Fowles Named Player of the Week

This is the first time Fowles has earned the honor. She led the league in points, 25.5, and blocks, 2.5 per game, while also averaging 11.0 rebounds (third best) per game in leading the Sky to a pair of wins. The Sky lifted its record to 4-4 with an 80-70 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Dream in Atlanta and a 95-70 win over the Tulsa Shock. The Sky has now won a franchise-best four consecutive games. For the season, Fowles leads the league in blocks (2.5 per game), ranks fifth in scoring (19.9 PPG) and eighth in rebounds (8.5 RBG).

A dominating effort in Chicago’s win over Tulsa included a career-high 32 points, 13 boards and four blocks. It was only the third time a Sky player reached the 30-point mark and the first in regulation. One day earlier, Fowles poured in 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help drop Atlanta, the Eastern Conference leaders.

The WNBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week presented by Kia Motors are part of a series of on-court performance awards called "The WNBA Performance Awards Presented by Kia Motors." The series, currently in its second season, includes four of the WNBA's most prestigious year-end honors: Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, and Sixth Woman of the Year, along with the WNBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month. Kia Motors has been an official marketing partner of the WNBA since 2008.