Patton Named Women's Basketball Big Sky Co-Player of the Week

OGDEN, Utah – Northern Arizona women's basketball player Amy Patton was named Big Sky Conference Co-Player of the Week for games played from January 4th through the 10th, the conference announced on Monday. The freshman guard from Tempe, Ariz., averaged 30.5 points and 10.5 rebounds last week. Sacramento State’s Charday Hunt was named Co-Player of the Week as well.

Patton exploded for 30 points and 11 rebounds in NAU’s 67-60 loss to Idaho State last Thursday. She was 11-of-22 from the field while hitting 3-of-7 from three-point range and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line to lead all scorers.  Patton tied a game-high with her 11 rebounds.

In a 63-62 win over Weber State, Patton hit a buzzer beating shot to give the Lumberjacks their first conference victory of the season and first road win this year. She shot 14-of-27 and hit 3-of-5 three-point field goals. Patton grabbed 10 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season. She also added in three assists and two steals.

In all, Patton scored 61 points this weekend and turned in two of the seven 30-point performances in the Big Sky this year.

Patton leads the Big Sky Conference with six double-doubles, six games with 10 rebounds or more, and is second with five games with 20 points or more. As of last week, she was first in the conference in rebounding with 7.6 per game and first in the conference in scoring at 17.6 points-per-game and

Others Nominated: Julie Piper, Eastern Washington; Ashleigh Vella, Idaho State; Katie Baker, Montana; Whitley Cox, Northern Colorado; Claire Faucher, Portland State; Tonya Schnibbe, Weber State