Game-Winner in Career Debut Nets Wahinekapu Weekly Honors

Lily Wahinekapu, Cal State Fullerton 
Women’s Basketball Player of the Week 
Freshman • Guard • Honolulu, Hawai’i 

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  • Cal State Fullerton true freshman guard Lily Wahinekapu began her collegiate career with gusto, nailing the game-winning shot with five seconds to play as Cal State Fullerton opened the season with a victory over Southern Utah. 

  • In the season opener, Wahinekapu score 20 points on 54 percent shooting, including a 3-for-5 effort from beyond the arc to go with the final bucket of the contest. She also added seven assists in Tuesday’s win. 

  • The native of Honolulu, Hawai’i scored 13 points to go along with eight assists and six rebounds in Saturday’s loss at Utah State.  

Also nominated: Sydney Brown (UC San Diego), Justina King (Long Beach State), Alexis Tucker (UC Santa Barbara), Hennie van Schaik (CSU Bakersfield), Evanne Turner (UC Davis), Chloe Webb (UC Irvine), Olivia West (UC Riverside), Maddie Willett (Cal Poly)

2021 Big West Weekly Award Winners



 

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