Culver-Stockton College guard Aaliyah Ortiz has been named the Heart of America Athletic Conference WinWon Women's Basketball Player of the Week; the league announced Monday.

Ortiz, a graduate student from Tucson, Ariz. (Palo Verde HS / Pima CC), had an all-around great week in leading the Wildcats to two victories. She averaged 15.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 9.5 assists and 5.5 steals in the victories over William Penn (Iowa) University and Peru State (Neb.) College. In addition, Ortiz shot 62.5 percent from the field  and was a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line n the two games.

In the 84-58 victory over William Penn on Jan. 24, Ortiz scored 11 points, dished out nine assists and tied her career-high with seven steals. On Saturday, Jan. 27, Ortiz matched her career-high with 10 assists while scoring 20 points, recording four steals, and garnering three blocks in an 83-41 rout of Peru State.

For the season, Ortiz is averaging 9.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 3.0 steals per game. She is ranked second in the Heart in assists and steals per game, third in free throw percentage at 88.3 percent (53-60), and eighth in blocks per game (0.9).

The Wildcats (7-12) are scheduled to play three games this week, beginning tonight against Park University at Charles Field House starting at 5:30 p.m. C-SC travels to fourth-ranked Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa, Wednesday night, Jan. 31, before finishing out the week with a home game against Benedictine College on Saturday, Feb. 3. That game is slated to start at 2 p.m. inside Charles Field House.