BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Western Washington University sophomore forward Anna Schwecke has been named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the period of Dec. 18-24, announced Tuesday by the conference office in Portland, Ore.

Schwecke (Evergreen, CO/Colorado-Colorado Springs) earned player of the week honors after she earned All-Tournament Team selection at the Viking Hoops Classic. She averaged 14 points and 10 rebounds as the Vikings went 1-1 in the tournament at Carver Gym.

Schwecke was one of five WWU players to score in double figures in last Monday’s 90-59 win over Texas A&M International, finishing with a double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds, and also adding 3 assists, 3 steals and 4 blocks. In last Tuesday’s 78-62 loss to No. 3-ranked West Texas A&M, Schwecke led the Vikings with 12 points and 8 rebounds.

For the season the sophomore is averaging 7.0 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots per game. Among GNAC leaders she is tied for 2^nd in rebounding average, 2^nd in blocked shots, tied for 7^th with a 50.0 field goal percentage (31-for-62) and tied for 3^rd with three double-doubles.

This is the first GNAC Player of the Week honor for a Viking this season, and the first in the career for Schwecke who transferred to Western from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs this season.

The Vikings (5-5, 1-1 GNAC) return to conference play this weekend hosting Alaska Fairbanks (4-5, 0-3 GNAC) on Friday (12/29, 7 pm) and nationally-ranked Alaska Anchorage (10-1, 3-0 GNAC) on Sunday (12/31, 4 pm) on WECU Court at Carver Gym. Both games will be streamed live online at WWUVikings.com/Live with Doug Lange calling the action courtside.

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