SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? Western Carolina women’s basketball player Brooke Johnson has picked up her second Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week award of the season, the conference office announced Tuesday. The award is for all games played December 10-15.

The senior criminal justice major with a 3.91 GPA scored a career-high 26 points in the Lady Catamounts’ loss to Davidson this past Sunday. Johnson also pulled down five rebounds and made three three-pointers, which tied a career high. She has also recorded a block in all eight of the Lady Catamounts’ contests this season.

 

Also nominated for this week’s award were three other women’s basketball players, UNC Greensboro’s Gini Grimsley, Davidson’s Alex Thompson and Samford’s Karmen Smith.

 

Student-Athlete of the Week

Week 1 - Andy Horn, Football, Western Carolina

Week 2 - Lauren Tomory, Women’s Cross Country/Tennis, Furman

Week 3 - Sarabeth Peele, Volleyball, Davidson

Week 4 ? Arlan Whittle, Women’s Soccer, Western Carolina

Week 5 - Cayley Winters, Women’s Soccer, Samford

Week 6 ? Caitlin Williams, Women’s Soccer, Western Carolina

Week 7 ? Pierre Banks, Football, Appalachian State

Week 8 ? Sabrina Lefort, Women’s Cross Country, Chattanooga

Week 9 ? Courtney Barnes, Volleyball, Chattanooga

Week 10 ? Kaitlyn Nortz, Volleyball, UNC Greensboro

Week 11 ? Steven Kinney, Men’s Soccer, Elon

Week 12 ? Lee Stephens, Women’s Basketball, Furman

Week 13 ? Brooke Johnson, Women’s Basketball, Western Carolina

Week 14 ? Frances Hernandez, Women’s Basketball, Appalachian State

Week 15 ? Gini Grimsley, Women’s Basketball, UNC Greensboro

Week 16 ? Brooke Johnson, Women’s Basketball, Western Carolina