IRVING, Texas -- Jennie Simms has been named the 2016-17 Conference USA Women's Basketball Player of the Year, the league office announced on Monday.
Simms becomes the first ODU women's basketball player to be named conference player of the year since Lucienne Berthieu received the honor in 2002.
The 6-0 senior guard from Accokeek, Maryland, is the nation's second-leading scorer at 25.7 points per game and is one of only two players in the country averaging 20+ points, 8+ rebounds and 4+ assists. In league play, Simms ranks in the top 15 in C-USA in scoring (1st, 25.