WNBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week

Washington Mystics center Shakira Austin has been named the for games played from June 16 to June 22, 2005. This is also the first such honor of her career. Austin led the Mystics to a 2–1 record during that stretch, averaging 19.3 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.3 blocks, and 2.0 steals per game while shooting an 58.5 percent from the field.

Her standout performance came on June 20 against the Atlanta Dream, where she scored a career-high 28 points on 13-of-17 shooting, grabbed 10 rebounds, and added three assists, three steals, and two blocks. That game marked her first double-double of the season and placed her in elite company—joining Sylvia Fowles and Liz Cambage as the only WNBA…