NORFOLK, Va. -- Junior guard Jennie Simms has been named the Conference USA Player of the Week for the first time in her career after averaging 26.5 points and seven rebounds in two games. Awards are chosen by a vote from a panel representing the 14 member schools.
Simms finished the month of December with C-USA’s highest scoring total so far this season, as she exploded for 35 points in the loss to W&M (12.29). The Maryland product went 13-of-26 from the field and 4-of-8 from behind the arc for a .500 average in both categories. Seventeen of her 35 points also came in the fourth quarter and she finished the game just one rebound (9) short of a double-double. Simms also added two assists, three blocks and three steals to her stat line.
In the first Conference USA game of the season, Simms poured in 18 points and pulled in five rebounds leading Old Dominion to a 71-59 victory over Charlotte on national television. Her efforts helped ODU move to 33-3 overall in conference openers since joining the Sun Belt in 1982.
The Lady Monarchs are back at home this week, facing LA Tech on Thursday at 7:02 p.m. and then Southern Miss on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.
2015-16 C-USA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HONOREES
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
N16 Ali Gorrell, Florida Atlantic
N23 Kendall Noble, WKU
N30 Brandi Wingate, LA Tech
D7 Brea Edwards, Middle Tennessee
D14 Brandi Wingate, LA Tech
D21 Brea Edwards, Middle Tennessee
D28 Ivy Brown, WKU
J4 Jennie Simms, ODU
FRESHMEN OF THE WEEK
N16 Shayna Gore, Marshall
N23 Reauna Cleaver, LA Tech
N30 Alex Johnson, Middle Tennessee
D7 Alex Johnson, Middle Tennessee
D14 Caitlin Jenkins, Southern Miss
D21 Kierra Anthony, LA Tech
D28 Deanna Kuzmanic, UAB
J4 Caitlin Jenkins, Southern Miss
HONOR ROLL Given to first runner-up in weekly voting for C-USA Player of the Week
N16 Ciara Gregory, Charlotte
N23 Brea Edwards, Middle Tennessee
N30 Brea Edwards, Middle Tennessee
D7 Destinee Young, Old Dominion | Starr Breedlove, UTEP
D14 Alexis Alexander, Charlotte | Tashia Brown, WKU
D21 None
D28 None
J4 Tashia Brown, WKU | Ali Gorrell, Florida Atlantic