2002-03 NWC Women's Basketball Student-Athletes of the Week

Feb. 23

Co-NWC Players of the Week: Kellie Thomas (George Fox, Fr., W, Medford, Ore.) led the Bruins to a pair of wins with 36 points, 10 rebounds, five steals and four assists; Tori Nelson (Pacific, Jr., G, Mossyrock, Wash.) also led the Boxers to two victories with 36 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.
Honorable Mention: Tiffany Speer (Whitworth, F) scored 44 points in two wins; Allison McCurdy (Puget Sound, G) totaled 30 points and six steals in two wins; Nnenna Lewis (Lewis & Clark, F) had 35 points and 22 rebounds in two losses; Kelly Turner (Pacific Lutheran, W) scored 31 points in two games; Heidi Jurgens (Linfield, G) finished with 48 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds in three losses; Megan Higgins (Whitman, G) had 27 points and seven rebounds in two games.

Feb. 16

NWC Player of the Week: Lucy Wilson (Puget Sound, Sr., P, Republic, Wash.) led the Loggers to a pair of wins by making 55% of her shots for 32 points and adding 17 rebounds and six assists.
Honorable Mention: Heidi Jurgens (Linfield, G) had 19 points, five steals and four assists in two wins; Darby Cave (George Fox, P) totaled 23 points and 16 rebounds in a road split; Micki DesMarais (Whitworth, G) scored 28 points in a road split; Mary Lindberg (Pacific, F) finished with 30 points and 10 rebounds in two losses; Megan Higgins (Whitman, G) had 27 points, six assists and five rebounds in a pair of losses.

Feb. 9

NWC Player of the Week: Tiffany Speer (Whitworth, So., F, Snohomish, Wash.) led the Pirates to a pair of key wins by scoring 37 points, grabbing 14 rebounds and adding six steals.
Honorable Mention: Mary Lindberg (Pacific, F) scored 20 points in a win over George Fox; Shae Wright (Linfield, F) tallied 26 points, 15 rebounds, 8 blocks and four steals in two wins; Kellie Thomas (George Fox, W) finished with 26 points, seven rebounds and five assists in two games; Kelly Turner (PLU, W) had 23 points in a road split; Megan Higgins (Whitman, G) totaled 22 points and six assists in to home losses.

Feb. 2

NWC Player of the Week: Lindsey May (Puget Sound, So., F, Richland, Wash.) led the Loggers to a pair of wins by making 75% (18/24) of her field goal attempts and totaling 42 points (including a career-high 24 vs. L&C), 12 rebounds and six assists.
Honorable Mention: Courtney Johnson (PLU, P) had 26 points, 17 rebounds and 14 blocks in two Lute victories; Chrissy Oneal (Whitworth, P) totaled 30 points and 11 rebounds in two Pirate wins; Megan Higgins (Whitman, G) led the Missionaries to two victories with 26 points, nine rebounds and nine assists; Kristine Callan (Pacific, G) scored 24 points off of the bench in a pair of losses; Heidi Jurgens (Linfield, G) had 12 points and four rebounds in a loss.

Jan. 26

Co-NWC Players of the Week: Tiffany Speer (Whitworth, So., F, Snohomish, Wash.) led the Bucs to their fourth and fifth straight wins by scoring 42 points (57% shooting), grabbing 14 rebounds and adding seven assists and four steals; Courtney Johnson (PLU, Jr., C, E. Wenatchee, Wash.) led the Lutes to a pair of wins with 29 points, 17 rebounds and nine blocked shots.
Honorable Mention: Allison McCurdy (UPS, G) had 29 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and six steals in two games; Heidi Jurgens (Linfield, G) totaled 34 points, nine assists and eight rebounds as the Wildcats went 1-2; Lindsey Sweetland (L&C, F) finished with 21 points and 14 rebounds in two games; Miryia Libby (Whitman, W) had 21 points and four assists in two losses.

Jan. 19

NWC Player of the Week: Tiffany Speer (Whitworth, So., F, Snohomish, Wash.) led the Pirates to a pair of wins by making 72.7% (16/22) of her shots, scoring 39 points and adding 13 rebounds, six assists and two steals.
Honorable Mention: Lucy Wilson (UPS, F) scored 28 points and grabbed 19 rebounds in a pair of road wins; Miryia Libby (Whitman, W) totaled 32 points (including six three-pointers) and nine rebounds in two wins; Nnenna Lewis (L&C, F) finished with 16 points, nine rebounds and three blocks in a loss to Fox.

Jan. 12

NWC Player of the Week: Courtney Johnson (Pacific Lutheran, Jr., P, East Wenatchee, Wash.) led the Lutes to a pair of wins by scoring 22 points, grabbing 33 rebounds and blocking 12 shots.
Honorable Mention: Monica Schwing (Linfield, C) totaled 25 points and 15 rebounds in two Wildcat victories; Allison McCurdy (UPS, G) had 36 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists as the Loggers went 1-1; Sarah Shogren (Whitworth, F) finished with 29 points and 16 rebounds as the Pirates split a pair; Mary Lindberg (Pacific, F) totaled 25 points and 13 rebounds in two games.

Jan. 5

NWC Player of the Week: Simmie Muth (Willamette, Jr., G, Coos Bay, Ore.) scored 50 points and added 11 rebounds, 10 assists and eight steals as the Bearcats won two of three games.
Honorable Mention: Sarah Shogren (Whitworth, F) scored 48 points and grabbed 29 rebounds as the Pirates lost two of three; Darby Cave (George Fox, P) scored 47 points and grabbed 24 rebounds as the Bruins went 1-2; Lindsey May (UPS, F) totaled 45 points and 32 rebounds as the Loggers lost three of four games; DeeDee Arnall (Pacific, P) had 24 points and nine rebounds as the Boxers split two games; Miryia Libby scored 23 points as the Missionaries split a pair of games.

Dec. 26

NWC Player of the Week: Nneena Lewis (Lewis & Clark, Sr., F, Portland, Ore.) scored 24 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and added three blocks and three steals as the Pioneers avenged an early season loss with a win over Evergreen State.

Dec. 15

NWC Player of the Week: Courtney Johnson (PLU, Jr., P, East Wenatchee, Wash.) led the Lutes to a pair of wins in Oregon by scoring 31 points, grabbing 15 rebounds and blocking nine shots.
Honorable Mention: Kellie Thomas (George Fox, W) scored 19 points in a loss to Seattle; Chrissy Oneal (Whitworth, P) scored 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as the Pirates went 1-1; Megan Higgins (Whitman, G) scored 15 points in a loss to Biola at LCSC; Shae Wright (Linfield, C) totaled 15 points and 16 rebounds as the Wildcats went 1-1.

Dec. 8

NWC Player of the Week: Tiffany Speer (Whitworth, So., F, Snohomish, Wash.) led the Pirates to a pair of wins by scoring 44 points, grabbing 21 rebounds and adding 12 assists and five steals.
Honorable Mention: Lindsay May (Puget Sound, P) led the Loggers to a 3-0 week by totaling 53 points, 18 rebounds and six steals; Miryia Libbey (Whitman, F) scored 39 points as the Missionaries split a pair of games; Rosie Contri (Willamette, G) had 31 points, 17 rebounds and five assists in two wins; Amy Fitch (George Fox, W) scored 17 points and added seven boards in a win; Hilary Berg (Pacific Lutheran, P) totaled 16 points and seven rebounds in a win; Shae Wright (Linfield, F) finished with 21 points and 16 rebounds as the Wildcats went 1-1.

Dec. 1

NWC Player of the Week: Tiffany Speer (Whitworth, So., F, Snohomish, Wash.) led the Pirates to the championship of the Southwestern (Texas) Invitational, including an upset of 15th-ranked Eastern Connecticut State, by scoring 35 points and adding 13 rebounds, seven assists and four steals, earning tournament MVP.
Honorable Mention: Darby Cave (George Fox, P) led the Bruins to a 3-0 week by totaling 43 points and 20 rebounds; Lucy Wilson (Puget Sound, W) led the Loggers past Evergreen with 15 points, six rebounds and four steals.

Nov. 24

NWC Player of the Week: Kilty Keaton (Puget Sound, Fr., G, Sumner, Wash.) was named the MVP of the Logger Tip-off Classic after scoring 49 points (shooting 57.6% from the field) and adding seven rebounds and seven steals in two wins.
Honorable Mention: Anna Sticklin (PLU, W) scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a win at Northwest; Megan Higgins (Whitman, PG) scored 35 points and dished 14 assists in a split at CWU; Shae Wright (Linfield, P) scored 26 points and was named to the All-Classic team at UPS; Chrissy Oneal (Whitworth, P) scored 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Pirates split at Carroll.