Cal Poly's Kristina Santiago (Santa Maria, Calif./Righetti HS) strikes again as she collects her second consecutive, third of the season, Big West Women's Basketball Player of the Week, for the week ending Jan. 17.

The junior forward guided the Mustangs to a 76-73 overtime win over then-league-leading Cal State Fullerton with career-highs in points (34), field goals (16) and field goal attempts (24). She also matched a personal-best with five steals and pulled down seven rebounds. Santiago's 34-point performance lifted her past the 1,000 career-point milestone to become just the ninth Mustangs to accomplish the feat, fourth to do so in just three seasons.

Two days later she set yet another career-best, this time in the rebound category. In the Mustangs' win over Long Beach State, Santiago grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds to help contribute towards her fourth double-double of the season as she drained 15 points as well. Cal Poly improved to 4-1 after the 2-0 week to tie for first with UC Davis in the Big West standings.

For the week, Santiago played in 80 of a possible 85 minutes, including all 45 minutes during the overtime win versus Cal State Fullerton. She tallied a .657 field goal percentage while averaging 24.5 points, 11.0 rebounds and 4.5 steals per contest.

Others nominated: Katrina Thompson (Cal State Northridge), Kasey Riecks (UC Davis), Rhaya Neabors (UC Riverside)