Houston Roundball Review: Women's Hoops

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Monday, November 12, 2007

Page and Smith earn Big 12 Weekly Honors

I guess it's clear I need to spend time keeping track of the Big 12 North, too:

Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Players of the Week (November 12)

IRVING, Texas -- Danielle Page (Nebraska) was named Big 12 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week while Nicollette Smith (Kansas) was chosen Rookie of the Week by a media voting panel for opening weekend games. Page received her second weekly award after earning Rookie of the Week in the 2004-05 season.

Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week
Danielle Page, Nebraska, F, 6-2, Sr, Monument, Colo.
Danielle Page had a career weekend while leading Nebraska to wins over UTEP and Mississippi, a participant in the 2007 NCAA Elite Eight. In her first career start, the 6-2 senior forward led the Huskers with 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field vs. UTEP. She also added nine rebounds and a block. Page then poured in a career-high 27 points on 12-of-16 shooting vs. Ole Miss. She produced team highs of eight rebounds and two blocks while holding UM’s Shawn Goff to four points and four rebounds after Goff had averaged 20 points and 10.5 rebounds in exhibition play. For the week, Page averaged 23.0 points and 8.5 rebounds on 20-of-30 shooting from the field. Her 20 field goals led the Big 12, while her shooting percentage ranked among the Top 10 in the league.

Phillips 66 Big 12 Rookie of the Week
Nicollette Smith, Kansas, F, 6-2, Fr, Tulsa, Okla.
Nicollette Smith turned in a game-high 19 points off the bench in leading Kansas to a season-opening win over Hartford. The 6-2 freshman forward also pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds to collect her first career double-double. Smith made 4-of-7 shots from beyond the arc and all seven of her free throws. She hit 4-of-4 from the foul line during the final minute of the game to help seal the win for the Jayhawks.

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