Emily Bessoir Selected UCLA Student-Athlete of Week
December 29, 2020 | Women's Basketball
Freshman forward Emily Bessoir of the UCLA women's basketball team has been selected the UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by Ready, earning honors for Dec. 21-27.
Bessoir tied a career-high with 15 points in the Bruins' game over No. 1 Stanford on Dec. 21, marking her third double-figure scoring game in the last four contests. Bessoir also grabbed five rebounds against the Cardinal, the sixth time in seven games she has recorded at least five boards. The freshman from Munich, Germany hit five field goals, including a career-high three triples in the effort and has now set career-highs in made three-pointers in back-to-back games. She was also active on defense, recording one steal and one block and has recorded a steal in four-straight games and six of seven games overall.
This is Bessoir's first UCLA student-athlete of the week award of the season and of her career.
