DENVER ? Fresno State guard Jaleesa Ross has been named the Western Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for Dec. 15-21. This is the first WAC Player of the Week honor of the season for Ross and the third of her career.
The sophomore from Pinole, Calif., led the Bulldogs to a 1-1 record last week after averaging 19.5 points on 48 percent shooting (14-of-29), 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game. She also had a 99.9 percent assist-to-turnover ratio as she dished out six assists and had zero turnovers on the week. In a win over Loyola Marymount, Ross tied her career high of 24 points, including four three-pointers. She also had six rebounds and three steals. In a five-point loss to West Virginia, she had 15 points and a team-best four assists.
Other nominees included: Boise State’s Brittany Moore scored a team-best 15 points in a win over Santa Clara ... Rachele Kloke of Idaho finished with a career-high 18 points in a loss to Montana State ... Nevada’s Dellena Criner averaged 12.5 points, 4.0 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals in a pair of wins ... Madison Spence of New Mexico State averaged 14.0 points in a pair of losses ... Utah State’s Danyelle Snelgro averaged 12.0 points, 5.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals as the Aggies went 1-1 on the week.