Nov. 24, 2008

LOGAN, Utah - Senior guard Ana Pares has been named the America First Credit Union Utah State Student-Athlete of the Week it was announced on Monday. The USU weekly award is voted on by a state media panel.

Pares (Provo, Utah) helped Utah State post a 1-1 record last week with a 64-56 overtime win against Northern Arizona on Nov. 19 and a 58-43 loss to Idaho State on Nov. 22. Against the Lumberjacks, Pares scored a career-high 18 points, including five in overtime. Against the Bengals, she scored 13 points to go along with a career-high eight rebounds. For the week, Pares averaged 15.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game and shot 50.0 percent from the field (12-24). She also had four blocked shots and two steals.

The Aggies are back in action Monday, Nov. 24 against Montana State-Northern at 7 p.m. at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

Other USU Athlete of the Week Nominees Include:

MEN'S BASKETBALL - Sophomore forward Tai Wesley (Provo, Utah) scored 12 points and added a season-high eight rebounds in Utah State's 61-59 road win at UC Santa Barbara last week. Wesley was 6-of-6 from the field in the game and added one assist and one steal in 24 minutes.

VOLLEYBALL - Senior outside hitter Melissa Osterloh (Sandy, Utah) posted her seventh double-double of the season with 20 kills and 10 digs in Utah State's five-set loss to San Jose State in the quarterfinals of the 2008 WAC Tournament. She added two blocks and one assist and hit .214 (20-8-56) in the match.

Previous Utah State Athlete of the Week Winners
November 17, 2008 - Gary Wilkinson, Men's Basketball
November 10, 2008 - Lauren Hansen, Women's Soccer
November 3, 2008 - Diondre Borel, Football & Jason Holt, Cross Country
October 27, 2008 - Candice Clark, Women's Soccer
October 20, 2008 - Sydne Porter, Women's Soccer
October 13, 2008 - Lauren Hansen, Women's Soccer
October 6, 2008 - Ben Kessen, Men's Cross Country
September 29, 2008 - Christine Morrill, Volleyball
September 22, 2008 - Diondre Borel, Football
September 15, 2008 - Melissa Osterloh, Volleyball
September 8, 2008 - Shantel Flanary, Women's Soccer
September 1, 2008 - Jessie Chugg, Women's Cross Country

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