UC Irvine senior Camille Buckley (Ontario, Calif./Loyola Marymount) snatched the first Big West Women’s Basketball Player of the Week award for the 2013-14 season as she led her team’s efforts in a season-opening victory against South Dakota.
The 6-1 forward notched 15 points and a game-high eight rebounds to go along with two steals in 27 minutes. Buckley drained two key free throws with 1:29 remaining to put the Anteaters up by six in an eventual 68-64 victory.
It was UCI’s first win in a season debut since 2002.
Others nominated: Kathleen Iwuoha (Cal State Fullerton); Lauren Spargo (Long Beach State); Nicole Nesbit (UC Santa Barbara); Kamilah Jackson (Hawai‘i)