New York, NY (Sports Network) - Chicago's Epiphanny Price and Los Angeles'
Nneka Ogwumike have been named the WNBA's Eastern and Western Conference
players of the week, respectively, for games played June 4-10.
Prince, who earned her second such award, helped Chicago win both its games
this week. She leads the league in scoring with 25.3 points per game, nearly
doubling last year's total of 13.6 points per game.
The Sky are currently off to a franchise-best 6-1 start.
Ogwumike, who was the top overall pick of the most recent WNBA Draft, scored
25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the Sparks' 90-74 victory over the
Phoenix Mercury. It was her first career double-double.
Other candidates for the weekly award were Atlanta's Angel McCoughtry,
Connecticut's Kara Lawson, Indiana's Tamika Catchings, New York's Cappie
Pondexter, Washington's Crystal Langhorne, Minnesota's Maya Moore, Phoenix's
DeWanna Bonner and Tulsa's Temeka Johnson.
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