DENVER Tulsas Allison Curtin has been named the Western Athletic Conference womens basketball Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 27-Feb. 2. This is the third WAC Player of the Week honor for the senior transfer.
Curtin, a guard from Taylorville, Ill., led the Golden Hurricane to wins over San Jose State and Hawaii. Tulsas home WAC record this season is now 5-0, and the Hurricane is now 7-2 in league games. The victories also moved the Hurricane into sole possession of second place in the WAC.
The senior averaged 21.0 points, 11.0 rebounds in the two wins. Curtin also became Tulsa's single-season scoring leader with 459 points in 20 games. She surpassed former Hurricane Cheryle Meppelink's 449 points that she recorded in 24 games during the 1985-86 campaign.
For the week, she was 17-of-36 (.472) from the field, 5-of-13 (.384) from the three-point line and a perfect 3-of-3 from the foul line. She also averaged 4.0 assists per game. In the Hurricanes 45-42 defensive battle with the Rainbow Wahine, Curtin scored 25 of Tulsas 45 points.
Also nominated: Abby Vaughan, Boise State and Cheryl Ford, Louisiana Tech.