SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Washing State women's basketball redshirt- junior forward
Borislava Hristova was named to the 2019 Cheryl Miller Watch list Wednesday afternoon as announced by the Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The award recognizes the top small forward in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. Hristova was one of 20 players in the country named to the watch list.
Hristova appeared in 27 games while starting in 25 last season for the Cougars. The star scorer was to the All-Pac-12 team at the end of the season despite missing three and a half games due to injury. She finished the year averaging 17.8 points per game, leading the team in scoring, while ranking third in the Pac-12 and eighth in all-time WSU single-season history books. On the year, Hristova scored in double digits 23 times while recording a double-digit scoring streak of 12 games, the third longest streak for a Cougar sophomore. Against Colorado, Hristova recorded a season and career high in points (36) and tied for third all-time points scored in WSU single-game NCAA history. During the season, she became the second fastest player all-time in program history to reach 1,000 points needing just 60 games when she hit the 1,000 point mark at Arizona on Feb. 2.
Cheryl Miller Award is named after the three-time Naismith Player of the Year and Class of 1995 Hall of Famer, the annual award in its second year recognizes the top small forwards in women's NCAA Division I college basketball.