SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Mercer guard Precious Bridges has been named the SoCon Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, while ETSU guard Tianna Tarter has been named the CRONS Freshman of the Week for games of Dec. 28 – Jan. 5, the league office announced on Tuesday.
Bridges averaged 17.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game in three games since the holiday break. The senior recorded 23 points, eight rebounds and six assists on December 29 at Jacksonville State. She followed with 13 points and seven rebounds on New Year’s Day at North Florida. Bridges concluded the three-game stretch with 16 points and five rebounds against Florida A&M on January 5.
The native of West Palm Beach, Fla. leads the conference in scoring at 21.8 points per game and is the only player in the league with two games of at least 30 points this season. She claims the weekly honor for the second time in her first season in the SoCon.
Tarter averaged 14.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game in a pair of games since the holiday break. She also grabbed eight steals and recorded a .417 (10-24) shooting percentage over the two contests. The freshman guard totaled 16 points, seven rebounds, three assists and five steals in the Bucs 76-64 win over Iona on December 29. Tarter then followed with 12 points, eight assists and three steals at North Carolina on January 2.
Tarter leads all SoCon freshmen in scoring at 12.7 points per game, while ranking second among all SoCon players in assists at 3.9 per game. The native of Johnson City, Tenn. takes the weekly award for the second time this season.
2014-15 Players of the Week
Nov. 18: Shamauria Bridges, ETSU
Nov. 25: Brittany Hodges, Furman
Dec. 2: Precious Bridges, Mercer
Dec. 9: Whitney Bunn, Furman
Dec. 16: Brittany Hodges, Furman
Dec. 23: Lindsay Simpson, Western Carolina
Jan. 6: Precious Bridges, Mercer
2014-15 CRONS Freshmen of the Week
Nov. 18: Sherae Bonner, Western Carolina
Nov. 25: Keiana Gilbert, Chattanooga
Dec. 2: Keiana Gilbert, Chattanooga
Dec. 9: Destiney Elliott, Samford
Dec. 16: Tianna Tarter, ETSU
Dec. 23: Destiney Elliott, Samford
Jan. 6: Tianna Tarter, ETSU