Heather Bowman Named WCC Co-Player of the Week
12/7/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 7, 2009
SAN BRUNO, Calif. - Gonzaga University women's basketball senior Heather Bowman has been named Co-West Coast Conference Player of the Week announced by the conference office Monday. Bowman shares the honor with Jontelle Smith of Saint Mary's College. This is the third time in four weeks a Bulldog has been tabbed WCC Player of the Week as junior Courtney Vandersloot and senior Vivian Frieson have also been honored this season.
Bowman, a forward from Spokane, paced Gonzaga to a 3-0 week by averaging 19.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1.0 block per contest, while shooting a blistering 67.9 percent from the field and 87.5 percent at the charity stripe.
Bowman started the week off scoring a game-high 22 points, including 16 in the second half, by hitting 8-of-12 from the floor and 6-of-7 at the free throw line and added eight rebounds and two steals in the Zags win over visiting Eastern Washington University. Bowman then poured in a game-high 24 points, 15 in the first half, in GU's victory at Montana State University. She hit 7-of-10 from the field and 10-of-11 at the free throw line. In the Bulldogs final game of the week, Bowman scored a team-high 13 points, on 4-of-6 accuracy from the field and 5-of-6 at the free throw line, in their win over Cal State Northridge. She also had eight rebounds; two blocks, two assists and one steal in 23 minutes of action.
This is Bowman's ninth WCC Player of the Week honor of her career.
