Long Beach State junior Crystal McCutcheon (Lancaster, Calif./Antelope Valley HS) was named this week’s Big West Women’s Basketball Player of the Week after helping the 49ers jump to their best start (3-1) since 1991.
The 5-9 guard averaged 19.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 3.7 steals in three games, including a career-high tying 21 points, three rebounds and seven assists in a home victory over San Diego. At the Stony Brook Classic, McCutcheon posted 19 points, five rebounds and five steals in a two-point loss to Pittsburgh, and 17 points, five rebounds and five assists to go along with four steals in a 49er win over Stony Brook.