DENVER – Idaho sophomore post player Alyssa Charlston has been named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for Dec. 26-Jan. 1. This is the first WAC Player of the Week honor of her career.
The Sammamish, Wash., native earned all-tournament team honors at the Montana Invitational after averaging 18.0 points on 50 percent shooting from the field and 71 percent shooting from three-point range, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks as the Vandals went 1-1. She opened the week with six points, six rebounds and two blocks in 19 minutes of action in Idaho’s win vs. North Dakota, as she sat the final 18:31 of the first half after two quick personal fouls. She followed it up with a career-high 30 points in Idaho’s one-point loss to Southern Miss on 10-of-16 shooting. She went a perfect 5-for-5 from three-point range in the game and hit 5-of-6 free throws. Her 30 points are the most by a Vandal this season, as are her five three-pointers and 10 field goals made in a game.
Other nominees included: Angie Felton of Louisiana Tech had a game-high 15 points in a loss to LSU ... Nevada's Kate Kevorken was named to the all-tournament team at the Peppermill Holiday Classic after averaging 23.5 points on 50 percent shooting and 6.5 rebounds per game ... Kaitlyn Soto of New Mexico State averaged 13.5 points, including a career-high 17 vs. Shaw, 3.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game on the week ... San Jose State’s Brittany Johnson scored a game-high 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season.