Melissa Akullu Award Player of the Week Week Of 2/12/2024 Sport Women's Basketball School Vanguard Year Senior Position Hometown Kampala, Uganda High School Melissa Akullu averaged 23.5 points and 19.0 rebounds as Vanguard posted two huge road victories against Menlo and Jessup. She tied the program's single-game record for rebounds with 26 in the 76-62 triumph over the Warriors. She added 28 points, her 14th 20-point game this season, on 12 of 18 shooting. Twelve of 26 boards came on the offensive end as the Lions enjoyed a 24-11 edge in second chance points. In Thursday's 72-60 win at Menlo, Akullu helped avenge VU's earlier loss to the Oaks with a 19-point, 12-rebound performance. She shot 8 of 13 from the floor. Akullu has recorded 13 straight double-doubles and 17 for the season. For the week, she shot 64.5 (20 of 31) percent from the floor. The reigning GSAC Defensive Player of the Year also added two steals in each game.