Western Kentucky’s Raneem Elgedawy has been named the Conference USA Freshman of the Week as announced by the league office Monday afternoon after averaging 9.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in two meetings with Power Five opponents Notre Dame and Indiana last week.

The honor is the first of Elgedawy’s career at WKU and the first Freshman of the Week selection since Whitney Creech earned the honor Dec. 19, 2016.

Against perennial national championship contender Notre Dame inside E.A. Diddle Arena last Tuesday, Elgedawy was matched up against All-American level post players in Jessica Shepard and Jackie Young. The Alexandria, Egypt, native tallied a season-best 12 points to go along with eight rebounds against the Fighting Irish while shooting 5-of-9 (.556) from the floor.

On Friday, the freshman continued her strong week in front of more than 3,000 fans on the road at Indiana, scoring seven points and pulling down a season-high nine rebounds as WKU nearly pulled off a 15-point comeback against the Hoosiers. Elgedawy also turned in a strong all-around stat line, notching three assists, two blocks and a steal in just her fourth regular-season game.

For the season, Elgedawy is averaging 7.3 points and 6.3 rebounds in 26.5 minutes per game and has started all four games for WKU.