Nov. 16, 2011

Previous Muscle Milk Student-Athletes of the Week

STANFORD, Calif. - Sophomore forward Chiney Ogwumike (Cypress, Texas) of the Stanford women's basketball team has been named the Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of Nov. 7-13.

This is Ogwumike's first career Muscle Milk honor and the first for the Stanford women's basketball team this season.

Ogwumike averaged 17.5 points and 10.0 rebounds in Stanford's season-opening wins over No. 24/20 Texas and Gonzaga. She also shot 53.3 percent from the field over the weekend. Friday night, with the Cardinal playing without preseason All-American and Chiney's older sister Nneka, Chiney led the Cardinal with 16 points and 14 rebounds.

She followed that up by going 9-of-14 from the field and scoring 19 points with six rebounds in Sunday's 76-61 win over Gonzaga.

Ogwumike and the fifth-ranked Cardinal will host Old Dominion Thursday night at 7 p.m. before embarking on a week-long East Coast trip that begins with Monday's 4:30 p.m. PT contest at Connecticut on ESPNU.

Also Nominated: Nick Amuchastegui (Wrestling), Alex Bowen (Men's Water Polo), Aaron Bright (Men's Basketball), Chris Derrick (Men's Cross Country), Garrett Gunther (Men's Soccer), Kathy Kroeger (Women's Cross Country), Chad La Tourette (Men's Swimming), Kevin Laube (Sailing), Lindsay Taylor (Women's Soccer), Griff Whalen (Football), Rachel Williams (Women's Volleyball).