FRISCO, Texas — New Orleans' Nora Francois has earned Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week award, the conference office announced Monday. This is her second honor of the season.
Women's Basketball Player of the Week: Nora Francois, New Orleans – Sr. – C – Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnetonka HS?)
Francois recorded the fifth triple-double in program history with 19 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists, making her the first Privateer since 2003 to achieve a triple-double. That combined with her 5 steals and 3 blocks made Francois the first player this century among Div. I men and women, WNBA and NBA players to have at least 15 points, 15 boards, 10 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks in a game. She followed that up with a 20-point performance on Saturday against Northwestern State.
2024-25 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Players of the Week
| Date |
Player of the Week |
| Nov. 11 |
Paige Allen, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
| Nov. 18 |
Tanita Swift, Nicholls |
| Nov. 25 |
Tanita Swift, Nicholls |
| Dec. 2 |
Nora Francois, New Orleans |
| Dec. 9 |
Jorja Elliott, UIW |
| Dec. 16 |
Jacei Denley, Lamar |
| Dec. 30 |
Mireia Aguado, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
| Jan. 6 |
Mya Blake, Northwestern State |
| Jan. 13 |
Sabria Dean, Lamar |
| Jan. 20 |
Vernell Atamah, Northwestern State |
| Jan. 28 |
Akasha Davis, Lamar |
| Feb. 3 |
Faith Blackstone, SFA |
| Feb. 10 |
Mya Blake, Northwestern State |
| Feb. 17 |
Ashlyn Traylor-Walker, SFA |
| Feb. 24 |
Nora Francois, New Orleans |
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.