NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference office announced on Monday that the University of South Alabama's Antoinette Lewis has been named the league's women's basketball Player of the Week.
She was recognized after averaging a double-double with 15 points and 11.5 rebounds per contest while shooting 54 percent from the floor, and recording four blocks and two assists to lead the Jaguars to a pair of victories over Coastal Carolina.
It's the first time this year, and sixth occasion in her career, that Lewis has received the award.
In the first game between the two teams on Friday the senior posted 17 points and a season-best 15 rebounds for her first double-double since a visit to Auburn on Dec. 13 — and team-high fourth of the season — as South earned a 68-57 win. On Saturday, she shared game-high honors with 13 points and paced the Jags with both eight boards and three blocks; her assist in the final 30 seconds led to the game-winning basket, while she preserved the 55-52 victory by blocking the Chanticleers' three-point attempt at the buzzer.
The Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year who is also one of 20 candidates on the Lisa Leslie Award Watch List, Lewis currently is averaging 13.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.5 blocks and 1.5 steals per game and has helped South move to the top of the SBC East Division standings with a 3-1 mark in conference play. She leads the league in blocked shots per game, is second in double-doubles and with a 56.6 field-goal percentage, and is third in rebounding, ranking among the top 40 in the country in each of the first three categories.
Lewis and the Jags return to action with a pair of games at Appalachian State this weekend, with the first match-up on Friday scheduled to get underway at 5 p.m. (CST).
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