DENVER - Nevada guard Tahnee Robinson has been named the Verizon Western
Athletic Conference women's basketball player of the week for December 13-19.
Robinson, a senior from Fort Washakie,
Wyo. (Sheridan College), scored 30 points and grabbed eight rebounds in Nevada's
85-57 win over Portland State on Thursday night. Robinson was 11-of-18 from the field (.611),
including 5-of-9 (.556) from three-point range.
She made all three of her free throw attempts, dished out four assists
and made two steals in 32 minutes.
Nevada is 7-2 on the season, the best start in school history.
The award is the second for Robinson in
her career and third for a Wolf Pack player this season.
Others nominated included: senior guard Keisha Kanekoa, Hawai’i; senior guard/forward Rachele Kloke, Idaho; senior forward Adrienne Johnson, Louisiana Tech; and junior forward Brittany Johnson, San Jose State.
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