SPARTANBURG, S.C. – ETSU senior guard Shamauria Bridges has been named the Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for games played Jan. 17-23, the conference announced Tuesday.
Bridges led all SoCon scorers last week after averaging 19.0 points and recording back-to-back game-highs in scoring for the Bucs in a pair of wins over UNCG and Western Carolina on Thursday and Saturday, respectively. The senior guard shot 14-for-24 (.583) from the field last week, including 7-for-13 (.538) from behind the arc, in addition to grabbing five rebounds and one steal.
In the Bucs’ 60-52 win over UNCG, Bridges scored a game-high 19 points on 6-of-15 (.400) attempts from the field, including two three-pointers, and sunk three free-throws. The Miramar, Fla., native also grabbed three rebounds in ETSU’s second conference win of the season over the Spartans.
Bridges’ peak performance came in the Bucs’ 76-57 win over Western Carolina on Saturday as she only missed one of her nine field goal attempts, including 5-of-6 from three-point range to finish the game with 21 points. Her 88.9 field goal percentage against the Catamounts is the highest by any SoCon player this season.
Bridges currently leads ETSU and ranks second in the SoCon, averaging 17.5 points per contest against SoCon opponents. She also currently leads the SoCon with 56 three-pointers made, has recorded at least one three-pointer in the last 14 straight games and has scored in double figures in six of the last seven games.
Bridges and the Bucs (11-9, 3-2 SoCon) will head to Greenville, S.C., on Thursday, Jan. 26 to take on Furman (11-10, 4-1 SoCon) with tip-off scheduled for 7 p.m. (ET).
Other top performers in the Southern Conference included: Sydni Means (Mercer), Hannah Nichols (Samford), Keiana Gilbert (Chattanooga) and Maria Corella (Wofford).
SoCon Women’s Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 15 – Sherae Bonner, Western Carolina
Nov. 22 – Kahlia Lawrence, Mercer
Nov. 29 – Tianna Tarter, ETSU
Dec. 6 – Tianna Tarter, ETSU
Dec. 13 – Tianna Tarter, ETSU
Dec. 20 – Chloe Wanink, Wofford
Jan. 3 – Tianna Tarter, ETSU
Jan. 10 – Jasmine Joyner, Chattanooga
Jan. 17 – Kahlia Lawrence, Mercer
Jan. 24 – Shamauria Bridges, ETSU
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