Clarksville, Ark.-Junior center Sabrina Goddard was named the American Southwest Conference Co-East Division Women's Basketball Player of the Week, it was announced Tuesday by ASC Media Relations Director Greg Weghorst.
The 6-foot-1 native of Stroud, Okla., averaged 19.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game to help Ozarks to their first 6-0 start since the 1996-1997 season. Goddard provided the game-winning basket as the buzzer sounded in a 65-63 win over Howard Payne Monday night. Goddard, who fueled a second half comeback with 22 points, scored a career-high 34 points in the win. In Saturday’s win over Sul Ross, Goddard recorded a double-double (21 points, 15 rebounds). She also had 5 blocks in the game. She finished the week hitting 20-25 from the free throw line and had five blocks against two opponents.
Goddard ranks among the ASC’s top-10 in scoring (17.0), rebounding (9.8) and blocked shots (4.1). She has posted a pair of double-doubles through six games and is hitting 77.4 percent of her free throw attempts.
Goddard was named to the ASC All-East Division Second Team last year and is a two-time member of the ASC All-Academic Team. She was named ASC Player of the Week once last season.
Goddard is a graduate of Stroud High School where she was named an All-State Alternate, All-Region and All-Conference her senior season.
Ozarks (6-0, 2-0 ASC) will travel to Abilene, Texas, to face McMurry University December 2 and Hardin-Simmons University December 4.
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