PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Maya Brady, R-Jr., UTIL, UCLA (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)
» 3 G, .500 AVG, 5 H, 3 HR, 7 RBIs, 5 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 14 TB, 1.400 SLG
- Homered in all three games at No. 24 Arizona and led UCLA with seven RBIs in its third consecutive Pac-12 series sweep.
- Has homered in four straight games, the first Bruin to accomplish that feat since B.B. Bates in 2013, and UCLA has hit multiple home runs in each of the team's last six games.
- Brought in the first three runs in UCLA's comeback win in game two on a sacrifice fly and a two-run homer to cut the deficit to one in the fifth, 4-3.
- Fourth career Pac-12 Player of the Week award and second this season (Feb. 13).
- The seventh Bruin to collect four career Pac-12 Player of the Week awards (Stacey Nuveman - 9; Lisa Fernandez - 6; GiOnna DiSalvatore - 4; Rachel Garcia - 4; Stephany LaRosa - 4; Natasha Watley - 4).
ALSO NOMINATED: Alyssa Daniell, ORE; Frankie Hammoude, OSU; Sophie Jacquez, UTAH; Sami Reynolds, WASH; Kacey Zobac, CAL.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Mariah Lopez, Jr., P, Utah (Peoria, Ariz.)
» 3-0, 4 G, 3 GS, 1 CG, 23.2 IP, 18 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 29 K, 0.89 ERA
- Pitched in four of Utah's five games last week and collected three victories while posting a 0.89 ERA in 23 2/3 innings and racking up 29 strikeouts against only four walks.
- In her first outing of the week, threw 6 2/3 innings without allowing an earned run and picked up a win over BYU, then followed that with 4 2/3 innings of one-run relief against Weber State.
- Tossed a complete game and didn't allow an earned run with one walk and six strikeouts in a 4-1 win to open the series against No. 5 Stanford.
- Capped off her week with another solid start, holding the Cardinal to two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings with eight strikeouts in a 5-4 Ute victory on Sunday, which secured Utah its first three-game sweep of a top-five opponent in program history.
- First career Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week award, Utah's fifth all-time and first since Miranda Viramontes on March 20, 2017.
ALSO NOMINATED: Megan Faraimo, UCLA; Ellie Garcia, OSU; Ruby Meylan, WASH; Morgan Scott, ORE.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Megan Grant, Fr., UTIL, UCLA (San Bruno, Calif.)
» 3 G, .400 AVG, 4 H, 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBIs, 3 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 11 TB, 1.100 SLG
- Recorded the first multi-homer game and first grand slam of her career in game three against No. 24 Arizona to match a season high with five RBIs.
- Picked up a hit in each games this weekend to stretch her streak to 14 games, the longest by a UCLA freshman since Briana Perez in 2018 (21).
- Also recorded a clutch double in the third inning of game two to kickstart the Bruins' comeback, advancing a runner to third base that would come around to score UCLA's first run on a sacrifice fly.
- Second Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award (March 13).
ALSO NOMINATED: Abby Dayton, UTAH; Dakota Kennedy, ARIZ; Ruby Meylan, WASH.
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