MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Courtney Whitson has been named Conference USA Freshman of the Week after turning in strong performances in two Lady Raiders wins last week.
Whitson registered back-to-back double-figure scoring games for the first time in her collegiate career to help the Lady Raiders to their first C-USA weekend sweep.
Whitson averaged 15 points and 3.5 rebounds in the two wins, while shooting a sizzling 53 percent (8-of-15) from 3-point range.
The Kingsport, Tenn., native was instrumental in Middle Tennessee's win against Florida Atlantic as she poured in a career-high 19 points on the strength of five 3-pointers, also a career high, in just 21 minutes of action.