ROCK HILL, S.C. --- For the second consecutive week, Tusculum University forward Jami Tham has been named the South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Women's Basketball Player of the Week, the SAC office announced Monday.

Tham averaged 24.5 points and 15.5 rebounds in two victories last week, helping to extend Tusculum's winning streak to seven games in a row. Tham had double-doubles in each win, pushing her own streak of consecutive double-doubles to 10.

Tham had 18 points on 7-for-15 shooting and a game-high 16 rebounds in the Pioneers' 75-59 win over UVA Wise on Wednesday evening, and followed up by shooting 13-for-14 from the field and scoring a career-high 31 points in an 80-68 victory at Mars Hill on Saturday. Tham shot 92.9 percent from the floor in the victory over Mars Hill, the second-best single-game percentage (minimum 10 FGM) in program history, and also grabbed a game-high 15 boards in the win.

The 5-11 graduate student from Arlington, Virginia leads the SAC and ranks third in Division II in rebounding at 13.5 per game, and is fourth in the SAC in scoring at 18.6 points per contest. Tham is second in the SAC in field goal percentage at 63.1 percent (82-for-130) and over the last four games is averaging 22.8 points and 15.5 rebounds per game.

The Pioneers entered the week 9-1 overall and are 3-0 in the SAC ahead of Wednesday's conference home game against Emory & Henry.