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Pac-12 announces women's basketball players of the week

Dec 5, 2016

Player of the Week: Kristen Simon, USC
• 2 GP, 21.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg, .531(17-32), .1.000 FT (9-9), 1 asst, 1 stl, 3 blk 
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A perfect 6-of-6 from the free-throw line in USC’s 66-62 victory at then-No. 25/19 Texas A&M. It was USC's first win over a ranked team since Jan. 2016.
• The junior forward scored a career-high 23 pts in a 111-95 victory at Sacramento State.
• It is the first-career player of the week honor for Simon and the 46th all-time for USC.

Freshman of the Week: Minyon Moore, USC
• 2 GP, 10.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, .250 (4-16), .857 FT (12-14), 16 asst, 4 stl, 0 blk  
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15 assists in USC’s 111-95 victory at Sacramento State is the second-most ever by a Trojan behind Rhonda Windham's 17 assists back in 1981. Moore has two double-doubles (points and assists) this year.
• It is the second-ever freshman of the week honor for a Trojan, dating back to 2012-13 when the award was initiated.

ALSO NOMINATED:
Player of the Week: 
Malena Washington, ARIZ; Sophie Brunner, ASU; Kristine Anigwe, CAL; Alexis Robinson, COLO; Sydney Wiese, Oregon State; Erica McCall, Stanford; Monique Billings, UCLA; Emily Potter, UTAH; Chantel Osahor, WASH; Borislava Hristova, WSU
Freshman of the Week: 
Lucia Alonso, ARIZ; Reili Richardson, ASU; Mi'Cole Cayton, CAL; Monica Burich, COLO; Kat Tudor, OSU; Nadia Fingall, STAN; Aarion McDonald, WASH; Chanelle Molina, WSU

2016-17 PAC-12 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

  Player of the Week Freshman of the Week
Dec. 5 Kristen Simon, USC Minyon Moore, USC
Nov. 28 Chantel Osahor, WASH Sabrina Ionescu, ORE
Nov. 21 Jordin Canada, UCLA Sabrina Ionescu, ORE
Nov. 14 Kelsey Plum, WASH Reili Richardson, ASU