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Shepherd Nabs C-USA Freshman Of Week
2/18/2019 3:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DALLAS - Charlene Shepherd of North Texas earned her first Conference USA honor by being selected as the Freshman of the Week for her performances against Florida Atlantic and FIU last week.
Shepherd scored a career-high 16 points and pulled down a game-high seven rebounds in the win over FIU Feb. 16. In the third quarter, the Killeen native hit a deep two and then nailed a 3 on the next offensive possession to increase the margin to 56-28 to help put the game out of reach. Against Florida Atlantic Feb. 14, the forward dished out a career-best three assists in the 20-point win. In the two victories, Shepherd shot 46 percent from the field, 88 percent from the free throw line, and recorded 11 rebounds along with five assists.
Shepherd becomes the first Mean Green of the season to achieve the award and the second overall in program history.
Shepherd scored a career-high 16 points and pulled down a game-high seven rebounds in the win over FIU Feb. 16. In the third quarter, the Killeen native hit a deep two and then nailed a 3 on the next offensive possession to increase the margin to 56-28 to help put the game out of reach. Against Florida Atlantic Feb. 14, the forward dished out a career-best three assists in the 20-point win. In the two victories, Shepherd shot 46 percent from the field, 88 percent from the free throw line, and recorded 11 rebounds along with five assists.
Shepherd becomes the first Mean Green of the season to achieve the award and the second overall in program history.
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