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The Pac-12 today announced its women’s basketball performance awards, presented by Nextiva, for games played from December 4 – December 10 and voted on by media who cover the league. See below for this week’s recognitions and keep track of the 2023-24 Player of the Year watchlist here:

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Alissa Pili, Sr., F, Utah, (Anchorage, Ala.) >> 2 G, 34.0 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 2.0 SPG, 67.5 FG%, 60.0 3FG%

• Recorded back-to-back 30-point performances, including a career-high 37 against top-ranked South Carolina.
• Opened the week with 31 points in the win over Saint Joseph’s (74-48), shooting 70.6 percent (12-17) from the field.
• Added seven rebounds and three assists against the Hawks.
• Shot 65.2 percent (15-23) from the floor, went a perfect 4-for-4 from the line, and registered three steals against No. 1 South Carolina.
• Pili’s 37 points are the most scored by a Pac-12 player this season.
• Fourth career Pac-12 Player of the Week award for Pili, and Utah’s 10th.

ALSO NOMINATED: Breya Cunningham, ARIZ; Leilani McIntosh, CAL; Quay Miller, COLO; Phillipina Kyei, ORE; Timea Gardiner, OSU; Lauren Betts, UCLA; JuJu Watkins, USC; Hannah Stines, WASH.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: JuJu Watkins, Fr., G, USC (Los Angeles) >> 1 G, 27.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 5.0 APG, 5.0 SPG, 62.5 FG%

• Led the Trojans in scoring for the eighth time this season, scoring 27 points in the win over UC Riverside (85-53).
• Went 10-of-16 (62.5 percent) from the floor and 4-of-6 (66.7 percent) from deep.
• Tied her season highs in blocks (two) and assists (five), while adding five steals for her third game recording five-or-more steals this season.
• League-record fifth straight Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award for Watkins, and USC’s 16th all time.

ALSO NOMINATED: Jada Williams, ARIZ; Kennedie Shuler, OSU; Chloe Briggs, WASH.

2023-24 Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva

– Pac-12.com –