Latoya Wiley chosen PacWest Player of the Week for 6th time

Latoya Wily grabs 6th weekly PacWest award

QUEEN CREEK, AZ - BYU-Hawaii senior forward Latoya Wily (Laie, HI/Kahuku) unleashed maybe her single-best seven-day stretch of the season to garner her sixth Pacific West Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week award of the 2008-09 campaign.

The final weekly selection was announced on Monday, March 9, by the PacWest Media Office in Queen Creek, AZ, for games played March 2-8.

Wily averaged an astonishing double-double, blistering the opposition by posting 28.5 points and 17.5 rebounds per contest.

She led the league in scoring, rebounding and shooting for the week, the latter featuring a 60.6% (20 for 33) success rate from the field. She also ranked second in steals per game (3.50).

PacWest Women's Basketball Weekly Top 10 Honor Roll

Courtney Boyd - Dixie State (Sr., G, 5-6, Keokuk, IA/Keokuk)...averaged 11.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as the Red Storm swept Grand Canyon in its final two games of the year...averaged 3.50 assists, 2.00 steals and 2.00 three-pointers made per game...ranked in the Top 10 in all three categories for the week in the PacWest...shot 91.7% from the line (11 for 12) to rank seventh this week in the league.

Tanya Clark (photo) - Dixie State (Jr., F, 5-10, Beaumont, CA/Beaumont)...averaged 12.0 rebounds and 9.5 points per game in a sweep over PacWest Champion Grand Canyon...ranked second in rebounding for the week in the PacWest.

Jasmine Dulan - Chaminade (Sr., G, 5-4, Honolulu, HI/St. Francis)...averaged 22.0 points per game in Chaminade's final two contests of the year...shot 51.7% (15 for 29) from the floor...went 6 for 6 from the line...made 8 of 18 three-point attempts (44.4%)...averaged 4.00 three-pointers made per game...ranked first in three-pointers made per game for the week in the PacWest...ranked second in three-point shooting, eighth in field goal percentage, third in scoring and second in steals per game (3.50)...tied for the lead in foul shooting for the week.

Richelle Fenenbock - BYU-Hawaii (So., G, 5-6, Coeur d'Alene, ID/Lake City)...averaged 15.5 points and 3.50 three-pointers made per game in a 2-0 week for the Seasiders...ranked eighth in scoring and second in three-pointers made per game for the week...led the PacWest in three-point shooting (50%) after making 7 of 14 attempts...ranked fourth in field goal shooting with a 55.6% (10 for 18) rate...perfect at the line (4 for 4).

Jessica Hanato - Hawai‘i Hilo (Sr., G, 5-6, Kailua-Kona, HI/Konawaena)...averaged 19.0 points and shot 55.3% from the floor in a 2-1 week for the Vulcans...ranked fourth in scoring and fifth in field goal shooting for the week in the PacWest...averaged 3.67 assists per game to rank ninth in the league for the week...pulled down 5.7 rebounds per contest.

Hina Kimitete (photo) - Hawai‘i Hilo (Jr., G, 5-3, Kailua-Kona, HI/Konawaena)...solid all-around week for the Vulcans...ranked second in assists per game (6.33), first in steals per contest (3.67), fourth in three-pointers made per game (2.67), and second in three-point shooting (44.4%) during a 2-1 week for UHH...made 8 of 18 attempts from beyond the arc...averaged 12.7 points per contest.

Samantha Murphy - Grand Canyon (So., G, 5-8, Phoenix, AZ/Xavier Prep)...averaged 18.5 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per contest in two tough losses last week...tied for fifth in scoring and seventh in rebounding for the week in the PacWest...shot 50% from the floor (15 for 30)...averaged 2.00 steals per contest.

Deney Phommabout - Dixie State (Sr., G, 5-7, West Valley City, UT/Hillcrest)...led the Red Storm to a 2-0 week by averaging 15.3 points per game...shot 83.3% from the line (5 for 6).

Samantha Saito - Chaminade (Jr., G, 5-4, Aiea, HI/Sacred Hearts)...averaged 18.5 points per game over two contests as the Silverswords closed out their season...was perfect at the foul line (6 for 6)...shot 43.8% from three-point land (7 for 16)...ranked fourth in three-point shooting for the week in the conference...also ranked seventh in steals per game (2.50) and second in three-pointers made per game (3.50).

Tiffany Wilson (photo) - Hawai‘i Pacific (Jr., G, 5-9, Long Beach, CA/Mayfair)...averaged 22.3 points and 9.3 rebounds in two tough losses vs. BYU-Hawaii..ranked second in scoring and third in rebounding in the PacWest for the week...shot 51.2% (22 for 43) from the field to rank ninth...averaged 3.00 steals per game to tie for fourth in the league for the week.