BATON ROUGE – LSU junior Khayla Pointer has been named Louisiana Sportswriters Association Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her performances last week against No. 25 Tennessee and Auburn. It is the second time this season that the Marietta, Georgia native has earned the award.
Pointer averaged 21 points, 8.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game as LSU went 1-1 to improve to 18-6 on the season and 8-4 in SEC play.
In a 75-65 home victory against Tennessee on February 13, Pointer was the top scorer and led the team with 24 points, her sixth game of the season with 20 or more points scored.