OU's Carnago Tabbed Player of the Week

OU's Carnago Tabbed Player of the Week

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ELMHURST, Ill. - Oakland's Brittany Carnago was named The Summit League's Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performance Dec. 6-12.


PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brittany Carnago, Oakland
6-3 | Sr. | C
St. Clair, Mich. (St. Clair)

Carnago collects her second career Player of the Week honor after leading Oakland to a pair of wins last week over Clemson and UIC. The senior center nearly tallied a triple-double in the win over the Flames with 14 points, 11 blocks and nine rebounds. The 11 blocks are tied for the second-most in league history for a single game and is the most since she registered the same number on Jan. 12, 2009. The St. Clair, Mich., native also added seven rebounds and six blocks in the win over Clemson. It was the Golden Grizzlies' second-straight win over the Tigers in consecutive seasons and third-straight over an ACC opponent. For the week, Carnago averaged 9.0 points, 8.5 blocks, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 28.5 minutes per game. She shot 46 percent (6-of-13) from the field and 75 percent (6-of-8) from the free throw line and added one steal.

Also nominated: Erin Murphy, IPFW; Kerah Nelson, IUPUI; Dayon Hall-Jones, UMKC; Abby Plucker, North Dakota State; Kevi Luper, Oral Roberts; Jodie Boss, South Dakota; Angel Dorn, Southern Utah.

Previous 2011-12 honorees: Nov. 15 - Kevi Luper, ORU; Nov. 22 - Amber Hegge, USD; Nov. 29 - Kevi Luper, ORU; Dec. 6 - Stephanie Rosado, IPFW/Kevi Luper, ORU.