LAS VEGAS, N.M. – The Las Vegas, New Mexico, area Subway® restaurants and Manger Regina Denardo is pleased to announce that women's basketball senior Anngelina Sanchez has been named the Subway Eat Fresh Student-Athlete of the Week on Monday (Dec. 22).
 
Senior Anngelina Sanchez had a stellar weekend, helping the Cowgirls nearly pull off a stunning sweep of two of the top teams in the conference. Against UC Colorado Springs in a heartbreaking 84-81 loss where Highlands led most of the game, Sanchez scored 24 points on a 7-for-13 mark from the field, including scoring 19 points alone in 18 minutes in the first half. She followed that up the next night with 14 second-half points to help the Cowgirls dominate the lone remaining undefeated team in the conference, CSU Pueblo, 64-54. With the Cowgirls down two in the early part of the second half, the team’s leading scorer took control of the game to give Highlands the lead for good with a pair of three-pointers and a jumper. For the game, she went 4-for-7 beyond the arc.
 
For the season, Sanchez leads the team and is seventh in the conference with 15.6 points per game.
 
New for the 2014-2015 school year, a Subway® Student-Athlete of the Week will be chosen every week for the athletic year. Every student-athlete chosen for the weekly award will be eligible to win the Subway Eat Fresh® Student-Athlete of the Year award following the 2014-2015 academic year. While the weekly award will be based on athletic prowess, the yearly award will be bestowed upon an athlete based on success not only on the playing field, but also in the classroom and community involvement.
 
This will be the final Athlete of the Week for the 2014 calendar year. The next selection will take place on Monday, January 5.