Islanders' Westbrook Grabs Third Weekly Honor of the Season
FRISCO, Texas – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Alecia Westbrook is the Southland Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. Southland weekly honors are presented by
GEICO.
Westbrook guided the Islanders to a 2-0 week and has the program off to a 3-0 start in conference play for the first time since the 2009-10 season. The Kansas City, Mo., native recorded 34 points, 18 rebounds, four steals and shot 84.2 percent from the charity stripe in the two games. The junior forward sits 18
th in the nation with 186 rebounds, 19
th at 10.9 rebounds per game and 24
th logging 76 free throws. A&M-Corpus Christi remains undefeated at home, recording 10 wins inside Dugan Wellness Center.
This award marks the third of Westbrook’s season and career. A&M-Corpus Christi begins its conference roadshow Thursday, Jan. 27 at Southeastern with a 5 p.m. tip, before closing out the week at Northwestern State on Saturday, Jan. 29 at 1 p.m.
Women’s Basketball Player of the Week – Alecia Westbrook, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – Jr. – Forward/Center – Kansas City, Mo.
Westbrook started off the week shooting 92.9 percent from the free throw line (13-14), logging 23 points, nine rebounds, a pair of steals and an assist against McNeese Thursday. She followed it up going 3-for-5 (.600) from the free throw line, recording 17 points, nine rebounds and a pair of assists versus HBU Saturday. Westbrook sits atop the Southland charts pulling down 10.9 rebounds per game.
Honorable Mention: Chelsea Cain, Nicholls; Candice Parramore, Northwestern State;
Morgan Davis, Southeastern
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.
| Date |
WBB Player of the Week |
| Nov. 15 |
Jordan Todd, Northwestern State |
| Nov. 22 |
Timia Jefferson, HBU |
| Nov. 29 |
Alecia Westbrook, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
| Dec. 6 |
Jiselle Woodson, Northwestern State |
| Dec. 13 |
Candice Parramore, Northwestern State |
| Dec. 20 |
Monette Bolden, Northwestern State |
| Dec. 27 |
Bryanna Washington, Nicholls |
| Jan. 3 |
DeArica Pryor, New Orleans |
| Jan. 10 |
Alecia Westbrook, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
| Jan. 17 |
Chelsea Cain, Nicholls |
| Jan. 24 |
Alecia Westbrook, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
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