DENVER Tulsas Allison Curtin has been named the Western Athletic Conference womens basketball Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 30-Jan. 5. This is the second WAC Player of the Week honor for the senior transfer this season. Curtin earned the first player of the week of the season on November 25.
Curtin, a guard from Taylorville, Ill., guided the Golden Hurricane to two tough WAC wins last week, as Tulsa defeated Nevada, 58-53, and Fresno State, 58-57. In both games, Curtin had a strong second half to lead the Hurricane to victory. Against Fresno State, the senior scored 18 second-half points and was nine-for-nine from the free throw line. She connected on a pair of free throws with 10-seconds remaining that were the game-winners. Against the Wolf Pack, she scored 14 second-half points and ended the game with 17 points and 11 rebounds. She was one assist shy of a triple-double.
For the week, Curtin averaged 19.5 points, nine rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.5 steals. Curtin also recorded her fourth double-double of the season to go along with five 30-points games and four 20-point contests.
Also nominated: Omelogo Udeze, Fresno State; Christen Roper, Hawaii; Trina Frierson, Louisiana Tech; Laura Ingham, Nevada; Cricket Williams, San Jose State and Andrea Cossey, SMU.