DENVER – Bakersfield guard Alyssa Shannon has been named Western Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 19 through Jan. 25.
Shannon, a junior from Bakersfield, Calif. (Stockdale HS), took control of the Roadrunner offense in a pair of home wins over Missouri-Kansas City and Chicago State. Against, UMKC, she scored a career-high 24 points to go with five assists and three steals. She scored her final seven points from the free throw line in the 70-67 win over the Roos. Against Chicago State, she scored 19 points, had five assists and four steals against the Cougars.
This is Shannon’s second honor of the season, having earned Player of the Week selection on Dec. 29.
Other nominees included: Seattle U forward Wilma Afunugo led the Redhawks to a pair of wins, averaging 13.0 ppg and 8.5 rpg against Chicago State and Missouri-Kansas City...New Mexico State forward Brianna Freeman kept the Aggies undefeated in WAC play, averaging 13.5 ppg and 11.0 rpg in wins at Grand Canyon and Utah Valley…Grand Canyon guard August Touchard led the Lopes with 14.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 4.0 apg in a weekend split…Texas-Pan American guard Cha’zaye Wright averaged 10.0 ppg and 4.0 rpg as the Broncs split a pair of WAC contests on the road, winning at Utah Valley before losing at Grand Canyon…Missouri-Kansas City guard Calli White scored a career-high 27 points in a three-point loss at Bakersfield and averaged 16.0 ppg in a pair of road losses.