Date Posted: 3/6/2006

Macon, Ga. -- Stetson's Nefertiti Walker (Atlanta, Ga./Business) earned the final Atlantic Sun Player of the Week award as announced today by the conference office.

The senior guard helped Stetson to a 1-1 week in conference play to secure a spot in the 2006 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship. Walker averaged 27.5 points and 5.0 rebounds a game. She was also a perfect 15-for-15 from the free throw line and racked up eight three-pointers, five blocks, and four assists.

In Stetson's 66-60 win against UNF Thursday, Walker tallied a career-high 35 points, including 26 in the second half. She went 10-for-17 from the floor and 4-for-8 from beyond the arc. The guard also tied her personal best while going 11-for-11 in free throws.

Against Jacksonville Saturday, Walker recorded a team-high 20 points and a career-high four blocks while going 4-for-4 from the charity stripe.

Walker leads the conference and is among the national leaders in scoring (21.5) and free throw percentage (91.9). She is also tied for the lead in three-point field goals made (2.92 pg). Walker also surpassed the 1,000 career points mark Thursday evening and is just six points shy of setting the new school record for single season points with 560 this season. She is also just two three-pointers shy of setting the school single season record with 76 this season.

The 2006 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament kicks off March 9 in Dothan, Ala. at the Dothan Civic Center. The eighth-seeded Stetson will take on top-seed Belmont in the quarterfinals Thursday at 1:00 pm (CT).

The 11-member league headquartered in Macon, Ga., consists of Belmont, Campbell, ETSU, Florida Atlantic, Gardner-Webb, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, Mercer, North Florida and Stetson.

Other Top Performers

Alysha Clark, BEL (Fr. - F - Mt. Juliet, Tenn. - Psychology) -- Clark came away with her 16th and 17th double doubles of the season as the Belmont women's basketball team clinched its second Atlantic Sun regular season title. She averaged 17.5 points and 16.5 rebounds per game for the week.

B.J. Banjo, ETSU (Sr. - G - Baltimore, Md. - Public Health) -- Banjo averaged 12.5 points 5.5 rebounds in the 1-1 week against Campbell and Gardner-Webb. She grabbed a team-high 7 rebounds in the win at Campbell. She scored a team-high 14 points against GWU.

Ashley Williams, JU (So. - F - Jacksonville, Fla. - Marketing) -- Williams finished 8-of-12 from the floor and 7-of-8 from the line to go along with six rebounds and two steals against Stetson. Against Mercer, Williams finished with 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the field.

Sarah Russell, MER (Jr. - F- St. Simon's Island, Ga. - Communcations) -- Russell narrowly missed a career-high in points Thursday, scoring 19 points in the win over JU. She notched her fifth career double-double Saturday in the win against UNF.

Candyse Kelly, GWU (So. - G - Mableton, Ga. - American Sign Language) -- Kelly averaged 20.5 points to go with six rebounds, four assists and two steals a game and shot 48.4 percent from the field and 75 percent from the free throw line while averaging 32.5 minutes. Her 25-point outburst on Tuesday against KSU marked the highest single-game scoring performance of the season for Gardner-Webb.

Related Links:
 • 2006 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Championship