Nneka Ogwumike Named Western Conference Player of the Week
Published on June 13, 2016 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Los Angeles Sparks News Release
Los Angeles - Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played June 6 through June 12, it was announced today by the WNBA.
Ogwumike earned the Player of the Week honor for the first time this season and the fifth time in her five-year career. She notched two double-doubles as Los Angeles won both of its games and improved to 9-0, equaling the best start in franchise history and the second best in WNBA history.
The three-time All-Star paced all WNBA players in scoring (25 ppg), rebounding (10 rpg) and field goal percentage (.864, 19-of-22) for the week. She also was the only player to average a double-double. Through nine games, Ogwumike ranks fourth in the league in rebounding (8.9) and sixth in scoring (17.4).
Ogwumike tipped off her week with 18 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals in a 100-77 win over the visiting New York Liberty on June 7. The Stanford University product followed that up with a record-setting performance in a 97-73 win at Dallas on June 11. Ogwumike posted game highs of 32 points and 10 rebounds while setting a WNBA mark for most field goals made without a miss (12, topping the previous record of 11 set by Minnesota's Seimone Augustus on June 8, 2007, against Los Angeles). Ogwumike also became the first player in WNBA history to make at least 10 field goals without a miss, hit all of her free throw attempts (7-of-7) and register a double-double.
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