Gray, Joens and Lee Pick Up Week 12 Awards
Oklahoma State’s Vivian Gray and Iowa State’s Ashley Joens shared Big 12 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, while K-State’s Ayoka Lee collected her seventh Freshman of the Week honor. A five-person media panel selects the honorees.
Gray averaged 23.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in games against West Virginia and Texas last week. Gray led OSU to its first win over a ranked opponent this season and its first top-25 road win since 2018 with 22 points, eight rebounds and five assists in the 57-55 win at No. 25 West Virginia. She added 24 points, six boards and three assists in the game against Texas. The weekly award was the first for Gray this season and the second of her career.
Joens averaged 17.0 points and 9.5 rebounds as the Cyclones picked up wins over Kansas and K-State. The sophomore recorded her 10th double-double of the season with 21 points and 11 boards against Kansas State, while shooting 50 percent (8-of-16) from the field. Against the Jayhawks, Joens netted 13 points, hauled in eight boards and grabbed two steals, while again shooting 50 percent (6-of-12) from the field. The award is the fourth for Joens this season.
Lee averaged a double-double of 17.5, 13.5 rebounds, 3.5 blocks and 1.0 steals while shooting 66.7 percent (16-of-24). Against Oklahoma, she recorded 23 points on 10-of-13 (76.9%) shooting, a school record-tying and career-high 20 rebounds, five blocks and two steals. She became the first Wildcat in program history with a double-double of 20 or more points and 20 or more rebounds. Lee opened her week with 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks at Iowa State. Lee joins Baylor’s Brittney Griner (2010), Nina Davis (2014) and Joyner Holmes (2017) as only the fourth player to win Big 12 Freshman of the Week seven times during a season since the award began in 2009.
2019-20 BIG 12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – WEEK 12 AWARDS
Players of the Week
Ashley Joens, G, So., Iowa State
Vivian Gray, G, Jr., Oklahoma State
Freshman of the Week
Ayoka Lee, F, K-State