Osborne, Rice Sweep Pac-12 Weekly Honors
December 05, 2022 | Women's Basketball
SAN FRANCISCO – Charisma Osborne has been named Pac-12 Player of the Week for Nov. 28 – Dec. 4, and Kiki Rice has earned her first Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor for the same week.
Osborne averaged 21.5 points and 5.5 rebounds on 48.1% shooting (41.7% 3FG%) over the past week to earn her second Conference player of the week honors of the season. Osborne had a season-high 10 free throws made and 11 free throws attempted against No. 1 South Carolina on Tuesday, Nov. 29.
Rice put up 16 points (6-for-13 FG, 4-for-5 FT) against the top-ranked Gamecocks, pulling down five boards in her 36 minutes of play. The freshman floor general shot a torching 7-for-11 against UC Santa Barbara in Saturday's victory, pulling down eight rebounds in the effort. Rice had a season-high five offensive boards against the Gauchos as the Bruins outscored UCSB 16-5 on second-chance buckets. The honor marks UCLA's ninth all-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week and the first since Charisma Osborne was named it on Feb. 24, 2020.
The Bruins were 1-1 over the past week, falling just short after fighting hard against No. 1 South Carolina on the road Nov. 29. UCLA led for before defeating UC Santa Barbara on Dec. 3. UCLA climbed to No. 13 in the Associated Press (AP) Poll, up two spots from last week.
UP NEXT: vs. Fullerton (Dec. 10)
The No. 15 UCLA Bruins return to action after the conclusion of finals week when they take on Cal State Fullerton. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. inside Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. The game will be broadcast on Pac-12 Los Angeles and the Pac-12 Network, and it will be carried via radio on ucla.leanplayer.com.
Osborne averaged 21.5 points and 5.5 rebounds on 48.1% shooting (41.7% 3FG%) over the past week to earn her second Conference player of the week honors of the season. Osborne had a season-high 10 free throws made and 11 free throws attempted against No. 1 South Carolina on Tuesday, Nov. 29.
Rice put up 16 points (6-for-13 FG, 4-for-5 FT) against the top-ranked Gamecocks, pulling down five boards in her 36 minutes of play. The freshman floor general shot a torching 7-for-11 against UC Santa Barbara in Saturday's victory, pulling down eight rebounds in the effort. Rice had a season-high five offensive boards against the Gauchos as the Bruins outscored UCSB 16-5 on second-chance buckets. The honor marks UCLA's ninth all-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week and the first since Charisma Osborne was named it on Feb. 24, 2020.
The Bruins were 1-1 over the past week, falling just short after fighting hard against No. 1 South Carolina on the road Nov. 29. UCLA led for before defeating UC Santa Barbara on Dec. 3. UCLA climbed to No. 13 in the Associated Press (AP) Poll, up two spots from last week.
UP NEXT: vs. Fullerton (Dec. 10)
The No. 15 UCLA Bruins return to action after the conclusion of finals week when they take on Cal State Fullerton. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. inside Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. The game will be broadcast on Pac-12 Los Angeles and the Pac-12 Network, and it will be carried via radio on ucla.leanplayer.com.
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