12/28/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 28, 2003
Duquesne University senior guard Candace Futrell has been named the Atlantic 10 Conference's Women's Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced on Sunday.
Futrell (Altoona, Pa. / Altoona) recorded her second 30-point game and second double-double of the season in the Dukes 74-65 win over Siena on Monday, Dec. 22. The guard shot 9-20 from the field, including four three-point field goals and had an 8-10 performance at the charity stripe. She played 39 minutes in the win while pulling down 10 rebounds.
Futrell leads DU with 22.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game and has 1,247 career points, the eighth highest mark in Duquesne history. Her performance against the Saints was the fourth time she hit for 30 or more points during her career.
Duquesne returns to action on Tuesday, Dec. 30 as the travel to James Madison for a 7:00 p.m. game with the CAA Dukes.
