Wednesday, January 14, 2015

XU Nuggets' Gathright selected GCAC Player of the Week

Whitney Gathright
NEW ORLEANS -- Whitney Gathright on Tuesday became the first Xavier University of Louisiana women's basketball player this season to be named Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week.

A 5-foot-4 junior point guard from New Orleans and a graduate of John Curtis Christian School, Gathright averaged 17.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals to help the Gold Nuggets win 2-of-3 games. She shot 51.5 percent from the floor, 50 percent from 3-point range (8-of-16) and made all 10 of her free throws.

Gathright scored seven points in the final four minutes Saturday to help the Gold Nuggets pull away for a 61-48 home victory against Philander Smith. She began the week by scoring 18 points in Xavier's first victory at Talladega in 13 years.

Sandwiched between those victories were Gathright's 20 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals in a home loss to unbeaten city rival Loyola.

For the season, Gathright leads Xavier with averages of 14.1 points and 3.7 assists in 19 games and with 33 made 3-pointers.

This is Gathright's second GCAC weekly award of her career.

Xavier, 10-9 overall and 3-0 in the GCAC, will play SUNO at 5:30 p.m. Monday at XU's Convocation Center.

Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director 
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