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Natalie Nakase
• Women's Basketball • Junior • Huntington Beach, CA • Marina HS | |
Junior point guard Natalie Nakase (Huntington Beach, CA/Marina HS) of the UCLA Women's Basketball Team was selected as the UCLABruins.com Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of Dec. 31-Jan. 6.
Nakase scored a career-high 24 points and had six rebounds and eight assists to lead UCLA to a come-from-behind 76-64 victory over Washington State. Against the Cougars, Nakase played 38 minutes and did not allow a single turnover. She shot 6-15 from the field and 9-10 from the free throw line and also had one steal. She scored 17 of her 24 points in the second half, when the Bruins overcame a seven-point halftime deficit to capture their second victory in three games. Nakase's 24 points more than doubles her previous career-high of 11.
Against Washington on Friday, Nakase scored eight points and dished seven assists with three steals, two rebounds and two turnovers in 33 minutes of play.
For the week, she averaged 16.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 7.5 assists, 2.0 steals, 1.0 turnovers and 35.5 minutes.
This is Nakase's first career UCLABruins.com Student-Athlete of the Week honor.
Also nominated: Billy Knight (men's basketball), Naoko Watanabe (women's swimming and diving)