WKU Player of the Week: Lady Hilltopper guard Jamila Ray

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Today’s WKU Player of the Week is women’s basketball guard Jamila Ray.

Through the team’s opening two games of the season, the Lady Tops bench has put up 84 points, and Ray is responsible for 39 of those.

In her first-ever pair of collegiate games, the freshman led in scoring in both matchups with 14 points against Chattanooga and 25 points against Christian Brothers University.

Her 14 points against the Mocs was the most for any Lady Topper in her freshman debut since 2020.

Just one week into the season, the Orlando, Florida, native is already the second leading scorer in Conference USA, averaging 19.4 points per game.

But Ray’s contributions to her team extended far beyond scoring this past week. She also combined for nine rebounds, five assists, three steals and went 18-for-21 at the free throw line.

After the Lady Tops win over the Buccaneers on Sunday, Ray spoke on her performance.

“ It’s really my teammates give me confidence and building/playing with them gets me more confident I would say” Ray said. “Just playing together and then feeding off of one each other, it makes me open up to get what I need to get, draw contact, get to the free throw line and make my own shots.”

Ray and the Lady Tops next take on No. 8 Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 11, at 6:30 CT.