SAN BRUNO, Calif. — Gonzaga junior forward Jenn Wirth was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Week for her efforts in a pair of GU wins, league officials announced Monday.

The award is the second of the season for Wirth (Dec. 2), and third of the year for Gonzaga. Jill Townsend was also honored on Dec. 9.

Wirth had a fantastic week with back-to-back double-doubles to lead Gonzaga to wins over two of the top teams in the league in Saint Mary's and Pacific. First, she helped the Zags to a dominating 74-49 win over the previously undefeated Gaels with 10 points and 10 rebounds to go along with a block and a steal. Wirth was 5-for-11 from the floor in the game and had three offensive rebounds among her total of 10 boards.

Then on Saturday, Wirth scored a career-high 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting and added 10 rebounds, four assists and two blocks in a 68-67 win over then-second-place Pacific. Her 24-point effort was the first 20-plus scoring game for the ultra-balanced Gonzaga squad on the season, and well over her season scoring average of 11.0 points per game. She had six offensive rebounds in the game and scored 16 of her 24 points in the first half, which amounted to nearly half of GU's 33-point total at the intermission.

For the week, Wirth was 15-for-24 (.625) from the field and averaged 17.0 points in 30.8 minutes per game.

Gonzaga will hit the road to Santa Clara and San Francisco on Thursday and Saturday, continuing league play. Both games will be broadcast online on the WCC Network.