Nancy Mulkey Selected C-USA Player of the Week

POSTED: January 28, 2019 -- 3:20 p.m. CST

Rice redshirt sophomore center Nancy Mulkey was named the Conference USA Player of the Week after helping the Owls sweep one of the more challenging road trips in the league, the conference office announced on Monday.

The Owls (16-3, 7-0) ran their win streak to nine straight with consecutive wins at Middle Tennessee and UAB to claim sole possession of first place in the league standings. Mulkey, from Cypress, Texas, averaged 17.5 points 8.5 rebounds and 8.0 blocks per game while shooting 53.6 percent from the floor in 32 minutes.

The C-USA leader in total blocks (45), Mulkey tied the school record for blocks in a game twice, swatting away eight shots in each victory.

In Rice's 60-47 win at Middle Tennessee, Mulkey scored a career-high 20 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the floor to go along with seven rebounds, eight blocks, and two steals. Two days later at UAB, Mulkey recorded her first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds to go along with the eight blocks.

Mulkey is the only player in the NCAA this season to record eight or more blocks at least three times.

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