Scott named NSAA Player of the Week
Junior guard Asha Scott (Washington, D.C.) has been named the North Star Athletic Association's Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performances last week in the Hampton Inn Bruin Classic.
BISMARCK, N.D. -- Junior guard Asha Scott (Washington, D.C.) has been named the North Star Athletic Association's Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performances last week in the Hampton Inn Bruin Classic.
Scott averaged 19 points per game last week as the Bruins split a pair of contests in the tournament, falling to No. 15-ranked Clarke University, 70-66, before rebounding with a, 66-60, victory over Mount Mercy University.
Scott scored a game-high 18 points, dished out four assists, grabbed four rebounds, and nabbed a pair of steals in the loss to Clarke.
She followed up with a season-high 20 points along with seven rebounds, four assists, and three steals in the Bruins' comeback victory over Mount Mercy. Scott helped BU overcome a 13-point second-half deficit in the 66-60 win over MMU.
For the week, Scott averaged 19.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 3.0 steals per game. She was 13-of-24 from the field (54.2 percent) and hit 12-of-19 free throws.
Scott is currently third on the team with a scoring average of 9.3 points per game.
The Bruins return to conference action next Friday, Jan. 7, when they travel to Dickinson, N.D. to take on Dickinson State University beginning at 6:30 p.m. (central time).