State sports briefs

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

— BASKETBALL UCA’s Herbert honored

Central Arkansas senior forward Megan Herbert was named Southland Conference player of the week for the second consecutive week Monday, the league announced.

It is the third time Herbert has won the award this season and 16th time in her career.

Herbert, from Rogers, averaged 24 points and 7.5 rebounds in the Sugar Bears’ victories over Stephen F. Austin on Thursday and Northwestern (La.) State on Saturday. She became the second active NCAA Division I women’s basketball player, along with Baylor All-America center Brittney Griner, to reach 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds for her career, which Herbert did Saturday against Northwestern State.

Sports, Pages 17 on 01/15/2013