On Monday, the Pac-12 announced that Cal freshman forward Kristine Anigwe had been named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for a record-setting eighth time.

Anigwe’s eight awards are one better than Washington’s Kelsey Plum’s — who is now the nation’s third-leading scorer — during her freshman season. Cal’s forward received the honor this week for scoring 39 points in the Bears’ two games on 47.1 percent shooting from the field.

Cal went on to win only one of the two games, however, and has struggled all year long despite what has been an exceptional season for Anigwe. She leads the Bears in scoring, with 20.3 points per game, which lags behind only Plum in the Pac-12 leaderboards, and Anigwe has ranked among the nation’s top-scoring freshmen all season long.

Much like her 13-16 team, Anigwe’s play slowed down once conference play began — although it has picked back up as of late — and this was her first Pac-12 Freshman of the Week selection since Jan. 11, when she won her seventh award in the first nine weeks of the season.

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