Dec. 26, 2011

LOGAN, Utah - Senior forward Ashlee Brown was named the College Sports Madness Western Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 25. This is the third time this season that Brown has been honored by College Sports Madness, also being honored on Nov. 14 and Nov. 21.

Brown, a Chandler, Ariz., native, averaged 16.5 points on 33 percent shooting, grabbed 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game as the Aggies went 2-0 last week with a win at home against Northern Arizona and a road win against Boise State. Brown led Utah State to a 70-51 over the Lumberjacks with a team-leading 21 points and 10 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season.

In the Aggies' 64-52 road win against the Broncos, the forward scored 12 points and added seven boards to lead the way for Utah State.

For the week, Brown averaged 16.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, shooting 33.3 percent (7-of-21). She shot 86.4 percent from the charity stripe (19-of-22). She ended the week with six steals and five assists on the week.

Utah State will now take a break to celebrate the holidays. The Aggies are back in action on Tuesday, Jan. 3 against Asbury University at 7 p.m. at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. USU will conclude the non-conference portion of the schedule on Saturday, Jan. 7, hosting Utah Valley at 7 p.m.

Aggie basketball tickets will be available by contacting the USU Athletics Ticket Office at (435) 797-0305 or at 1-888-U-STATE-1 (1-888-878-2831) for more information or visit the Utah State athletics web site at www.UtahStateAggies.com.

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