Dec. 21, 2015 NEWPORT NEWS - The Atlantic 10 Conference has announced that Duquesne guard Deva'Nyar Workman is the league's Player of the Week.
Workman, who led the Dukes to a pair of wins last week over Slippery Rock and #25 St. John's earns her first-ever Atlantic 10 weekly award.
For the week, Workman averaged 21.5 points and seven rebounds per game. She made 14-of-20 (70.0 percent) from the field, including 8-of-10 3-pointers (80.0 percent).
She started off the week by scoring 19 points, grabbing eight rebounds and shooting a career-high 78 percent (7-of-9) in Duquesne's 79-54 win over Slippery Rock. In 22 minutes of play off the bench, she made five 3-pointers and shot 83.3 percent from beyond-the-arc, both career-highs.
The following game, Workman tied her career-high with 24 points against #25 St. John's. She made 7-of-11 shots, including 3-of-4 3-pointers. She added seven boards in 22 minutes of play off the bench.
This is Workman's first-ever Atlantic 10 honor.
"We are very excited for Dev receiving this recognition," said head coach Dan Burt. "She has worked very hard in many different areas on and off the court this past offseason to have great focus in her final season as a basketball player. Dev is leaving it all on the court, and her stats certainly back that up. Her skills and talents are unparalleled and are finally being recognized. This is simply a great Christmas present for a great young woman."
After Christmas break, Duquesne will visit the University of Pittsburgh at the Petersen Events Center on Dec. 30th. Tipoff time between the Dukes and Panthers will be 2:00 p.m. Last season, Duquesne was an 87-77 winner at the Palumbo Center.
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Deva'Nyar Workman, Player of the Week
