Cash helped lead the Shock to a perfect 3-0 week, averaging 19.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.7 assist, and 2.00 steals while playing 34.7 minutes per game. Detroit’s three wins extended its current winning streak to six games, giving the Shock the best record in the league (6-1, .857).

Cash helped the Shock to a 3-0 week. Terrence Vaccaro/WNBAE/Getty Images

Cash is currently fourth in the league in scoring average (18.1), eighth in assists (4.3), and 12th in rebounding (6.9).

The 6-2 forward had her first double-double of the season by scoring 20 points and pulling down 10 rebounds in the Shock’s overtime win on June 17 over the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Sparks. She followed up that performance with a 15-point, eight-rebound, six-assist effort in a comeback victory on June 20 against the 2002 Eastern Conference champion New York Liberty. In her final game of the week, she scored 22 points, grabbed five rebounds, and had four assists in an overtime road win vs. Connecticut on June 22.

Other candidates for WNBA Player of the Week were Charlotte’s Dawn Staley, Cleveland’s Chasity Melvin, Houston’s Michelle Snow, Indiana’s Coretta Brown, Los Angeles’ Lisa Leslie, New York’s Becky Hammon, Phoenix's Adrian Williams, Sacramento’s Yolanda Griffith, Seattle’s Lauren Jackson, and Washington’s Chamique Holdsclaw.

Week Three: Lisa Leslie Named WNBA Player of the Week
Week Two: Storm's Jackson Named Player of the Week
Week One: Sparks' Leslie Named Player of the Week