UTEPs Romie DeAnda has been named the Western Athletic Conference womens basketball Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 6-12. This is the second career WAC Player of the Week honor for the senior. Her teammate Dragana Zoric earned the award the week of Dec. 9.
DeAnda a forward from El Paso, Texas, led the Miners to their first two WAC wins since January of 2001 when UTEP defeated SMU, 76-73. UTEP defeated Nevada, 63-55, and beat Fresno State, 90-68. The win against the Bulldogs was the first time that the Miners had scored at least 90 points this season. With the two victories, it is the first time that UTEP has reached the .500 mark through four league games since the 1997-98 season.
The senior averaged 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals and one assists in two games. She shot 60.7 percent (17-28) and 66.7 percent (4-6) from three-point range. She tied her career high with 24 points and 10 rebounds for her second-career double-double against Fresno State. She added scored 14 more points in the win over Nevada. For the season, DeAnda averages 9.7 ppg and 3.8 rpg.
Also nominated: Jamie Hawkins, Boise State; Amber Obaze, Louisiana Tech; Johnetta Hayes, Rice; Andrea Cossey, SMU and Alyssa Shriver, Tulsa.