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Watson Receives MAC Player of the Week Honors
1/30/2024 10:58:00 AM | Women's Basketball
BUFFALO, NY – University at Buffalo redshirt senior guard Chellia Watson has been named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday morning.
It is the third weekly honor for Watson and the Bulls this season.
Watson turned in a pair of super-human performances as she averaged 41.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game on the week. On Wednesday, Watson set a then career-high with 36 points, including 15 made field goals, to go with eight rebounds and five assists to lead the Bulls to a win over Bowling Green. She followed that up with a historic performance on Saturday as she set a school record with 47 points on 17-of-30 shooting from the field and 10-of-10 from the free throw line.
The 47 points is the most scored by any player, male or female, in school history and is also the most points scored by any player in Savage Arena history, besting the previous mark of 45 set by Ron Harper (Miami OH) on March 8, 1985. It is also the most points scored in a D-1 women's basketball game this season.
The Winder, GA native has now scored in double figures in 17 of 18 games, including 13 20+ point performances, two 30-point efforts and a 40-point performance. She leads the MAC and ranks in the top five in the nation in scoring (24.9 ppg), field goals (178) and field goals made per game (9.9) while also ranking second on the team in total assists (57). She has taken her game to a new level in MAC play, averaging 29.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per contest in league action.
The Bulls travel to Athens for a clash with the Ohio Bobcats tomorrow night at 7pm .
It is the third weekly honor for Watson and the Bulls this season.
Watson turned in a pair of super-human performances as she averaged 41.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game on the week. On Wednesday, Watson set a then career-high with 36 points, including 15 made field goals, to go with eight rebounds and five assists to lead the Bulls to a win over Bowling Green. She followed that up with a historic performance on Saturday as she set a school record with 47 points on 17-of-30 shooting from the field and 10-of-10 from the free throw line.
The 47 points is the most scored by any player, male or female, in school history and is also the most points scored by any player in Savage Arena history, besting the previous mark of 45 set by Ron Harper (Miami OH) on March 8, 1985. It is also the most points scored in a D-1 women's basketball game this season.
The Winder, GA native has now scored in double figures in 17 of 18 games, including 13 20+ point performances, two 30-point efforts and a 40-point performance. She leads the MAC and ranks in the top five in the nation in scoring (24.9 ppg), field goals (178) and field goals made per game (9.9) while also ranking second on the team in total assists (57). She has taken her game to a new level in MAC play, averaging 29.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per contest in league action.
The Bulls travel to Athens for a clash with the Ohio Bobcats tomorrow night at 7pm .
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