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Sneed Named WAC POW

Posted Nov 26, 2007 15:31:49 Sneed Named WAC POW

DENVER ? Louisiana Tech?s Jo Sneed has been named the Western Athletic Conference Women?s Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 26.

Sneed, a senior from Belle Glades, Fla. (Trinity Valley CC), led the Lady Techsters women?s basketball team to a 2-1 record, with all three games coming on the road.

The senior forward was named the Most Valuable Player of the Memphis Lady Tiger Thanksgiving Classic after registering a pair of double-doubles in wins over Northwestern State and host Memphis.

Sneed?s effort at the Thanksgiving Classic helped the Lady Techsters to a first place finish at the event. She scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the 92-57 win over Northwestern State before posting a career-high 19 points with 11 rebounds in an 82-77 win over Memphis.

Sneed also scored 11 points and pulled down four rebounds in a season-opening loss at Western Kentucky.

On the week, Sneed averaged 14.0 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 2.3 steals while shooting 59 percent (16-27) from the field.

Other nominees included: Boise State junior guard Tasha Harris led the Broncos to a split over the weekend and a second place finish at the Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic. Harris averaged 15 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.5 steals per game over the two games ? Fresno State junior guard/forward LaShaunte Stephens scored a game-high 17 points against Big 12 foe Oklahoma State last week ? Nevada sophomore forward Marianne Lombardi scored a career-high 16 points and added a career-high 13 rebounds to post her first career double-double in Nevada?s win over Stephen F. Austin ? New Mexico State senior forward Sherell Neal led the Aggies to a 3-0 record last week by averaging 13.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. She also added six steals, five assists, three blocks and shot 46.9 percent from the field in wins over Kent State, Northern Colorado, and Texas State ? Utah State junior guard Danyelle Snelgro tallied a season-high 16 points in a loss to Utah Valley. She also grabbed a season-high four rebounds and tallied a season-high three assists.




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