Louisiana Techs Cheryl Ford has been named the Western Athletic Conference womens basketball Player of the Week for the week of Mar. 3-9. This is the third career WAC Player of the Week honor for the two-time WAC Player of the Year. This is the third Louisiana Tech player of the week this season.
The senior from Summerfield, La., led Louisiana Tech in a win against SMU that helped the Lady Techsters to a perfect 18-0 WAC season. It was the first perfect WAC season since Colorado State finished 14-0 during the 1998-99 season. The Lady Techsters defeated the Mustangs 89-56 and enter the WAC Tournament with a 24-game winning streak.
Ford set a new WAC record for rebounds in a game with 23 against SMU, surpassing the old mark of 21 set by three other players. The senior also scored a career-high 28 points in the win. Ford hit 12-of-23 field goals and 4-of-6 free throws, while also recording one block and one steal in the win.
For the season, she averages 15.3 points per game and a WAC-leading 12.5 rebounds per game.
Also nominated: Christen Roper, Hawaii; Omelogo Udeze, Fresno State and Allison Curtin, Tulsa.