Arizona women’s basketball player Aari McDonald has been named the Pac-12’s Player of the Week for the third time this season.
The sophomore guard averaged 33 points, eight rebounds and five steals as UA beat Colorado and lost to Utah last week.
Another one. Make that 3️⃣ Pac-12 Player of the Week honors for @AariMcdonald! She is the first player in school history to have back-to-back 30-point games and is the first player in the Pac-12 to be named Player of the Week 3️⃣ times this season.📰 | https://t.co/w7X5SQ1X5L pic.twitter.com/0NeDGWDrTc
— Arizona Women's Basketball (@ArizonaWBB) January 7, 2019
3⃣3⃣ points per game8⃣ rebounds per game5⃣ steals per game3⃣ assists per gameIs that good? pic.twitter.com/LBX9NTQwg6
— Arizona Women's Basketball (@ArizonaWBB) January 7, 2019
McDonald became the first player in school history to notch back-to-back 30-point games after scoring 32 against Colorado and 34 against Utah. She ranks second in the country at 25.4 points per game.
The Wildcats (12-2, 2-1) host No. 24 California at 7 p.m. Friday and No. 6 Stanford at noon Sunday.