Feb. 22, 2010

DENVER - Louisiana Tech junior forward Adrienne Johnson has been named the Verizon Wireless Western Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 15-21. This is the third WAC Player of the Week honor of the season for Johnson and the fourth of her career.

Johnson, a Franklin, La., native, averaged 19.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 blocks per game while leading Louisiana Tech to a pair of road wins last week. She shot a blazing 72 percent (17-of-24) from the field and 80 percent (4-of-5) from the free throw line on the week.

Johnson recorded back-to-back double-doubles on the week, scoring a team-high 18 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in a 62-55 win at New Mexico State. She followed it up with 20 points and 11 boards in a 79-71 win at Hawai'i.

Other nominees included: Rebecca Kepilino of Boise State averaged 16.5 points and 3.0 rebounds as the Broncos went 2-0 on the week ... Fresno State's Hayley Munro averaged 17.5 points and 3.5 rebounds as the Bulldogs clinched at least a share of the WAC regular-season title ... Keisha Kanekoa of Hawai'i averaged 17.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists over three games last week ... Idaho's Charlotte Otero dished her 350th career assist and scored a career-high 16 points on the week ... Shavon Moore of Nevada averaged 12.0 points on 65 percent shooting and 5.0 rebounds per game ... New Mexico State's Tabytha Wampler posted her first two career double-doubles and averaged 16.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.5 blocks ... Chasity Shavers of San Jose State averaged 25.0 points, including a career-high 34 in a loss to Boise State, as the Spartans went 1-1 on the week ... Utah State's Amber White scored a career-high 27 points in the Aggies' loss to first-place Fresno State.