Gipson Named Big 12 Rookie of the Week
Jan 30, 2006 | Women's Basketball
DALLAS - Kansas
The 6-foot freshman forward from McPherson, Kan., recorded her first career double-double with 12 points and a league season-best 11 rebounds in a nine-point victory over Iowa State (73-64) on Jan. 29, helping the Wildcats to only their third-ever win at Hilton Coliseum since the league’s inception in 1996-97.
She also led Kansas State to its first 2-0 week in league play with a team-high 16 points in a 69-53 win over in-state rival Kansas on Jan. 25. Gipson scored 10 of her 16 points in the first half alone against the Jayhawks, marking a career best point total in a single half.
For the week, she averaged 14.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 0.5 blocks and 3.5 steals against the Jayhawks and Cyclones combined. Gipson also shot a team-leading 54.2 percent (13-24) from the floor and flawless from the charity stripe (2-2). She is the team’s leading rebounder averaging 6.4 boards per game and holds the K-State freshman single-season record for blocked shots with a team-leading 39 rejections.
Gipson has recorded double-figures on seven occasions and double-digit boards twice this season. She ranks 12th among Big 12 leaders in field goal percentage (52.0) and fourth in blocked shots (2.05 avg.) through all games played. Gipson is the only Wildcat to have played and started in all 19 games of the season.
This marks the first career honor for Gipson and the second for a Wildcat freshman this year. Freshman point guard Shalee Lehning previously earned Big 12 Rookie of the Week honors on Dec. 12.
