DENVER ? Fresno State freshman Jaleesa Ross has been named the Western Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for her play during the week of Feb. 4-Feb. 10.
Ross, from Pinole, Calif. (Pinole HS), led the Bulldogs to a pair of wins last week against Louisiana Tech and Utah State. The win at Louisiana Tech marks the first-ever win for Fresno State in Ruston. The two wins help keep the Bulldogs atop the WAC standings.
The first-year guard scored 21 points at Louisiana Tech on 8-of-12 shooting. She also connected on four shots from beyond the arc to help the Bulldogs to the 82-63 victory. Ross followed up the performance at Louisiana Tech with a career-high 24 point effort in a 69-52 win over Utah State at home. She also pulled down a game-high nine rebounds and hit seven shots from long range.
On the week, Ross averaged 22.5 points, 2.0 assists, and 5.5 rebounds per game. She also hit 16-of-29 shots from the field (.552) and connected on 11-of-20 (.550) shots from beyond the arc.
Other nominees included: Boise State junior guard Jessica Thompson averaged 15.0 points in a pair of wins last week ... Hawai?i junior forward Tara Hittle made her first two starts of the season and averaged 10.5 points per game as the Rainbow Wahine went 1-1 ... Louisiana Tech senior forward JoKeirra Sneed averaged 24.0 points and 11.3 rebounds in three games ... Nevada junior guard Brandi Fitzgerald scored in double figures in both of Nevada’s wins last week ... New Mexico State sophomore guard Hannah Spanich averaged 12.5 points as the Aggies went 1-1.