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Big West Players of the Week: Washington & Wade

From Long Beach State reports

Naomi Washington earns second Big West Player of the Week award

Senior Naomi Washington earned her second Big West Player of the Week award of the season after leading Long Beach State to a 10th Big West Championship, and the second in a row for the 49ers.

The 49ers clinched a bid into their 23rd consecutive with two wins last week, defeating UC Riverside and UC Irvine, with the latter coming in a match that sent the winner to the postseason.

Against the Highlanders, Washington led The Beach with 11 kills and added a pair of aces in a 3-0 victory.

The following evening, Washington put together one of the most complete matches of her career on a big stage, leading the 49ers with 26 kills on .421 hitting and making a career-high 10 digs in her first career double-double. Washington also added an ace and four blocks in the five-set win over the Anteaters.

Washington also won the award after the Tulane Sugar Bowl Classic on Sept. 14, and becomes the second LBSU player in a row to be named the Big West Player of the Week after Caitlin Ledoux earned the honor last week.

Wade named Big West Women’s Basketball Player of the Week

Senior forward Ally Wade (Yorba Linda, Calif./El Dorado HS) was tabbed the Big West Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday afternoon.

Wade led The Beach to a convincing 79-56 road win against Texas-Pan American (Nov. 22), draining a season-high 22 points, while pulling down seven rebounds. She went 7-of-10 from the field, including a 4-for-7 performance from beyond the arc.

Two days earlier, Wade poured in 16 points and grabbed six boards in 34 minutes at New Mexico State. Against the Aggies, she netted four 3-pointers and was 2-for-2 from the free throw line.

Wade started the week by nearly recording a double-double with nine points and eight rebounds against Loyola Marymount (Nov. 16).

For the week, Wade averaged 15.7 points and 7.0 rebounds per outing, while shooting 50.0 percent from the field.

This is Wade’s first career weekly honor and it is also the first such award for Long Beach State this season.

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