Liberty's Erin Thorn Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week
May 29, 2007 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
New York Liberty News Release
New York, May 29, 2007 - Erin Thorn of the New York Liberty has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Saturday, May 19 through Sunday, May 27. The Phoenix Mercury's Diana Taurasi was named the Western Conference Player of the Week.
Thorn receives the honor for the first time in her five-year career after leading the Liberty to a 2-0 mark, their best start since 1999. Her breakout performance of 28 points on May 20, included a 7-for-10 effort on three-point attempts, five rebounds and four assists, and resulted in an 83-71 victory over the Chicago Sky. She followed that up on May 24, with 17 points, eight rebounds, two assists and 6-for-11 field goals, including four from three-point range, as New York defeated the Washington Mystics, 81-76.
A first-year starter for the Liberty, Thorn is currently ranked second in the league in three-point field goals made (11) behind Taurasi (12), and is ranked fourth in points per game (22.5).
The 2007 WNBA season marks the first in which the league will award the Player of the Week honor to one player per conference. Other candidates for WNBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were Detroit's Deanna Nolan, Indiana's Tamika Catchings, Washington's Alana Beard, Minnesota's Seimone Augustus, Sacramento's Kara Lawson and Seattle's Janelle Burse.
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