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Fowles, Brunson earn WNBA Player of the Week honors

Chicago Sky center Sylvia Fowles and Minnesota Lynx forward Rebekkah Brunson have been named the WNBA's Eastern and Western Conference players of the week for games played through July 17.

< fowles="" averaged="" 20.5="" points="" and="" 12="" rebounds="" per="" game="" while="" pacing="" her="" team="" to="" a="" 1-1="" record="" for="" the="" week.="" the="" 6-foot-6="" louisiana="" state="" product="" also="" set="" a="" new="" personal="" and="" team="" record="" for="" blocks="" in="" a="" game="" after="" swatting="" eight="" shots="" in="" a="" 76-68="" loss="" against="" the="" atlanta="" dream.="" it="" is="" the="" third="" time="" in="" her="" career="" she="" has="" earned="" the="" weekly="" honor.="" brunson,="" who="" was="" named="" player="" of="" the="" week="" june="" 12,="" recorded="" her="" eighth="" double-="" double="" of="" the="" season="" --="" 20th="" of="" her="" career="" --="" on="" july="" 13="" after="" scoring="" 16="" points="" and="" grabbing="" 16="" rebounds="" in="" a="" loss="" to="" the="" phoenix="" mercury.="" the="" seven-year="" veteran="" shot="" 61.1="" percent="" from="" the="" field="" and="" finished="" fifth="" in="" scoring="" for="" the="" week="" with="" 17.3="" points="" per="" game.="" other="" candidates="" for="" the="" weekly="" honors="" were="" los="" angeles's="" kristi="" toliver,="" new="" york's="" kia="" vaughn,="" phoenix's="" diana="" taurasi="" and="" washington's="" matee="" ajavon./="">

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