Last week presented a number of standout performances in women’s college basketball. Here are five of the best through games played through Sunday, Jan. 8.
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Lauren Gustin, BYU
Brigham Young forward Lauren Gustin led the Cougars to a fourth consecutive win with her second 20-20 performance of the year, scoring 21 points and pulling down a career-high 24 rebounds as BYU rolled to a 63-49 win over San Diego on Jan. 7.
The 24 rebounds by Gustin tied the Marriott Center record for most rebounds in a single game, accomplished twice before by BYU Hall of Famer Tina Gunn Robison in 1978.
Gustin, a two-time West Coast Conference all-conference selection, leads the league in every rebounding category and her 247 total rebounds are 97 more than the player in second place. She is sixth in points per game at 15.9. She has 15 double-doubles in 16 games this year, including two 20-20 games. Her double-doubles rank No. 2 nationally while her 15.4 rebounds per game also ranks No. 2. She leads the country in defensive boards with 11.2 and is three off of the NCAA lead in total rebounds.
Winners of four straight games, BYU, 8-8 overall and 3-2 in WCC play, returns to action on Jan. 12 at Loyola Marymount.
