SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Samford’s Andrea Cournoyer has been named the Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week presented by GEICO for games played Feb. 9-15 after averaging 24.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in a pair road contests. The award is selected by the league office.

The junior began the week with a game-high 26 points in a 70-62 loss at Wofford on Feb. 11, finishing 12-for-20 from the floor (60 percent) and adding four rebounds, four steals and a pair of assists. Two days later, the guard netted a game-high 23 points in an 80-55 win over the Terriers. The native of Merryville, Louisiana, was 9-for-16 from the field and 4-for-8 from beyond the 3-point arc, contributing four assists, four steals and three rebounds in just 24 minutes of action.

For the week, Cournoyer shot 58.3 percent from the floor (21-for-36) and 37.5 percent (6-for-16) from 3-point range.

Samford (12-8, 9-2 SoCon), alone atop the conference standings, hosts ETSU on Saturday, Feb. 20.

Also nominated: CeCe Crudup (UNCG), Eboni Williams (Chattanooga) and Kyla Allison (Western Carolina).

2020-21 SoCon Women’s Basketball Players of the Week presented by GEICO
Dec. 1 – Shauntai Battle, Sr., G/F, Samford
Dec. 8 – Tate Walters, Fr., G, Furman
Dec. 15 – Jaron Dougherty, Jr., F, Mercer
Dec. 22 – Eboni Williams, Jr., F, Chattanooga
Jan. 5 – Eboni Williams, Jr., F, Chattanooga
Jan. 12 – Annie Ramil, Jr., F, Samford
Jan. 19 – Amoria Neal-Tysor, Jr., G, Mercer
Jan. 26 – Abbey Cornelius, Jr., C, Chattanooga
Feb. 2 – Andrea Cournoyer, Jr., G, Samford
Feb. 9 – Annie Ramil, Jr., F, Samford
Feb. 16 – Andrea Cournoyer, Jr., G, Samford

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