WASHINGTON – Saint Louis women's basketball guard Tyonna Bailey was named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week, the league announced Monday afternoon.

Bailey opened her Billiken career with back-to-back 20-point performances, averaging 27.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game while shooting 58.8 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from beyond the arc.

The senior guard opened the season with a 29-point performance at Middle Tennessee on Monday evening. Bailey shot 10-for-19 from the field, including three 3-pointers, while adding four rebounds, two assists and a steal.

Bailey followed that performance with a game-high 25 points in Saint Louis' 81-62 home-opening win over Milwaukee on Thursday evening inside Chaifetz Arena. She scored the Billikens' first seven points of the contest and finished 10-for-15 from the field, including 3-for-6 from beyond the arc, while adding six rebounds, three assists and a steal.