Givens named ASC East Player of the Week
PINEVILLE - Monday night, LC junior forward Tillisha Givens was named American Southwest Conference East Division Player of the Week, her first such honor of the season.
Givens (Monroe, LA / Quachita Parish HS) averaged 19 points, eight rebounds and three steals to fuel conference victories over Mississippi College and Texas-Tyler.
Givens also knocked down 16 of 17 attempts from the free-throw line. She shot 68.8 percent from the field and added two assists and one block. Against UT Tyler, Givens scored a game-high 26 points.
Hardin-Simmons junior center Lindsey Newcombe (Keller, TX / KHS) averaged 25 points, 12.5 rebounds and four blocks over two conference games to earn West Division Player of the Week.
Newcombe shot 72.4 percent from the field, knocked down 8 or 10 free throw attempts and added three steals. In an overtime road loss to Texas Lutheran, she had a double double 29 points and 18 rebounds. She had 21 points in 21 minutes in a win over Schreiner to go over the 1,000-point mark for her career.