PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Destiny Littleton, Gr., G, USC
Littleton scored game-highs of 18 points in both USC victories over California (63-43) and then-No. 2 Stanford (55-46).
Littleton also recorded a game-high tying five assists against the Golden Bears and added a game-high six assists against the Cardinal, totaling 11 assists against just three turnovers in the two wins.
She played a career-high 40 minutes against Stanford to snap the Cardinal’s 32-game conference winning streak and 39-game winning streak against Pac-12 opponents, including the postseason.
USC’s victory snapped a 14-game losing streak to Stanford and was the Trojans’ first win against a top-two team since beating then-No. 2 Stanford, 73-72, on Jan. 6, 2008. It was the Trojans’ first home sweep of the Bay Area schools since 2003-04.
Also nominated: Cameron Brink, Stanford; Frida Formann, Colorado; Kemery Martin, Cal; Bella Murekatete, Washington State; Charisma Osborne, UCLA; Alissa Pili, Utah; Cate Reese, Arizona; Endyia Rogers, Oregon; Lauren Schwartz, Washington; Talia von Oelhoffen, Oregon State.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Chance Gray, Fr., G, Oregon
Gray scored a career-high 22 points on Sunday, going 5-for-9 from behind the 3-point line in an overtime loss to Washington State (85-84).
It was the third time this season a Pac-12 freshman has made five 3-pointers in a game and the conference’s 15th 20-point performance by a freshman in 2022-23.
Gray connected on four 3-pointers in the first half, went 7-for-7 at the free throw line, and had an assist and a steal in both games.
Also nominated: Raegan Beers, Oregon State; Paris Clark, Arizona; Kiki Rice, UCLA; Hannah Stines, Washington.
