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Bragg Earns First Big Ten Player of the Week Honor
March 23, 2026 | Softball
ROSEMONT, Ill. โ Sophomore infielder Kaniya Bragg on the No. 7 UCLA softball team earned her first career Big Ten Player of the Week award after a stellar start to the Bruins' (27-3, 8-0 Big Ten) series at Rutgers this week.
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Bragg's award marks UCLA's conference-leading fourth player of the week honor this season. Senior Jordan Woolery claimed the team's first three.
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Bragg reached base and scored in seven of her eight plate appearances in Games 1 and 2 of UCLA's three-game set at Rutgers. The series finale will be played in Piscataway, New Jersey, later today 3 p.m. (PT).
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Bragg recorded a career-high four hits and scored four runs โ tied for third-most ever in a single game by a Bruin โ in a 4-for-4 performance in Game 1. The Garden Grove, California, native also hit two home runs, marking her third career multi-homer game and second this season.
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Bragg scored three more runs in Game 2 in 1-for-2 effort that included two walks. Defensively, she helped seal the victory with a 5-4-3 double play.
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Bragg has recorded a .458 batting average (44-for-96), 10 home runs and 36 RBIs and started all 30 games at second base to begin her sophomore campaign.
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Bragg's award marks UCLA's conference-leading fourth player of the week honor this season. Senior Jordan Woolery claimed the team's first three.
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Bragg reached base and scored in seven of her eight plate appearances in Games 1 and 2 of UCLA's three-game set at Rutgers. The series finale will be played in Piscataway, New Jersey, later today 3 p.m. (PT).
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Bragg recorded a career-high four hits and scored four runs โ tied for third-most ever in a single game by a Bruin โ in a 4-for-4 performance in Game 1. The Garden Grove, California, native also hit two home runs, marking her third career multi-homer game and second this season.
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Bragg scored three more runs in Game 2 in 1-for-2 effort that included two walks. Defensively, she helped seal the victory with a 5-4-3 double play.
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Bragg has recorded a .458 batting average (44-for-96), 10 home runs and 36 RBIs and started all 30 games at second base to begin her sophomore campaign.
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