TAMPA, JAN. 25, 2016 – Freshman forward Kitija Laksa (Riga, Latvia) was tabbed the American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week the league announced Monday, just two weeks after being named USBWA National Freshman of the Week.
The rookie averaged 24.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game and shot 53 percent from the field and 60 percent from three-point range in a 1-1 week for the No. 15 University of South Florida women’s basketball team.
Laksa started the week with a 20-point outing, her third of the season, in Wednesday’s loss at Memphis.