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Amber Melgoza of the Huskies caps fun hoops weekend with Pac-12’s weekly honor

After an emotional Senior Night victory, Amber Melgoza had a pretty good Monday as well as Washington’s senior guard was named the Pac-12 women’s basketball player of the week.

Sunday, as the Huskies upset No. 8 UCLA 74-68, Melgoza had 22 points and six rebounds. Friday, in a victory over USC, the Santa Barbara, Calif., product scored 25 points.

This is the first time Melgoza has won the award, and she’s the first Husky honored since Kelsey Plum in 2017.

OTHER HONORS

Terrell Brown of Seattle University was named the men’s basketball player of the week in the Western Athletic Conference, the third time he has been honored this season.