Pac-12 announces Women's Basketball Players of the Week
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ruthy Hebard, SO, F, Oregon (Fairbanks, Alaska)
2 GP, 29.5 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 25-27 (.926), 9-11 FT (.818), 2 ast, 5 blk, 1 stl
• Led the Ducks in a weekend sweep of Washington (76-63) and Washington State (90-79).
• Tallied a career-high 30 points on 13-of-15 shooting in the win at UW, then scored 29 points on a school-record 12-of-12 shooting in against Washington State.
• Became the second sophomore in UO history to reach 1,000 career points on Sunday.
• Shot 92.6 percent from the floor and 9-of-11 at the free throw line over the weekend.
• First-career weekly honor for Hebard and 51st all-time for Oregon.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Michaela Onyenwere, FR, F, UCLA (Aurora, Colo.)
3 GP, 11.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 15-27 (.556), 3-4 FT (.750), 4 stl, 1 ast
• Helped lead then-No. 8/7 UCLA to a 3-0 record this week, including wins over crosstown-rival USC (84-70) on Monday, and homes win over Arizona (69-46) and then-No. 25 Arizona State (71-63).
• Led the Bruins in the win over Arizona with her third double-double of the year with a team-high 17 points and a personal-best 12 rebounds.
• Ended the week with 12 points and five boards in the win over the Sun Devils.
• Played only 11 minutes at USC, recording four points and four rebounds.
• Second weekly freshman honor for Onyenwere and 8th all-time for UCLA.
ALSO NOMINATED:
Player of the Week: Sam Thomas, ARIZ; Asha Thomas, CAL; Mkayla Pivec, OSU; Brittany McPhee, STAN; Jordin Canda, UCLA; Minyon Moore, USC; Megan Huff, UTAH; Borislava Hristova, WSU.
Freshman of the Week: Sam Thomas, ARIZ; Satou Sabally, ORE; Aleah Goodman, OSU; Tori Willams, UTAH; Jovana Subasic, WSU.