Miami, Fla - FIU Women's Hoops sophomore Mya Kone has been recognized as the CUSA Conference player of the week, for the period ending January 7, conference officials announced on Monday.

The guard put up a season, and career-high in points in their opening contest of conference play, last Saturday against Jacksonville State. Kone dropped 28 points on the day on 9-15 shooting, including 6-9 from beyond the arc. She surpassed her previous season and career-high of 22 points, which she achieved against Bryant University in November. 

Along with her stellar scoring day, Kone corralled 11 rebounds and was a force on the defensive side with two blocks and one steal in 28 minutes, rounding off her fifth double-double of the season.

This marks the second time this season Kone has been awarded CUSA Conference Player of the Week, with the Pompano Beach, Florida native taking home both CUSA POTW awards that have been awarded to FIU this season.

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The Panthers will play the first of a two-game road trip against New Mexico State on Thursday, January 11th at 8 p.m. eastern time. It will be their second conference game of the year and first road game since their win over Florida Atlantic on December 14th. 

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