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Holmes Named Big 12 Player of the Week
February 29, 2016 03:46 PM | Women's Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Following her final two games inside the WVU Coliseum and a postgame marriage proposal on Senior Night, senior guard Bria Holmes earned her first career Big 12 Player of the Week honor.
A native of New Haven, Connecticut, Holmes averaged 28.5 points and 3.5 assists as the Mountaineers picked up wins over TCU (Feb. 24) and No. 22 Oklahoma State (Feb. 27) last week.
She scored 22 of her season-high 30 points in the second half against TCU, as WVU came back from a 13-point third quarter deficit to topple the Horned Frogs, 83-72. Holmes made 11-of-22 from the field, dished out four assists, blocked three shots and collected two steals in the victory.
On Senior Night against the Cowgirls, the guard celebrated with a game-high 27 points. She made 10-of-18 from the field and connected on 4-of-7 from behind the arc. Holmes dished out three assists and collected two steals in the win.
With her 27 points against Oklahoma State, Holmes became the first Mountaineer women’s basketball player to reach 500 or more points in three consecutive seasons. She leads WVU and ranks second in the Big 12 with 17.0 points per game. Holmes is the Big 12’s active career scoring leader with 1,923 points.
In addition, Holmes accepted the proposal by her long-time boyfriend Oterrious Diggins after the OSU game while still on the court conducting a postgame interview.
Of note, Holmes has earned player of the week honors for the second time in her career. She was named the Big 12 Freshman Player of the Week on Dec. 10, 2012, and was the first Mountaineer to earn a weekly award for West Virginia in the Big 12 Conference.
This award also is the Mountaineers first Big 12 Player of the Week recognition since joining the league in 2013.
West Virginia (22-8, 11-6 Big 12) will conclude the 2015-16 regular season with a visit to Iowa State on Tuesday, March 1, in an 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT tipoff in Ames, Iowa. The Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship begins on Friday, March 4, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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