-7 run which resulted in a 44-37 advantage, after trailing the Green Wave, 30-29, early in the second half. UTEP would not trail from that point on. Overall, Green poured in 16 of the Miners’ initial 18 points in the second stanza. Twelve of her points came on 3-pointers, as she finished a perfect 4-of-4 from beyond the arc. This is Green’s first Rookie of the Week honor but UTEP’s second-straight week of claiming the honor.