KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Courtney Christmas of Arizona Christian was named as the NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball player of the week, announced the national office on Tuesday. Christmas was chosen out of a pool of conference group winners.

Player of the Week
Courtney Christmas, Arizona Christian
5-11, SR, G, Peoria, Ariz.       

• Christmas posted her third double-double of the season against San Diego Christian (Calif.) (33 points, 12 rebounds). Against No. 8 Vanguard (Calif.), Christmas recorded a career-high of 39 points. The senior also recently surpassed 2,000 career points.
• Weekly Stats
  • Totaled 72 points, 36 average
  • Totaled 20 rebounds, 10 average
  • Shot 24-of-50 (0.480) from the field
  • Added one assist, eight blocks, eight steals and a free throw average of 0.917 (22-of-24)

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Nominees: Jazmin Nelson, Talladega (Ala.); Sarah Lamp, Park (Mo.); Lexi Rich, SAGU (Texas); Emilee Maldonado, Providence (Mont.); Brianna Tolliver, Wiley (Texas); Megan Worry, Loyola (La.); Vashti Nwagbaraocha, William Penn (Iowa); Savannah Gregory, Campbellsville (Ky.)

2018-19 Division I Women's Basketball Composite Award Winners
Week 1 (December 05): Peyton Greenlee, William Woods (Mo.) 
Week 2 (December 12): Vanessa Murphy, Vanguard (Calif.) 
Week 3 (January 02): Lexi Rich, SAGU (Texas) 
Week 4 (January 09): Stephanie Soares, The Master's (Calif.) 
Week 5 (January 16): Destinee Bowie, Menlo (Calif.) 
Week 6 (January 23): Reagan Turner, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 
Week 7 (January 30): Samantha French, Lyon (Ark.) 
Week 8 (February 06): Courtney Christmas, Arizona Christian

Source: National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics