Louisiana Techs Trina Frierson has been named the Western Athletic Conference womens basketball Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 17-23. This is the first career WAC Player of the Week honor for the junior. Frierson is the second Lady Techster to earn the honor with Cheryl Ford earning the award the week of Jan. 27.
Frierson, a junior from Vicksburg, Miss., averaged 23.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in Louisiana Tech's two road wins at Rice and at Tulsa. Frierson scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed five rebounds in the win over Rice, helping Louisiana Tech break the Lady Owls 19-game home regular season conference-winning streak. The forward then scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help the Lady Techsters defeat Tulsa, 85-66.
For the week, Frierson shot 62 percent (18-for-29) from the field and 79 percent (11-for-14) from the free throw line. This season, Frierson averages 13.8 ppg and 7.6 rpg.
Also nominated: Camille Woodfield, Boise State; Laura Garcia, Fresno State; Kim Lawson, Rice; and Cricket Williams, San Jose State.