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%
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Scored 20+ in home victories over then-No. 14 Arizona and Arizona State to close the regular season.
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Poured in a game-high 21 and went 5-of-8 from deep in Thursday's 73-59 upset of the Wildcats.
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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.
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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).
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Her three 20-point outings this season have all come in Oregon's last three games.
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Second time in her career she's put up 20+ in three straight (Jan. 9 - 17, 2022).
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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%
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Averaged 19.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in Oregon's State's weekend split against Arizona State and then-No. 14 Arizona.
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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.
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Started the week with 14 points and five rebounds on Thursday against ASU.
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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).
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Tied for 19th in the country in double-doubles and is second among the country's freshmen.
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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).
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Fourth Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award, the most in program history.
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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
)
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Player of the Week
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Freshman of the Week
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Nov. 14
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Charlisse Leger-Walker, WSU
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Grace VanSlooten, ORE
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Nov. 21
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Charisma Osborne, UCLA
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Raegan Beers, OSU
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Nov. 28
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Alissa Pili, UTAH
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Kailyn Gilbert, ARIZ
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Dec. 5
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Charisma Osborne, UCLA
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Kiki Rice, UCLA
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Dec. 12
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Endyia Rogers, ORE
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Christeen Iwuala, UCLA
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Dec. 19
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Cameron Brink, STAN
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Grace VanSlooten, ORE
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Dec. 26
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Grace VanSlooten, ORE
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Grace VanSlooten, ORE
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Jan. 2
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Rayah Marshall, USC
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Raegan Beers, OSU
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Jan. 9
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Cameron Brink, STAN
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Raegan Beers, OSU
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Jan. 16
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Destiny Littleton, USC
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Chance Gray, ORE
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Jan. 23
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Haley Jones, STAN
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Timea Gardiner, OSU
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Jan. 30
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Cameron Brink, STAN
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Grace VanSlooten, ORE
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Feb. 6
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Alissa Pili, UTAH
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Elle Ladine, WASH
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Feb. 13
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Jaylyn Sherrod, COLO
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Lauren Betts, STAN
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Feb. 20
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Shaina Pellington, ARIZ
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Londynn Jones, UCLA
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Feb. 27
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Te-Hina Paopao, ORE
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Raegan Beers, OSU
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