CORVALLIS, Ore. – Darian Herring and Sitara Byrd put together some of the best games of their careers over the weekend. Along with the two wins, the pair swept the Cascade Conference Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week honors with Herring taking home Defensive Player of the Week and Byrd earning Offensive Player of the Week.

DARIAN HERRING – WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Herring notched the first triple-double in school history, male or female, on Saturday with 16 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Her rebound and assists totals were career-highs. The feat followed up a career-high eight blocks on Friday to tie the LC State single-game record and she surpassed 100 blocks in her young career on Saturday. Herring averaged a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds per game and totaled 13 assists, five steals and 12 blocks.

This is Herring’s third weekly honor of the season.

SITARA BYRD – WOMEN'S BASKETBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Byrd led a potent LC State offense over the weekend, highlighted by a career-high 26 points on Saturday in the win over Corban. The junior averaged 16.5 points per game and shot 65% from the floor and 75% from 3-point range. Byrd tallied five assists and five steals on Friday and finished the weekend with seven assists and nine steals. Her defense contributed directly to the offense, including eight offensive rebounds. In total, her rebounds and steals led directly to 27 points.

This is Byrd’s second weekly honor of the season and third of her career. 

CCC Awards This Season

Sitara Byrd – Offensive Player of the Week (11/4/2024)

Ellie Sander – Defensive Player of the Week (11/11/2024)

Darian Herring – Defensive Player of the Week (11/18/2024)

Darian Herring – Defensive Player of the Week (12/2/2024)

Darian Herring – Defensive Player of the Week (1/13/2025)

Sitara Byrd –Offensive Player of the Week (1/13/2025)

UP NEXT

LC State hits the road for key matchups against No. 4 Southern Oregon and Oregon Tech next weekend.

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