Dec. 12, 2011
WASHINGTON - Georgetown University junior women's basketball player Sugar Rodgers (Suffolk, Va./King's Fork) was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week on Monday after the No. 19/20 Hoyas went 2-0 and 1-0 in conference play over the past seven days with victories over the University of Pittsburgh and George Washington University. It is her first weekly award of the season after spending two-consecutive weeks on the BIG EAST Honor Roll.
Rodgers averaged 23.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg and 5.5 steals per game over two contests for the Hoyas who are 9-2 overall and have won eight-straight games.
In the 82-54 victory at Pitt on Wednesday, Rodgers scored 21 of her 28 points in the second half while also posting five steals, four assists three rebounds and shooting 44 percent from the field.
In a 59-50 win at home against George Washington on Sunday, Rodgers had 18 points, six steals, which tied her career best, and four rebounds.
For the week, Rodgers went 15-of-17 from the charity stripe, missing only one free throw in each game.
Rodgers is no stranger to BIG EAST weekly awards. She has been the conference's player of the week on three occasions, is a five-time BIG EAST Rookie of the Week and has been on the weekly honor roll ten times.
Georgetown will have the next week off to prepare for finals, but the team will be back in action on December 21 at McDonough Arena as the squad takes on the No. 9/9 University of Miami Hurricanes . Tipoff is scheduled for 5 p.m.
The game will be broadcast tape delayed on Verizon FiOS with Monika Moore on the call and Georgetown alum Monica McNutt doing color.
Fans can watch live on www.GUHoyas.com with Ryan Sakamoto and Ben Gordon Goldstein calling the action. Live stats will also be available.
