Two Sooners Earn Big 12 Weekly Honors

Jan. 23, 2012

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma's Aaryn Ellenberg and Sharane Campbell were honored with the Big 12's weekly awards, voted by a media panel for games played Jan. 16-22.

Ellenberg was named the Big 12 Women's Basketball Player of the Week while Campbell shared her third freshman of the week honor with Texas' Nneka Enemkpali.

Ellenberg was the Oklahoma's leading scorer in wins over then-No. 23 Kansas State and Texas with averages of 24.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.5 steals. The sophomore guard scored 31 points and had a career-high nine steals in OU's upset of K-State in Manhattan. She hit her first seven shots, including five 3-pointers, for 19 first-half points. Ellenberg then led the Sooners past Texas with an 18-point, seven-rebound performance at home.

For the week she connected on 47.2 percent (17-of-3) of her field goals, including 72.7 percent (8-of-11) from three-point range, and 77.8 percent (7-of-9) from the free throw line. Ellenberg is now fifth on OU's career 3-point charts with 145 made in just 52 games.

Campbell averaged 8.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in Oklahoma's wins over Kansas State and Texas last week. She came off the bench to energize the OU offense against Texas with a 3-for-3 performance from beyond the arc in the first half. The rookie guard entered the game just 2-for-9 from three-point range. She ended the game with 15 points and five rebounds along with an assist, a block and a steal.

The Sooners host No. 1 Baylor for Cheer Like a Champion Night at the Lloyd Noble Center Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m.

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