MARINA EWODO, UC RIVERSIDE •
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Junior • Forward • Pau, France • LJ Mermoz Montpellier HS
Her first career Big West Women’s Basketball Player of the Week selection featured a career-high scoring performance from UC Riverside junior Marina Ewodo.
• Ewodo scored a career-best 25 points on 10-of-13 shooting to power the Highlanders to a 73-59 victory over Long Beach State.
• Twelve of her 25 points came in the fourth quarter as she helped UCR secure the win.
• The 6-foot-2 forward played all 40 minutes and contributed an additional eight rebounds, three steals and four blocked shots.
• It was her third 20-point scoring effort of the season.
• She made 4-of-5 from the free throw line and also hit a three-pointer.
OTHERS NOMINATED: Daeja Smith (Cal State Fullerton); Channon Fluker (CSUN); Morgan Bertsch (UC Davis); Andee Ritter (UC Irvine); Tia Kanoa (Hawai‘i)