Sam Houston’s Leggett Named Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
FRISCO, Texas – Sam Houston’s Amber Leggett is the Southland Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. Southland weekly honors are presented by
Hercules Tires.
Leggett turned in an impressive performance for the Bearkats (6-4, 2-2 SLC) last week with 29 points and 11 rebounds on the way to her third double-double of the season. Sam Houston downed Lamar in an 83-80 overtime victory on the road in its lone game of the week Jan. 13. The junior shot 60 percent (9-for-15) from the field against the Cardinals, going a perfect 2-for-2 from three-point range and 81.8 percent (9-for-11) from the free-throw line.
The award marks the second of the season for Leggett and the third of her career. The Kats are back in action Wednesday night at home against Abilene Christian. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. and will air on ESPN+.
Women’s Basketball Player of the Week – Amber Leggett, Sam Houston – Jr. – Forward – Navarre, Fla.
Leggett, the Southland’s current leading scorer this season (18.8 ppg), turned in another big game of 29 points at Lamar to go along with 11 rebounds as the Kats evened up their league record at 2-2. Leggett entered the game needing 30 points to become the 18th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points. She finished just one point shy of accomplishing the feat.
The Navarre, Fla., native was efficient as well, connecting on nine of her 15 shots from the floor, including a pair of three-point buckets. All 11 of her rebounds came on the defensive end as the Kats limited the Cardinals to just four second-chance points for the game.
Honorable Mention: Anna McLeod, Abilene Christian; Lucy Ibeh, Central Arkansas; Micaela Wilson, Lamar; Le’Shenae Stubblefield, McNeese; Erin Randle, New Orleans; Chelsea Cain, Nicholls; Morgan Carrier, Southeastern Louisiana; Aiyana Johnson, Stephen F. Austin.
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.