UC Santa Barbara senior
Kristen Mann (Foothill HS/Santa Ana, Calif.) earned her first Big West Women's Basketball Player of the Week award of the season after a shining career night and three more standout performances for the Gauchos last week.
Against Cal State Northridge on Thursday, Mann topped out at 32 points for her highest scoring output in her four years with the Gauchos. In doing so, Mann helped lead the Gauchos to a 3-0 mark last week, picking up two Big West road wins in the process.
The 6-2 forward scored in double figures in all three games, capping off the week with her sixth double-double of the season against Pacific. For the second game in a row, Mann led all scorers, pouring in 28 points and grabbing 11 rebounds along with four assists and three steals. Against the Tigers, Mann moved into ninth place on the UCSB career-scoring list with 1,467 points.