North Carolina State University Athletics
Saniya Rivers Named NCAA and ACC Player of the Week
11/13/2023 4:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
RALEIGH – Wolfpack guard Saniya Rivers has been named NCAA National Player of the Week in addition to garnering honor as ACC Player of the Week.
The 6-1 junior averaged 22.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals in a pair of Wolfpack wins this week, highlighted by leading NC State in every statistical category in its first win over UConn in 25 years.
Rivers led all players on the floor in the highly-anticipated matchup with the second-ranked Huskies, finishing her night with a new career high of 33 points. That scoring total marked the most for a Wolfpack player since Feb. 27, 2011, and Rivers rounded out her first career double-double with 10 rebounds in addition to five assists, three steals and three blocks. She became the first player in the last 25 years to have 30+ points, 10+ rebounds and 5+ assists against UConn.
The performance came off the heels of an 11-point, four-rebound, three-assist outing in the Pack's season opener against Charlotte on Tuesday night. Rivers put up those numbers in just 18 minutes of action.
NC State cracked the AP Top 25 for the first time since Feb. 6, 2023, checking in at No. 14 in Monday's poll. The Wolfpack returns to action on Wednesday, Nov. 15, when it welcomes Elon to Reynolds Coliseum.
The 6-1 junior averaged 22.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals in a pair of Wolfpack wins this week, highlighted by leading NC State in every statistical category in its first win over UConn in 25 years.
Rivers led all players on the floor in the highly-anticipated matchup with the second-ranked Huskies, finishing her night with a new career high of 33 points. That scoring total marked the most for a Wolfpack player since Feb. 27, 2011, and Rivers rounded out her first career double-double with 10 rebounds in addition to five assists, three steals and three blocks. She became the first player in the last 25 years to have 30+ points, 10+ rebounds and 5+ assists against UConn.
The performance came off the heels of an 11-point, four-rebound, three-assist outing in the Pack's season opener against Charlotte on Tuesday night. Rivers put up those numbers in just 18 minutes of action.
NC State cracked the AP Top 25 for the first time since Feb. 6, 2023, checking in at No. 14 in Monday's poll. The Wolfpack returns to action on Wednesday, Nov. 15, when it welcomes Elon to Reynolds Coliseum.
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