University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Fitzgerald Tabbed Big South Co-Player of the Week
03.05.2018 | Women's Basketball
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Senior center Bronaza Fitzgerald was named Big South Conference Co-Player of the Week on Monday for her performance this past week versus Presbyterian and Gardner-Webb.Â
In the two-game week, the Danville, Va. native averaged 21.5 points and 12 rebounds per game. In total, she connected with 43 points on 17 made field goals, while also corralling 24 rebounds in 58 minutes of action.
In the mid-week game at Presbyterian, Fitzgerald set a single-game career high by netting 24 points. She also matched a single-game high by connecting with 10 field goals on 11 attempts in Clinton, S.C. She also grabbed 12 rebounds and totaled an assist versus the Blue Hose.Â
On Senior Day in Asheville, the senior center posted 19 points and 12 rebounds in the regular-season finale versus the Runnin' Bulldogs. She went an impressive 7-for-10 from the hardwood, while also recording a block and five made free throws.Â
With her two double-doubles this week, Fitzgerald now has 18 career and 14 double-doubles this season.
Fitzgerald and the UNC Asheville women's basketball team return to action in the Big South Conference Tournament on Friday, March 9. The No. 3 Bulldogs will square off with No. 6 Campbell at 8 p.m. in the Vines Center in Lynchburg, Va.
