Elissa Cunane Honored as Citizen Naismith Trophy Player of the Week
1/7/2020 12:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball
ATLANTA – After back-to-back 26+ point games, NC State women's basketball sophomore Elissa Cunane was honored with her second award of the week as she was named the Citizen Naismith Trophy Women's Player of the Week on Tuesday. The award comes a day after the Wolfpack center garnered her second ACC Player of the Week honors of the 2019-20 season.
Cunane put together an incredible week for the Pack in the team's wins over Virginia Tech (76-69) and Virginia (80-60). The Summerfield, N.C., native tallied a total of 54 points between those two games to lead the team in scoring in both outings. Cunane opened the week by tying her career high with 28 points on 9-of-15 shooting and grabbing nine rebounds against Virginia Tech. She then went on to post her eighth double-double of the season with a game-leading 26 points and 10 rebounds against Virginia.
On the week, Cunane averaged 27.0 points and 9.5 rebounds while shooting 17-of-26 (.654) from the field and 19-of-21 (.905) from the charity stripe. She has posted 20+ points in five of the Wolfpack's last eight games. Cunane continues to pace the conference in shooting percentage (.650) this season and also owns team leads in scoring average (17.5) and rebounding (10.4).
NC State will play its next two games on the road. The Wolfpack takes on North Carolina on Thursday evening before traveling to Notre Dame on Sunday afternoon.
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Cunane put together an incredible week for the Pack in the team's wins over Virginia Tech (76-69) and Virginia (80-60). The Summerfield, N.C., native tallied a total of 54 points between those two games to lead the team in scoring in both outings. Cunane opened the week by tying her career high with 28 points on 9-of-15 shooting and grabbing nine rebounds against Virginia Tech. She then went on to post her eighth double-double of the season with a game-leading 26 points and 10 rebounds against Virginia.
On the week, Cunane averaged 27.0 points and 9.5 rebounds while shooting 17-of-26 (.654) from the field and 19-of-21 (.905) from the charity stripe. She has posted 20+ points in five of the Wolfpack's last eight games. Cunane continues to pace the conference in shooting percentage (.650) this season and also owns team leads in scoring average (17.5) and rebounding (10.4).
NC State will play its next two games on the road. The Wolfpack takes on North Carolina on Thursday evening before traveling to Notre Dame on Sunday afternoon.
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