DENVER – Idaho senior post player Alyssa Charlston has been named Western Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 11-17. This is her first WAC Player of the Week honor of the season and third of her career.
The Sammamish, Wash., native led Idaho to a pair of wins in the Preseason WNIT consolations last weekend with a pair of double-doubles. Charlston opened the week with game highs of 23 points and 11 rebounds in the Vandals’ 81-63 win over Mount St. Mary’s. She shot 60 percent (9-of-15) from the field against the Mountaineers, including a perfect 2-for-2 from beyond the three-point arc. In Saturday’s contest at Loyola Chicago, Charlston battled for 10 points and 11 rebounds, earning her second double-double in as many nights and the 21st of her career. She shifted the momentum back to the Vandals late in the second half, completing a three-point play to tie the game at 58, setting the stage for the buzzer-beating victory. For the week, Charlston averaged 16.5 points and 11.0 rebounds.
Other nominees included: Kansas City’s Kim Nezianya averaged 14.0 points and 9.0 rebounds as the Kangaroos dropped a pair of heartbreakers ... Vanessa Garner of New Mexico State averaged 19.7 points on 52.4 percent shooting as the Aggies went 1-2 on the week ... Utah Valley’s Karlee Kartchner averaged 14.5 points and 12.5 rebounds as the Wolverines dropped a pair of road games.