SAN MATEO, Calif. — Santa Clara University women's basketball freshman guard Tess Heal earned her sixth West Coast Conference Freshman of the Week award Monday with co-honors for the week of Jan. 2-8 after averaging 18.5 points in two road conference games.
Heal averaged 18.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 45.5% from the field and a perfect 100% from the free-throw line during the week. She was Santa Clara's leading scorer in both games, including her sixth 20-point game of the season on Thursday at Portland with 23.