January 20, 2010

Silva named Jayhawk East Player of the Week

Playing two of the best games of her young career, Cowley College freshman point guard Ariana Silva was recently named the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Women’s Basketball Eastern Division Player of the Week as she helped lead Cowley to road wins over Independence and Johnson County.

In last Wednesday’s 71-65 win at Independence, Silva recorded a double-double scoring 11 points and dishing out a career high 10 assists. 

In Saturday’s 64-57 overtime win at Johnson County, Silva led the Lady Tigers in scoring with a career high 21 points, six of which came in the overtime period. 

For the week, Silva was 11-of-25 from the field and 7-of-17 shooting from beyond the arc. She also handed out 13 assists.

Silva, who is from Franca, Brazil, is averaging 9.6 points, 4.2 assists and 2.7 rebounds on the season.