Abilene Christian’s Wright Named Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
FRISCO, Texas – Abilene Christian’s Breanna Wright is the Southland Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.
Wright boosted the Wildcats (15-2, 7-1 SLC) to their third-straight win after averaging 30 points against Sam Houston State and Central Arkansas last week. The senior played in all 40 minutes of each game and shot an astounding 58.6 percent from the field in addition to 57.1 percent clip from beyond the arc for the week. She was also nearly perfect from the free-throw line, draining 18 of her 19 attempts in the two games.
Basketball Player of the Week – Breanna Wright, Abilene Christian – Sr. – Guard – Jarrell, Texas
Wright put together the best two-game stretch of her career, averaging 30 points per game in ACU’s sweep of Sam Houston State and Central Arkansas last week. The Jarrell, Texas, native hit eight three-pointers and 18 free throws throughout the week, including a 10-of-11 outing that helped hand Sam Houston State its first conference loss of the season. Wright backed up a 29-point effort against the Bearkats with a career-high 31 points on the road against Central Arkansas Saturday afternoon. She knocked down a season-best five three-pointers and was a perfect 8-for-8 from the line against the Sugar Bears, matching her career number in points scored for the third time.
Honorable Mention: Airi Hamilton, Nicholls; Kira Bonner, Northwestern State; Celica Sterling, Southeastern Louisiana; Stephanie Visscher, Stephen F. Austin; Alexes Bryant, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
Southland weekly award winners are nominated and voted upon by each school’s sports information director. Voting for one’s own athlete is not permitted. To earn honorable mention, a student-athlete must appear on 25 percent of ballots.