Tulsas Alyssa Shriver has been named the Western Athletic Conference womens basketball Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 7-Jan. 13.
Shriver, a center from Salina, Kansas, set a school record with 10 straight-baskets in a win against UTEP. Shriver, who transferred from Iowa State, scored 22 points against the Miners with 10 rebounds for her second-straight double-double.
The center also led Tulsa to a win over Boise State, scoring a game-high 20 points and eight rebounds with three blocked shots. Her three blocks gave her 45 career blocks, tying her for first on the all-time Tulsa block list.
In two games, Shriver averaged 21.0 points with 9.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocked shots, connecting on 18-27 field goal attempts.
With a 10-5 overall record and a perfect 5-0 conference mark, the Hurricane are off to the best start in school history. Tulsa is also in the midst of a school-record six-game winning streak.
Also nominated: Lindsay Logan, Fresno State; Cheryl Ford, Louisiana Tech; Laura Ingham, Nevada; Lindsey Maynard, Rice; Cricket Williams, San Jose State; Kimya Murray, UTEP.