Dec. 12, 2005

SAN MARCOS - Tamara Thompson was named Aeropostale Women's Basketball Player of the Week for games played from Dec. 5-11 after averaging 20 points per game and posting one double-double last week.

Thompson scored 16 and pulled down 11 rebounds against Schreiner on Tuesday and followed it with a 3-for-3 night at the three-point arc and 24 points in Saturday's two-point win over Texas-Pan American.

Thompson played and started both games in en route to averaging 20 points and eight rebounds per contest. She also collected four assists, two blocks and four steals while shooting 50 percent from the field (15-30), 75 percent from the three-point line (3-4) and 87.5 percent from the free throw stripe.

In last week's two wins, Thompson pushed her scoring average to a team-best 17 points per game, while also moving her average on the glass to a team-high 8.2 rebounds per game. Thompson also upped her three-point percentage to 57 percent for the season with three long-range connections in Saturday's first half.

Other outstanding performances from around the league last week came from April O'Neal of Louisiana-Monroe; Britany Vinson of Stephen F. Austin; Northwestern State's Shenise Milliner; McNeese State's Valencia LeBlanc and Stephanie Trachier of Sam Houston State.

Texas State goes away from Strahan Coliseum for the first time in nearly a month Friday, when the Bobcats play at South Dakota State. Tip is slated for 7 p.m. in Brookings, S.D.