The Pac-12 conference announced Monday that Washington State freshman Charlisse Leger-Walker was named the conference Freshman of the Year. She is just the second Cougar to be named winner of the award following Alke Dietel who won the award following the 1997-98 season.
#Pac12WBB Freshman of the Year, presented by @Nextiva: Charlisse Leger-Walker.
Full release u27a1ufe0f https://t.co/GjqBQzOd6k#GoCougs | @WSUCougarWBB pic.twitter.com/Z3deNVJmJ9— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) March 2, 2021The freshman guard from Waikato, New Zealand was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week seven times this season, tying Kelsey Plum for second most in conference history.