Nikki Blue Named UCLA/MET-Rx Student-Athlete Of The Week
December 22, 2003 | Bruin Athletics
Dec. 22, 2003
Blue averaged 14.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 4.3 steals per game as UCLA went 2-1 over the weekend, posting wins over Cal State Northridge (74-66) and Fresno State (69-56) and coming up just short against 24th-ranked Michigan State (47-43).
Against Northridge, she tied for the team lead in scoring with 14 points. She also had a game-high eight assists and four steals, along with four rebounds and one blocked shot in 38 minutes. Blue led UCLA with nine rebounds against Michigan State. She also contributed seven points, two assists and three steals in 36 minutes of play. She scored a season-best 23 points against Fresno State, including 17 in the first half. She also tied her career high with nine assists pulled down a team-high tying seven rebounds and a game-high six steals in 38 minutes of action.
This is Blue's first UCLA/MET-Rx Student-Athlete of the Week honor of the season and second of her career.
Also nominated: T.J. Cummings, M. Basketball (led UCLA in scoring against UCSB with 14 points and against Michigan State with 13 points)