Jessica Breland Named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week

Posted Jul 16, 2018
Jessica Breland of the Atlanta Dream today was named the WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week. Breland earned Player of the Week honors for the first time in her seven-year career. She led the Eastern Conference in rebounding (9.3 rpg) and blocked shots (2.67 bpg), ranked sixth in scoring (14.7 ppg) and finished fifth in field goal percentage (54.1). (Atlanta Dream)

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