SEGUIN, Texas -- For the second time this season, Texas Lutheran women's basketball senior forward
Sarahi Jones (Los Fresnos) has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Offensive Player of the Week, as announced by the conference on Monday.
In a 84-61 win over LeTourneau on Friday, Jones recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 18 points, 11 rebounds, two steals, an assist, and a block in the Bulldogs lone game of the weekend. Jones shot an impressive 63.6 percent from the field, including a perfect 1.000 percent from the free throw line.
This season, Jones is averaging 11.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.1 steals on a .443/.292/.929 shooting split. Her 8.0 rebounds per game rank fourth in the SCAC while her 44.3 percent field goal percentage ranks eighth in the conference.
This is Jones's second career SCAC Player of the Week honor. This is the third week in a row that the Bulldogs have earned SCAC Offensive Player of the Week honors. The Bulldogs have claimed SCAC weekly honors 13 times in the last five seasons under head coach
Troy Patterson, including six times this season.
The Bulldogs will return to Seguin to continue their conference home slate on Friday, January 30 against St. Thomas at Memorial Gymnasium. Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM. The game will be streamed on FloCollege. All streaming and live stats links will be available on tlubulldogs.com.
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