IRVINE, Calif. – Dominican University of California women's basketball player Sandra Ikeora is this week's PacWest Women's Basketball Player of the Week and teammate Alyssa Lorenzo is this week's PacWest Women's Basketball Freshman of the Week. The awards are based on games played Jan. 4-10.
 
Ikeora led Dominican to three wins to start 2016, averaging 23.0 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 2.0 steals per game. The Valencia, California native shot 60.9 percent from the field (28-46) and scored 20 points in each contest. She scored 25 points on 11-of-16 shooting and had three steals against BYU-Hawaii. She tied her season-highs with five blocks against Holy Names and 15 rebounds against Notre Dame de Namur. Ikeora ranks 12^th in the PacWest in scoring (14.5 ppg), and fourth in rebounding (9.2 rpg) and field goal percentage (.538).
                                                                                                                                       
Lorenzo helped Dominican to its perfect week, averaging 11.3 points and 1.7 steals per game. The San Ramon, California native scored in double-figures in every game, the longest streak of her career, and totaled 10 three-pointers. She scored a career-high 19 points, making five of her seven three-pointers, in her first-career start against NDNU.  She scored 13 points in the third quarter against the Argos.

Dominican will now head to Hawaii for a three-game road trip. Dominican begins the trip versus Hawai'i Pacific on Thursday, Jan. 14 and will also face BYU-Hawaii and Chamainde.