<\/div>\n With Reports From Long Beach State Sports Information Dept.<\/span><\/p>\n Junior catcher Kristen Pocock and junior guard Lauren Sims both won Big West Player of the Week honors for their performances last week.<\/p>\n Pocock (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.\/Cal Poly) won co-Big West Field Player of the Week and shares the weekly honor with Kelly Harman of UC Davis.<\/p>\n The Cal Poly transfer led the 49ers to a 2-3 mark against a tough field, which featured three ranked teams, at the Campbell\/Cartier Classic in San Diego. She opened the weekend with a pair of walks against No. 8 Stanford, scoring one of LBSU’s three runs in the loss.<\/p>\n In an 8-0 win over Utah State, Pocock connected for a two-run blast, finishing the game 2-for-2 with one walk, two runs scored and a pair of RBI. In the tournament finale, Pocock added a hit and drove in what proved to be the game-winner as she lifted LBSU to a 3-2 victory over host and 24th-ranked San Diego State. On the weekend, Pocock went 3-for-6 with seven walks, one home run and four RBI. She posted a 1.000 slugging percentage, while reaching base 80 percent of the time.<\/p>\n Sims (Fullerton, Calif.\/Troy HS) garnered Big West Women’s Basketball Player of the Week honors after leading Long Beach State to its first back-to-back victories of the season.<\/p>\n Sims paced the 49ers with her third and fourth consecutive 20-plus scoring games last week. In a 63-50 win over Cal State Northridge, Sims notched her first double-double of the year, and second of her career, with 21 points and 10 rebounds. She was 6-for-11 from the field, while also dishing out three assists.<\/p>\n In non-conference action against Texas Pan American, Sims tied her career best with 22 points after shooting 63.6 percent (7-for-11). She also compiled a career-high tying four helpers and three rebounds in the 78-58 victory.<\/p>\n On the week, Sims posted a 59.1 field goal percentage while firing 6-of-10 from behind the arc. She also averaged 21.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per contest.<\/p>\n This is Sims’ first career weekly award and it is the second of the season for Long Beach State as junior Courtney Jacob earned player-of-the-week honors on Dec. 1, 2008.<\/p>\n Softball will return to San Diego for the USD Tournament from Feb. 20-22. The 49ers open the weekend with a pair of games on Friday as they take on Colorado State (Noon) and Boise State (2 p.m.).<\/p>\n The basketball team will resume Big West Conference action on Friday, Feb. 20, when they welcome UC Riverside to the Walter Pyramid for a 7 p.m. (PST) showdown.<\/p>\n