Abby Holland, Trinity University, Player of the Week (Week 11)

ABBY HOLLAND OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a junior forward from Georgetown, Texas, has been named the SCAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for games played from Monday, January 28 through February 3. 

Holland led the Tigers to three home wins in SCAC play last week, highlighted by Friday’s win over Austin College that put Trinity alone in first place in the league standings. The forward led all players last week in points (22.3), shooting percentage, (65.0 percent) and steals (5.0). Her best game came in the showdown with Austin College, tallying 26 points, 12 rebounds, and six steals to set or tie her career-best marks in all three categories. Holland connected on 8-of-14 from the field, which included a perfect 2-for-2 from 3-point range. In addition, she converted on 80 percent (8-of-10) from the free throw line. The Texas native also became the 18th player in Trinity women’s basketball history to reach 1,000 career points.

Other Outstanding Performances:

Austin College senior forward Bryce Fank averaged a double-double for the fourth consecutive week, producing 19.7 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. Senior guard Casey Torbet of Colorado College recorded her first career double-double in the Tigers’ win over Southwestern on Saturday scoring 22 points and registering 10 assists. Sophomore center Sydney Williams led Schreiner to victory Friday against Centenary posting 22 points and 14 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season. Southwestern senior forward Tori Carraway collected 10.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game last week. Sophomore guard Tara Molina paced Texas Lutheran with 10.0 points and 3.5 assists per game for the Bulldogs last week.