Larissa Lurken put together a dominating performance over the extended Thanksgiving — 26 points per game over three games in the Florida Gulf Coast Showcase — earning her Mid-American Conference East player of the week honors.
Lurken — who was named to the all-tournament team — not only stuffed the stat sheet, but the record books as well. The senior guard recorded her 1,000th career point in the Flashes first game of the tournament, which was a 42-84 loss to No. 5 Baylor University.
Lurken followed that up with 39 points in the Flashes 79-73 loss to Eastern Kentucky University the very next day, which was the highest point total of not only her career, but the highest total for any player in a Gulf Coast showcase game.