The Washington Mystics' Alana Beard becomes the first rookie since Tamika Catchings to win WNBA Player of the Week.

For the week, Beard ranked second in the WNBA in scoring average (22.3), third in steals (3.00), eighth in assists (4.0) and 12th in rebounding (5.7), while shooting 53.7 percent (29-for-54) from the field and 66.7 percent (4-for-6) from behind the three-point line. The Mystics (15-16) recorded a perfect 3-0 week.