DENVER – Bakersfield guard/forward Tyonna Outland has been named Western Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for Mar. 2 through Mar. 8.
Outland, a senior from Compton, Calif. (Lynwood HS), scored her 2000th career point on Saturday as the Roadrunners defeated Utah Valley, 78-54, in the regular season finale. After needing 12 points to reach the 2000-point plateau, she went above and beyond, scoring 21 points to become the 339th Division I women’s basketball player to score at least 2000 points since the NCAA began to administrate the sport in 1981.
Other nominees included: New Mexico State forward Brianna Freeman finished a rebound shy of a double-double, scoring 14 points with nine rebounds in a win at Chicago State…Seattle U forward Renee Dillard-Brown took advantage of senior day, scoring 10 points and bringing down 10 rebounds to earn the double-double in a win over Grand Canyon…Texas-Pan American forward Shawnte’ Goff scored 18 points as the Broncs won a double-overtime thriller at Missouri-Kansas City…Utah Valley guard Rhaiah Spooner-Knight came off the bench to record a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds in a loss at Bakersfield...Missouri-Kansas City forward Kiana Law scored a career-high 19 points and collected 12 rebounds for her fifth double-double in a loss to UTPA.