Abrams breaks through for WNBL weekly award

After displaying outstanding form in recent weeks, Canberra Capitals guard, Kellie Abrams, has been named as the Price Attack Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Virgin Blue Player of the Week for Round 12.

27-year-old Abrams helped her team to a vital win over the Bulleen Melbourne Boomers on Saturday night, contributing 22 points, and her 12 points kept them within reach of their eventual defeaters, the Dandenong Rangers on Friday night.

Abrams, a 10-year veteran of the WNBL, is playing one of the best seasons of her career under the guidance of Carrie Graf, and is averaging 10 points in 29 minutes per game; the most consistent statistics of her long career.

Across the weekend, the 175cm Victorian native averaged 17 points at 55%, and had seven rebounds and four assists.

In the all important match against the Boomers on Saturday night, the 1996 AIS graduate shot the lights out, with three three-pointers sinking, and five of six free throws finding their target.

Canberra have secured second position on the WNBL ladder as the League takes a two week break for Christmas and New Years celebrations. With Lauren Jackson waiting in the wings for her shin splints to heal, Canberra are in with a good chance of winning their fourth Championship this season.

The WNBL will recommence on Friday, January 6.

Players of the Week are announced every Tuesday throughout the season with the 2005/06 League MVP being presented with a trip for two courtesy of Virgin Blue and the WNBL at the end of the season.

Other players in contention for the award in Round 12 were Jacinta Hamilton (Dandenong), Tami Willey (Adelaide), Deanna Smith (Perth), Belinda Snell (Sydney Uni), Sharin Milner (Bulleen Melbourne) and Lauren King (Townsville).