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Rice Selected Student-Athlete of the Week, Presented by Ready
November 28, 2023 | Women's Basketball, Bruin Athletics
LOS ANGELES – Sophomore Kiki Rice of UCLA Women's Basketball has been selected the UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by Ready, for the week of Nov. 20-26.
Sophomore Kiki Rice had a career night Friday at the Cayman Islands Classic to help No. 2 UCLA Women's Basketball take down No. 6 UConn for the first time in program history (W, 78-67). Rice scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds to record her second double-double of the season in the 11-point win. The point guard flirted with a triple double as she threw eight assists in the statement victory. She shot 9-of-15 from the floor during the top 10 matchup, knocking down two of her four shots from distance; Rice is shooting .400 from three-point range this season.
The Bethesda, Md., native followed her career performance with an efficient 8-point, 8-assist game against Niagara Saturday (W, 97-46) as the Bruins completed an undefeated November (6-0). Rice shot 4-for-5 from the field and swiped three steals in the win; the PG is averaging a team-leading 1.8 steals per game.
This is Rice's first-career UCLA student-athlete of the week award, and the third in a row for a UCLA Women's Basketball student-athlete.
Also Nominated
Sebastian Mack, M. Basketball; Iman Ndiaye, W. Volleyball
Previous Winners
Nov. 20 – Lauren Betts, W. Basketball, Nov. 13 – Lauren Betts, W. Basketball, Nov. 6 – Jose Contell, M. Soccer, Oct. 31 – Laiatu Latu, Football, Oct. 24– Reilyn Turner, W. Soccer, Oct. 17 – Garret Griggs, M. Water Polo, Oct. 10 – Reilyn Turner, W. Soccer, Oct. 3 – Ally Cook, W. Soccer, Sept. 26 – Rafael Real Vergara, M. Water Polo, Sept. 19 – Jack Larson, M. Water Polo, Sept. 12 – Sunshine Fontes, W. Soccer; Sept. 5 - Iman Ndiaye, W. Volleyball; Aug. 29 – Ally Cook, W. Soccer; Aug. 22 – Jayden Perry, W. Soccer.
Sophomore Kiki Rice had a career night Friday at the Cayman Islands Classic to help No. 2 UCLA Women's Basketball take down No. 6 UConn for the first time in program history (W, 78-67). Rice scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds to record her second double-double of the season in the 11-point win. The point guard flirted with a triple double as she threw eight assists in the statement victory. She shot 9-of-15 from the floor during the top 10 matchup, knocking down two of her four shots from distance; Rice is shooting .400 from three-point range this season.
The Bethesda, Md., native followed her career performance with an efficient 8-point, 8-assist game against Niagara Saturday (W, 97-46) as the Bruins completed an undefeated November (6-0). Rice shot 4-for-5 from the field and swiped three steals in the win; the PG is averaging a team-leading 1.8 steals per game.
This is Rice's first-career UCLA student-athlete of the week award, and the third in a row for a UCLA Women's Basketball student-athlete.
Also Nominated
Sebastian Mack, M. Basketball; Iman Ndiaye, W. Volleyball
Previous Winners
Nov. 20 – Lauren Betts, W. Basketball, Nov. 13 – Lauren Betts, W. Basketball, Nov. 6 – Jose Contell, M. Soccer, Oct. 31 – Laiatu Latu, Football, Oct. 24– Reilyn Turner, W. Soccer, Oct. 17 – Garret Griggs, M. Water Polo, Oct. 10 – Reilyn Turner, W. Soccer, Oct. 3 – Ally Cook, W. Soccer, Sept. 26 – Rafael Real Vergara, M. Water Polo, Sept. 19 – Jack Larson, M. Water Polo, Sept. 12 – Sunshine Fontes, W. Soccer; Sept. 5 - Iman Ndiaye, W. Volleyball; Aug. 29 – Ally Cook, W. Soccer; Aug. 22 – Jayden Perry, W. Soccer.
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