Sports, Women's Basketball, WVU Sports

Kysre Gondrezick named Big 12 Player of the Week

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia senior guard Kysre Gondrezick was tabbed the Big 12 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday.

Gondrezick averaged 27.0 points per game in a pair of wins at Texas Tech and TCU. She notched a career-best 30 points at TCU, while dishing out nine assists, grabbing five rebounds and collecting four steals. Gondrezick became the first Mountaineer to score 30 points in a game since 2018. In the win at Texas Tech, she scored a team-high 24 points, grabbed six rebounds and distributed four assists in the victory. On the week, Gondrezick shot 41.7% (15 of 36) from the field and 54.5% (6 of 11) from 3-point range.

This award is Gondrezick’s first of her career and the first for WVU since Tynice Martin took home the honor in 2019. Gondrezick is the ninth player in program history to be named the Big 12 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.

The Benton Harbor, Mich., native currently leads the Mountaineers in scoring this season, averaging 21.4 points per game. Gondrezick has 13 double-figure scoring performances this season, including 10 games of 20 points or more.