Huskies Sweep Pac-12 Weekly Honors
December 12, 2016 | Women's Basketball
SEATTLE -- After becoming the all-time leading scorer in Pac-12 history, senior Kelsey Plum was named Pac-12 Player of the Week, while freshman Aarion McDonald earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week, the Conference announced Monday (Dec. 12).
Plum and McDonald helped the No. 11-ranked University of Washington women's basketball team to a pair of wins last week, beating CSUN (101-44) and Boise State (92-66) to improve to 10-1 on the year. This is Plum's second Pac-12 Player of the Week honor this season and fourth of her career while McDonald earned her first career Pac-12 honor.
Against the Broncos, Plum matched a season-high with 44 points and broke the all-time Pac-12 scoring record, surpassing former Stanford Cardinal Chiney Ogwumike (2011-14, 2737 points).
Plum, who now has 2,759 career points, scored 22 in the first half alone to tie the record before breaking it with a free throw in the third quarter. She also matched her career-high with nine rebounds to go along with four assists and five steals while going 9-of-9 from the foul line.
The nation's leading scorer also knocked down five three-pointers in the game to tie the career record at Washington. She now has 265 triples, which ties Jazmine Davis' (2011-15) record.
Plum led all scorers in the win against CSUN, dropping 30 points on 10-of-15 shooting and 4-of-7 from three-point range.
McDonald made her first collegiate start in the game against CSUN and went on to score a career-high 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting and 3-of-4 from behind-the-arc. The rookie also contributed three rebounds with a pair of assists and steals.
Against Boise State, McDonald finished the night with 21 points, six rebounds and four steals to cap off a stellar week for the Tracy, Calif. native who missed the first seven games of the season with an injury.
Next up, Washington wraps up its four-game homestand Sunday (Dec. 18), hosting Savannah State. Tip time is set for 2 p.m. PT inside Alaska Airlines Arena.
Plum and McDonald helped the No. 11-ranked University of Washington women's basketball team to a pair of wins last week, beating CSUN (101-44) and Boise State (92-66) to improve to 10-1 on the year. This is Plum's second Pac-12 Player of the Week honor this season and fourth of her career while McDonald earned her first career Pac-12 honor.
Against the Broncos, Plum matched a season-high with 44 points and broke the all-time Pac-12 scoring record, surpassing former Stanford Cardinal Chiney Ogwumike (2011-14, 2737 points).
Plum, who now has 2,759 career points, scored 22 in the first half alone to tie the record before breaking it with a free throw in the third quarter. She also matched her career-high with nine rebounds to go along with four assists and five steals while going 9-of-9 from the foul line.
The nation's leading scorer also knocked down five three-pointers in the game to tie the career record at Washington. She now has 265 triples, which ties Jazmine Davis' (2011-15) record.
Plum led all scorers in the win against CSUN, dropping 30 points on 10-of-15 shooting and 4-of-7 from three-point range.
McDonald made her first collegiate start in the game against CSUN and went on to score a career-high 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting and 3-of-4 from behind-the-arc. The rookie also contributed three rebounds with a pair of assists and steals.
Against Boise State, McDonald finished the night with 21 points, six rebounds and four steals to cap off a stellar week for the Tracy, Calif. native who missed the first seven games of the season with an injury.
Next up, Washington wraps up its four-game homestand Sunday (Dec. 18), hosting Savannah State. Tip time is set for 2 p.m. PT inside Alaska Airlines Arena.
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