AZUSA, Calif. -- After a successful week including 14 steals and 22 rebounds across 3 games, and a season-high 23 points in a thrilling win over Dominican, Keisharna Lucas was named the PacWest Defender of the Week. Three straight Cougar wins over Hawai'i Hilo, Dominican, and Hawai'i Pacific earned them team PacWest Team of the Week.

Here is what the PacWest had to say about its selections:

DEFENDER OF THE WEEK: Azusa Pacific's Keisharna Lucas, F, Sr., 5-11, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Azusa Pacific's Keisharna Lucas spearheaded the Cougar defense during three wins at home last week. The Union University transfer had 14 steals and pulled down 22 rebounds, while also averaging 15 points a game with eight assists. The Papua New Guinea native also nailed 6-of-11 three point attempts. The six steals against Hawaii Pacific equaled her career high and the 23 points in the big win over Dominican is her Cougar best.

TEAM OF THE WEEK: Azusa Pacific is the Team of the Week, winning three games at the Felix Event Center over Hawaii Hilo, Dominican and Hawaii Pacific. Lauren Jones poured in 32 points in the win over the Vulcans, hitting 6-of-14 three-point attempts. In the 82-80 win over the Penguins, Keisharna Lucas had 23 points and three other players had 16 points each in a balanced attack. Jones had 21 in Monday night's win over HPU and Audrey Sayoc added 16 points, eight assists and five steals. The first-place Cougars are now 15-5 overall and 11-2 in the PacWest, and first-year leader Dan Ploog's team has now won 11 of its last 12 games.