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Pac-12 announces Women's Basketball Players of the Week

Jan 15, 2018

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kristine Anigwe, JR, C, California (Phoenix, Ariz.)
2 GP, 28.0 ppg, 13.5 rpg, 24-37 (.649), 8-18 FT (.444), 2 ast, 3 blk, 2 stl
• Averaged 28 points and 13.5 rebounds per game, posting back-to-back double-doubles while leading the Golden Bears to the weekend sweep over the Washington schools.
• Game-high 26 points, going 12-for-18 from the floor and adding 10 rebounds in the win against the Huskies, 69-60.
• 30 points on 12-for-19 shooting on Sunday in the win over WSU (66-60), adding 17 rebounds, the most by a Pac-12 player this season.
• Ninth career game with 30+ points and her seventh outing with at least 30-points and 10 rebounds. All other players in the Conference combined have just two 30-10 games over the last three seasons.
• Has a Pac-12 best four double-doubles in league play this season.
• Second honor of the season, third all-time for Anigwe and 45th all-time for California.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Michaela Onyenwere, FR, F, UCLA (Aurora, Colo.)
2 GP, 15.5 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 13-28 (.464), 5-6 FT (.833), 2 blk, 4 stl
• Averaged a double-double on the weekend, registering career-highs in points (20) and rebounds (11) in the win at Utah, 81-74.
• Then had 11 points and nine rebounds in the win at Colorado, 93-55.
• Averaged 15.5 points and 10 rebounds while shooting 46.4 percent from the floor and 83.3 percent from the free-throw line in two games last week.
• Averaged 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocks per game in the two outings as UCLA got its first road sweep of the season.
• Seventh freshman honor for UCLA all-time and first for Onyenwere.

ALSO NOMINATED:
Player of the Week: Sam Thomas, ARIZ; Sabrina Ionescu, ORE; Marie Gulich, OSU; Alanna Smith, STAN; Jordin Canada, UCLA; Aliyah Mazyck, USC; Megan Huff, UTAH; Chanelle Molina, WSU.
Freshman of the Week: Sam Thomas, ARIZ; Kianna Smith, CAL; Taya Corosdale, OSU; Kiana Williams, STAN; Tori Williams, UTAH.

  Player of the Week Freshman of the Week
Jan. 15 Kristine Anigwe, CAL Michaela Onyenwere, UCLA
Jan. 8 Borislava Hristova, WSU Kiana Williams, STAN
Jan. 2 Sabrina Ionescu, ORE Satou Sabally, ORE
Dec. 26 Sabrina Ionescu, ORE Kianna Smith, CAL
Dec. 18 Sabrina Ionescu, ORE Annika Jank, COLO
Dec. 11 Kristine Anigwe, CAL Annika Jank, COLO
Dec. 4 Sabrina Ionescu, ORE Satou Sabally, ORE
Nov. 27 Alanna Smith, STAN Kianna Smith, CAL
Nov. 20 Jordin Canada, UCLA Annika Jank, COLO
Nov. 13 Sabrina Ionescu, ORE Satou Sabally, ORE