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Kneepkens Earns Second Straight Pac-12 Freshman of the Week Honors
1/31/2022 2:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SAN FRANCISCO– Freshman Gianna Kneepkens has been named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award for the second straight week, the conference announced on Monday. This is the fourth time she has claimed this honor this season.
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Her four honors are the most by a single player in the Pac-12 this season. The Utes have taken home six freshman of the week honors this season. Utah has claimed this award for three-straight weeks.
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The Duluth, Minn., native started the week off by scoring 17 points against then-No. 19 Oregon. She was 7-of-14 from the floor in the game. She grabbed five rebounds, three on the offensive end, and dished out two assists.
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She continued to score in double-figures on the week, with 11 points in the contest against Colorado on Friday night. She played a career-high 37 minutes while grabbing six rebounds, one-off of her career-high. She tallied two more assists in the contest.
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She closed the week off with a nine-point performance at Colorado. In the victory over the Buffaloes, Kneepkens shot 50 percent from the floor. She tallied four rebounds and two assists in the contest.
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Over the three games, Kneepkens averaged 12.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game. She shot 40.0 percent (14-for-35). She hit at least one three-pointer in every game and now has made a three in eight-straight contests.
Up Next
Utah returns home to host Washington on Friday, Feb. 4, at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The Utes and the Huskies will square off at 7 p.m. MT. You can catch the game on the Pac-12 Networks or by turning on ESPN700 and listening to Tyson Ewing. The contest against Washington is National Girls and Women in Sports Night at the Huntsman Center.
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Follow the Utes!
Fans can follow along during the 2021-22 season on social media (Twitter:Â @UtahWBBÂ | Instagram:Â @UtahWBBÂ | Facebook:Â Facebook.com/UtahWBB).Â
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Her four honors are the most by a single player in the Pac-12 this season. The Utes have taken home six freshman of the week honors this season. Utah has claimed this award for three-straight weeks.
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The Duluth, Minn., native started the week off by scoring 17 points against then-No. 19 Oregon. She was 7-of-14 from the floor in the game. She grabbed five rebounds, three on the offensive end, and dished out two assists.
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She continued to score in double-figures on the week, with 11 points in the contest against Colorado on Friday night. She played a career-high 37 minutes while grabbing six rebounds, one-off of her career-high. She tallied two more assists in the contest.
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She closed the week off with a nine-point performance at Colorado. In the victory over the Buffaloes, Kneepkens shot 50 percent from the floor. She tallied four rebounds and two assists in the contest.
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Over the three games, Kneepkens averaged 12.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game. She shot 40.0 percent (14-for-35). She hit at least one three-pointer in every game and now has made a three in eight-straight contests.
Â#Pac12WBB Freshman of the Week, presented by @Nextiva: Gianna Kneepkens. ??
— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) January 31, 2022
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Up Next
Utah returns home to host Washington on Friday, Feb. 4, at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The Utes and the Huskies will square off at 7 p.m. MT. You can catch the game on the Pac-12 Networks or by turning on ESPN700 and listening to Tyson Ewing. The contest against Washington is National Girls and Women in Sports Night at the Huntsman Center.
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Follow the Utes!
Fans can follow along during the 2021-22 season on social media (Twitter:Â @UtahWBBÂ | Instagram:Â @UtahWBBÂ | Facebook:Â Facebook.com/UtahWBB).Â
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