IRVING,
Texas - Odyssey Sims (Baylor) has been selected Phillips 66 Big 12
Women's Basketball Player of the Week, as chosen by a media panel. Sims
earned her first player
of the week nod after garnering five freshman accolades in 2010-11. It
marked the third straight week that a Baylor player received the honor,
senior Brittney Griner was selected on Dec. 3 and Dec. 10.
Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week
Odyssey Sims, Baylor, G, Jr, Irving, Texas
Sims
scored a season-high 27 points while leading all scorers in Baylor's
94-56 win over Oral Roberts. It was her second game back after missing
four contests due to an injury.
Sims was 11-of-16 from the floor, including 2-of-5 from three-point
range and a perfect 3-of-3 from the free throw line. She also added six
steals and six assists while committing only two turnovers in 29 minutes
of action.
Baylor hosts 13th-ranked Tennessee on Tuesday, Dec. 18, at 7 p.m. The contest will be televised by ESPN.
