KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee women’s basketball standout Jaime Nared has been named the College Sports Madness National & SEC Player of the Week for her performances vs. Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.
This marks the second time the 6-foot-2 senior from Portland, Ore., has earned national accolades and the third occasion she was selected as the SEC honoree by College Sports Madness. She was named the CSM National Player of the Week for the first time on Dec. 11 and picked up the organization’s SEC nod on that date as well as on Dec. 26.
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The forward averaged 26.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game in two contests last week, helping the #11/13 Lady Vols improve to 19-4 overall and 7-3 in SEC play with victories over #14/12 Texas A&M (82-67) and Vanderbilt (74-64). She shot 51.7 percent from the field (15-of-29) and 84.0 percent from the free throw line (21-of-25) and also averaged 2.5 assists.
Nared tallied 23 points, six rebounds and four assists in the win over the Aggies, connecting on 8 of 15 tries from the field and 6-of-8 opportunities from the charity stripe. Against Vandy, Nared matched her career high in scoring, firing in 30 and pulling down 14 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season and the 18th of her career. She tied for the fourth most free throws ever made in a game by a Lady Vol, hitting 15-of -17, including 10-of-10 in the final five minutes.
A top-10 candidate for the Cheryl Miller Award, Nared has scored 20 or more points in nine games this season and 18 times in her career.
Tennessee next sees action on Feb. 8 in Fayetteville, Ark., as the Lady Vols take on the Arkansas Razorbacks at 7 p.m. CT (8 ET) at Bud Walton Arena. The game will be streamed online via SECN+.
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