Junior guard Erica McKenzie guided the Pacific Tigers to a 75-70 overtime victory against Nevada to grab Big West Women's Basketball Player of the Week honors, for the week ending December 4.
The Sparks, Nev., native scored 17 of her 19 points in the second half and overtime, including six points in 15 seconds as Pacific scored 10 unanswered-points to turn a 62-52 deficit with 2:03 remaining into a 62-62 tie to force extra time. She also added six rebounds and three steals to her nightly total.
McKenzie shot 6-for-9 from the field and 5-of-8 from three-point range in the second half, including her final three attempts from behind the arc. For the night, she tallied a .414 field goal percentage and a .454 three-point percentage.
Others nominated: Hannah Stephens (UC Davis), Kassandra McCalister (UC Irvine), Melissa Zornig (UC Santa Barbara)