Onyenwere Named UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of Week
November 19, 2019 | Women's Basketball
Junior forward Michaela Onyenwere of the UCLA women's basketball team has been named the UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week for Nov. 11-17.
Onyenwere scored a game- and season-high 27 points to go with six rebounds, three steals and one assist as the 11th-ranked Bruins recorded an 86-51 victory over Long Beach State. Onyenwere shot 11-for-16 (68.8%) from the field in the game. The Bruins scored the game's first 20 points, with 11 of them coming from Onyenwere. She ended up with 14 points in the first quarter as the Bruins cruised to their third victory in as many games.
This is Onyenwere's first UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week award of the season and third of her career.
Also nominated: Colin Burke, M. Cross Country; Christina Rice, W. Cross Country; Delanie Sheehan, W. Soccer; Chris Smith, M. Basketball; Cody Sundquist, M. Soccer.
