BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — After back-to-back epic comebacks for the WKU women's basketball on the road, it is only fitting that the senior leader Meral Abdelgawad earns Conference USA Player of the Week honors.
Abdelgawad was a catalyst in both of WKU's come-from-behind victories. At Miami (Ohio), Abdelgawad scored 14 points in the second half and scored 25 points in the fourth quarter and overtime periods at Fairleigh Dickinson. She made a game-tying layup with 28 seconds left at Miami and then followed up with a pair of made free throws with 21 seconds left to put WKU ahead by two. Abdelgawad scored the final five points for WKU in the second OT against Fairleigh Dickinson to seal the road win.
The Cairo, Egypt native averaged 26.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game on the week. She tied her career with 33 points at Fairleigh Dickinson, a mark she had just set two games prior against Tennessee Tech. She became only the second NCAA Division I player this season to record multiple games with 33 points or more.
Abdelgawad leads C-USA in total points (200) and points per game (18.2) and is third in total rebounds (92) and total steals (28).
It's Abdelgawad's first career C-USA Player of the Week award. The senior earned C-USA Freshman of the Week three times in her rookie season.
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