02/15/10 - Weakley County

By: Reggie Walker
rwalker@wbbjtv.com
10:45 p.m. 
 
The University of Tennessee at Martin's Alecia Weatherly was named the Ohio Valley Conference's Newcomer of the Week for an
eighth time this season .
 
Weatherly is now only one more conference Newcomer of the Week nod away from matching the league's all-time record of nine.

Weatherly earned her latest Newcomer of the Week accolade after averaging 13.0 points, three rebounds and an assist for the Skyhawks against Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech.
 
In UT Martin's game at Jacksonville State Weatherly played all 40 minutes and scored 12 points while pulling down three rebounds and dishing out an assist.


This is the second consecutive week Weatherly has been named the conference Newcomer of the Week, and the third time she has won the award in back-to-back weeks this year.
 
A Skyhawk has taken home the Newcomer honor nine of the 13 times it has been handed out this season.