DENVER ? Fresno State senior Tierre Wilson has been named the Western Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for her play during the week of March 3-9.
Wilson, from Lawton, Okla. (Eisenhower), led Fresno State to a share of its first-ever conference championship last week. Wilson helped the Bulldogs to a 68-52 win at home over New Mexico State before downing Nevada 82-68 on the road. The two wins secured the Bulldogs a share of the WAC title with Boise State. Wilson scored 15 points with eight rebounds and five assists in the win against New Mexico State. She followed up that performance with a game-high 25 points at Nevada.
On the week, Wilson averaged 20.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. She connected on 50 percent (18-of-36) her shots from the field.
Other nominees included: Boise State junior guard Tasha Harris led the Broncos to a 67-55 victory at Utah State to clinch a share of the WAC’s regular season title. Harris scored a team-high 18 points with six rebounds in the win ... Idaho senior Sara Dennehy scored a season-high 20 points and pulled down seven rebounds in Idaho’s win at Utah State ... New Mexico State senior forward Anikia Jawara averaged 14.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in two games last week for the Aggies.