PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State freshman forward Borislava Hristova was selected to the All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Freshman Teams by the Pac-12 media, conference commissioner Larry Scott announced Wednesday.
Hristova was selected to the five-member Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and named an honorable mention on the All-Pac-12 Team by the conference's coaches, Monday.
A native of Varna, Bulgaria, Hristova leads the Cougars in scoring, averaging 16.1 points per game, second-best in the conference by a freshman. Hristova already holds the all-time record at Washington State for best career free throw percentage at .897. So far she has recorded eight games with at least 20 points, breaking a freshman record that stood for over 26 years. She sits atop the program's all-time freshman list for field goals made (192) and ranks second in double-digit scoring games with 25. Her 30 points against San Jose State, Nov. 27, was a career-high and is the second-best performance by a freshman in school history. Hristova is a three-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week since joining the Cougars this season.
The Cougars (14-15, 5-13 Pac-12) open the 2016 Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament, Thursday, at KeyArena in Seattle, Wash. WSU will face USC (18-12, 6-12 Pac-12) with tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at wsucougars.com.