Date Posted: 12/4/2007

MACON, Ga. – The Belmont women’s basketball squad struggled in the early going this season, earning victories in just two of its first seven games, but sophomore Amber Rockwell led the Bruins to a pair of wins this past week; including a 17-point drubbing of Alabama. Rockwell scored 29 points in the Bruins’ victory over the Crimson Tide, and the conference office announced her first career Player of the Week honor Tuesday afternoon.

The Tuscaloosa, Ala. native recorded a career-high 29 points against her hometown foe en route to helping head coach Tony Cross pick up his 500th career victory. Three days later, she notched 15 points in Belmont's win over cross-town rival Tennessee State. The performances moved her into second on the team in scoring. The exercise science major also rocketed into the top 20 of Atlantic Sun scorers.

The Atlantic Sun Conference is a 12-member league committed to Building Winners for Life, with a focus on academic and athletic integrity and a balance between the two for the student-athlete, and maintaining a high level of sportsmanship. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun encompasses six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun consists of some of the most dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Gardner-Webb University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.

Other Top Performers:

Oceana Jackson, USC Upstate (Fr. – F – Carnesville, Ga. – Nursing) – Tallied 22 points and nine rebounds in just 24 minutes against Georgia Southern.

Marlena Murphy, Campbell (Sr. – F – Fayetteville, N.C. – Psychology) – Posted consecutive double-doubles against High Point and Coastal Carolina

Siarre Evans, ETSU (So. – G – Griffin, Ga. – Sport Management) – Scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds in just 18 minutes against UNC-Asheville

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