Northwest Notes Feb. 8, 2023
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 3 years, 7 months AGO
Idaho's Bea named Big Sky Player of the Week for the fourth time this season
Idaho's Beyonce Bea was named Big Sky Women's Basketball Player of the Week.
She recorded a double-double in back-to-back games with 30 points and 10 rebounds against Portland State and 24 points and 10 rebounds against Sacramento State.
Bea ranks in the top-10 in Idaho history in points (8th, 1,752), field goals made (6th, 670), rebounds (6th, 830), blocks (6th, 116), and games started (7th, 107).
The Vandals (9-14, 5-7 Big Sky) play host to Eastern Washington on Saturday at 1 p.m.
WSU's Leger-Walker selected to Naismith Trophy Midseason Watch List
ATLANTA – The Atlanta Tip-Off Club announced Tuesday that Washington State women's basketball player Charlisse Leger-Walker has been one of 30 players named to the Naismith Trophy Midseason Watch List.
It is the first time that Leger-Walker has been named as one of the 30 midseason finalists for the award, which goes annually to the nation's top women's college basketball player. The midseason team will be trimmed to 10 national semifinalists in early March, and then further trimmed to four finalists on Mar. 21. The 2023 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy will be awarded on Mar. 29.
Leger-Walker is averaging 18.9 points and 4.6 assists per game.