BATON ROUGE, La. – Nicholls State University women's basketball player Anna McKendree has been named Louisiana Sports Writers Association Women's Basketball Player of the Week, the organization announced Monday. 
 
A junior guard from Flowery Branch, Georgia, McKendree scored a career-high 24 points in the Colonels' thrilling comeback win over McNeese in their regular season finale last Wednesday. The victory secured a winning conference record (9-7) and the No. 6 seed in the upcoming Southland Conference Tournament.
 
With Nicholls trailing by 11 with two minutes remaining, McKendree accounted for 12 points of the decisive 16-2 run which resulted in a 71-68 win. She started the comeback by making the first of two free throws but collected her own rebound on the miss and hit a 3-pointer. A steal led to a quick 3-ball and following a defensive stop, she hit her third 3-pointer in a matter of 45 seconds to make it a one-point game. Her final two points came at the line with 30 seconds remaining after McNeese went back up by three. 
 
McKendree finished the game 8 of 10 from the field, 5 of 5 from 3-point range and added six rebounds and three assists. It marked her third 20-plus point outing of the season and second since being inserted into the starting lineup five games ago. 

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The Southland Conference Tournament in Katy, Texas is set to begin on Wednesday. As the No. 6 seed, the Colonels will play their first game on Thursday, taking on the winner of Wednesday's No. 7 Abilene Christian and No. 10 UIW. Tipoff Thursday is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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