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1/20/2003 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 20, 2003
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Sophomore guard Shona Thorburn has been named Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week, marking her first career award.
A 5-10 sophomore from Hamilton, Ontario (Westdale HS), Thorburn recorded a career-high 29 points in a 73-50 victory over Colorado State last Saturday, including 7-of-15 from three-point range. She also grabbed four rebounds and four steals vs. the Rams.
Thorburn scored a game-high 19 points in the 63-47 conference opening win over Wyoming, while connecting on 6-of-9 field goals.
For the week, Thorburn averaged 24 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.5 blocks per game, while shooting 50 percent from the field (15-of-30) and 42 percent from beyond the arc (8-of-19).
The Utes hit the road later this week for a pair of conference games. Utah faces UNLV at 7:35 p.m. (PST) on Thursday, Jan. 23, and San Diego State at 5:05 p.m. (PST) on Saturday, Jan. 25.