Texas A&M women’s basketball’s senior guard Courtney Walker was named espnW’s National Player of the Week on Monday, after averaging 22.5 points and 9.5 rebounds against No. 14 Duke and TCU this week.
Walker had her second career double double at No. 14 Duke, helping the No. 12 Aggies to a 72-66 overtime win with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Walker scored nine of the 12 A&M points in the third quarter, which helped the Aggies build an 11-point lead, then later found Khaalia Hillsman with 34.7 seconds left for a wide-open layup that sent the game to overtime. Walker then scored six of eight points, including five straight in overtime, taking a 1-point A&M deficit to a nearly-insurmountable 4-point lead.
The Edmond, Okla. native followed up that performance with 23 points and eight rebounds against TCU, nailing the game-icing layup with just over five seconds to play in the Aggies’ 82-78 victory. Walker defended two-time all-conference selection Zahna Medley during that game, holding her to just six points.
Walker had back-to-back 20+ point games, against what espnW’s Charlie Crème calls “the most challenging two-game week of any team in the country,” which marks the first time any A&M player has accomplished the feat since Nov. 14-15, 2014, when Walker did it against DePaul and New Mexico.
Walker, a two-time All-American selection, is averaging 18.0 points and 5.8 rebounds this season.
The Aggies have started 4-0 for the seventh time in the past eight seasons. A&M takes on Cal and Ohio State this week, on November 27-28 at the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout in Las Vegas, Nev.
Story courtesy of Texas A&M Athletics