FARMINGTON, Utah (February 8, 2022) – With both Sacramento State’s Lianna Tillman and Montana State’s Darian White having incredibly impressive weeks, the Big Sky Conference has announced that the duo are co-recipients of the ROAR Organic Women’s Basketball Player of the Week honor.
Tillman helped the Hornets win a pair of games last week and has guided the team to seven victories in its last eight contests. Last week, Tillman averaged 23.5 points per game, 7.0 assists per game, 2.5 rebounds per game and 1.5 steals per game.
She started the week with 20 points, 9 assists and two rebounds in the wire-to-wire win at Northern Arizona. Tillman then led the team with 27 points and added five assists and three rebounds against Portland State. The graduate has scored 20 or more points in seven consecutive games and nine of the last 10. She is one of just two players in NCAA Division I (Iowa's Caitlin Clark) to average 18.0 points and 6.0 assists per game this season.
White paced the Bobcats to three wins in five days en route to first place in the Big Sky after defeating Idaho on Monday night.
Against the Vandals, the product of Boise, Idaho recorded a career-high 32 points, connecting on 13-of-21 from the field and 5-of-7 from the line. White completed her best overall performance of the season with eight assists, six rebounds, three steals and a blocked shot as the ‘Cats came back from a 14-point second half deficit. For the weekend, she averaged under 30 minutes per outing, yet poured in 21.7 ppg, hauled down 5.3 rpg and averaged 4.3 assists, 3.0 steals and 1.0 blocks, while shooting 43.8% frm the field and converting 20 of 27 free throws.
On the year this marks Tillman’s second weekly honor and White’s first.
Others Nominated: Daryn Hickok (Weber State), Emily Rodabaugh (Northern Arizona), Alaya Fitzgerald (Portland State), Kurstyn Harden (Northern Colorado), Diaba Konate (Idaho State)
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| Previous 2021-22 ROAR Organic #BigSkyWBB Player of the Week |
| Date |
Name |
| 11/16/21 |
Lianna Tillman, Sacramento State |
| 11/23/21 |
Carmen Gfeller, Montana |
| 11/30/21 |
Sophia Stiles, Montana |
| 12/7/21 |
Leia Beattie, Montana State |
| 12/14/21 |
Kola Bad Bear, Montana State |
| 12/21/21 |
Carmen Gfeller, Montana |
| 12/28/21 |
Cherita Daugherty, Southern Utah |
| 1/4/22 |
Estefania Ors, Idaho State |
| 1/11/22 |
Estefania Ors, idaho State |
| 1/18/22 |
Isnelle Natabou, Sacramento State |
| 1/25/22 |
Isnelle Natabou, Sacramento State |
| 2/1/22 |
Darri Dotson, Southern Utah |