Texas A&M women's basketball freshman Chennedy Carter has been named National Player of the Week by espnW. Carter scored a Texas A&M-record 46 points, including the game-winning shot, in the Aggies' 75-74 win over Southern California on Friday.
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Carter, went off for the most points for any Division I freshman since Elena Delle Donne of Delaware scored 54 points in the 2009-10 season. She made a Texas A&M single-game record 17 field goals off of 28 attempts, and assisted or scored on 23 of the Aggies' 27 made baskets in the game.
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The Mansfield native hit a go-ahead shot with 10.9 seconds to play, the last two of her 46 points, to give Texas A&M a 75-74 lead. When USC missed their final two shots, the Aggies held on to move to 2-0 in road games and 9-2 overall on the season.
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Carter is the third Texas A&M player to earn espnW National Player of the Week honors, joining Courtney Walker (Nov. 23, 2015) and Kelsey Bone (Dec. 27, 2012).
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Carter, and the No. 19 Aggies, return to action on Wednesday, December 20 to face Hawai'i at the Duel in the Desert in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Carter, went off for the most points for any Division I freshman since Elena Delle Donne of Delaware scored 54 points in the 2009-10 season. She made a Texas A&M single-game record 17 field goals off of 28 attempts, and assisted or scored on 23 of the Aggies' 27 made baskets in the game.
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The Mansfield native hit a go-ahead shot with 10.9 seconds to play, the last two of her 46 points, to give Texas A&M a 75-74 lead. When USC missed their final two shots, the Aggies held on to move to 2-0 in road games and 9-2 overall on the season.
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Carter is the third Texas A&M player to earn espnW National Player of the Week honors, joining Courtney Walker (Nov. 23, 2015) and Kelsey Bone (Dec. 27, 2012).
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Carter, and the No. 19 Aggies, return to action on Wednesday, December 20 to face Hawai'i at the Duel in the Desert in Las Vegas, Nevada.