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1/22/2007 - WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Double-Double Act Leads to POTW for ETSU's Evans
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Macon, Ga. – Putting up huge numbers for ETSU, Siarre Evans was named Atlantic Sun Player of the Week after averaging a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds per game in conference action. The Lady Bucs went undefeated last week against UNF and Jacksonville.
The rookie guard has been explosive this season, and last weekend was no exception. Evans led all scorers in an 87-48 win over UNF, scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds. She was 7-for-10 from the floor and a perfect 3-of-3 from beyond the arc. The Lady Bucs used a 22-2 run at the start of the game to cruise to the 39-point victory. It was the third largest win for head coach Karen Kemp in her 13-year tenure at ETSU.
Two nights later, the Griffin, Ga. native picked up her sixth career double-double, tallying 15 points and 12 rebounds in a 68-61 takedown of Jacksonville. Despite shooting 3-of-10 from the floor, Evans made up for it from the charity stripe. She shot 80 percent, sinking eight of 10 attempts.
Evans' weekly numbers are 36 points, 24 rebounds, four assists and four steals. This marks the first Player fo the Week award for Evans and the second for ETSU this season, joining Brooke Wilhoit on the list. Evans is majoring in sports management.
The 12-member league headquartered in Macon, Ga., includes Belmont, Campbell, ETSU, Gardner-Webb, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, Mercer, North Florida and Stetson, with Florida Gulf Coast and USC Upstate to compete in 2007.
Other Top Performers
Alysha Clark, BEL (So. - F - Mt. Juliet, Tenn. - Undeclared) -- Clark averaged 18.5 points and 17 rebounds per game in victories over IPFW and Lipscomb.
Marlena Murphy, CAM (Jr. - F - Fayetteville, N.C. - Psychology) -- Murphy netted her fourth 20-point game of the season and her eighth double-double with 20 points and 16 rebounds against Mercer.
Virginia Gregoire, JU (So. - G - Fort Lauderdale, Fla. - Marketing) -- Gregoire led the Dolphins to a season-high five-game winning streak and was a catalyst for a 19-point comeback against ETSU. Against Kennesaw State, she scored a career-high 21 points on 8-of-17 shooting.
Rosetta Hollis, KSU (Fr. - F - Fort Benning, Ga. - Early Childhood Development) --Hollis had a great week for the Lady Owls, averaging 16 points and 4.5 rebounds per game against Jacksonville and UNF.
Jennifer Bowen, UNF (So. - G - St. James, Mo. - Undecided ) -- Bowen led the Lady Ospreys in scoring this week in both of her outings, averaging 12.5 points and six rebounds per game against ETSU and Kennesaw State.
