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Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva - Feb. 27, 2023

Feb 27, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO - The Pac-12 today announced its women's basketball performance awards, presented by Nextiva, for games played from February 20 - 26 and voted on by media who cover the league.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Te-Hina Paopao, Jr., G, Oregon (Oceanside, Calif.)
» 2 G, 22.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, .636 FG%, .667 3FG%

  • Scored 20+ in home victories over then-No. 14 Arizona and Arizona State to close the regular season.
  • Poured in a game-high 21 and went 5-of-8 from deep in Thursday's 73-59 upset of the Wildcats.
  • Scored a season-high 23 points, including 20 in the first half, behind a career-best seven 3-pointers in Saturday's 77-48 victory over the Sun Devils.
  • Made 12-of-18 from behind the arc (.667) in the two wins and shot 63.6 percent from the field overall (14-of-22).
  • Her three 20-point outings this season have all come in Oregon's last three games.
  • Second time in her career she's put up 20+ in three straight (Jan. 9 - 17, 2022).
  • First career Pac-12 Player of the Week award, Oregon's 62nd all-time and third this season (Endyia Rogers - Dec. 12; Grace VanSlooten - Dec. 26).

ALSO NOMINATED: Jayda Curry, CAL; Madison Conner, ARIZ; Haley Jones, STAN; Gianna Kneepkens, UTAH; Charisma Osborne, UCLA; Kadi Sissoko, USC; Tyi Skinner, ASU; Aaronette Vonleh, COLO; Bendu Yeaney, OSU.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Raegan Beers, Fr., F, Oregon State (Littleton, Colo.)
» 2 G, 19.0 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 1.0 APG, .632 FG%

  • Averaged 19.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in Oregon's State's weekend split against Arizona State and then-No. 14 Arizona.
  • In the regular-season finale, recorded her Conference-leading 14th double-double of the season with 24 points and 13 rebounds in OSU's 78-70 upset of the Wildcats.
  • Started the week with 14 points and five rebounds on Thursday against ASU.
  • Shot 63.2 percent from the floor in the two games (12-of-19) and made 14 of her 15 attempts from the free-throw line (.933).
  • Tied for 19th in the country in double-doubles and is second among the country's freshmen.
  • Her 14 double-doubles are tied for the second most by a Pac-12 freshman in a single season since 1999-2000 (21 - Shawntinice Polk, ARIZ - 2002-03; 14 - Kristine Anigwe, CAL - 2015-16).
  • Fourth Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award, the most in program history.
  • Oregon State's fifth Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award this season, which is tied for the league lead, and 17th all-time.

ALSO NOMINATED: Lauren Betts, STAN; Paris Clark, ARIZ; Kiki Rice, UCLA; Jada Wynn, COLO.

Pac-12 Women's Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva (Weekly Awards History)

  Player of the Week Freshman of the Week
Nov. 14 Charlisse Leger-Walker, WSU Grace VanSlooten, ORE
Nov. 21 Charisma Osborne, UCLA Raegan Beers, OSU
Nov. 28 Alissa Pili, UTAH Kailyn Gilbert, ARIZ
Dec. 5 Charisma Osborne, UCLA Kiki Rice, UCLA
Dec. 12 Endyia Rogers, ORE Christeen Iwuala, UCLA 
Dec. 19 Cameron Brink, STAN Grace VanSlooten, ORE
Dec. 26 Grace VanSlooten, ORE Grace VanSlooten, ORE
Jan. 2 Rayah Marshall, USC Raegan Beers, OSU
Jan. 9 Cameron Brink, STAN Raegan Beers, OSU
Jan. 16 Destiny Littleton, USC Chance Gray, ORE
Jan. 23 Haley Jones, STAN Timea Gardiner, OSU
Jan. 30 Cameron Brink, STAN Grace VanSlooten, ORE
Feb. 6 Alissa Pili, UTAH Elle Ladine, WASH
Feb. 13 Jaylyn Sherrod, COLO Lauren Betts, STAN
Feb. 20 Shaina Pellington, ARIZ Londynn Jones, UCLA
Feb. 27 Te-Hina Paopao, ORE Raegan Beers, OSU