SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - With the regular season hitting its final stretch award season is in sight as star forward Borislava Hristova was named one of the final 10 players considered for the prestigious 2019 Cheryl Miller award 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 made the cut to the top-10 and will await to see if she becomes one of the five finalists for the honor with the final list coming out in early March.
Hristova has put together one of the finest seasons in program history as a redshirt-junior as the Bulgarian native enters the week averaging 21.0 points per game in 24 starts. Her 21.0 ppg ranks 13th in the nation entering the week and ranks as the third-best scoring average in WSU history. Hristova has gone for double-figures in 23 of 24 games on the year and started the season with a 19 game double-digit scoring streak that ranked as the sixth-longest streak in program history. On the year, the scoring sensation has eclipsed 20 points 13 times while posting at least 30 points four times. She has scored 505 total points on the year as she became just the seventh player in program history to eclipse 500 points in a season. In addition to her scoring, Hristova has posted a career-best 6.0 rebounds per game and has tallied five double-doubles on the year.
She was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week on Dec. 31 after scoring a career-best 38 points in 37 minutes against Washington to begin Pac-12 play. The 38 points ranked as the third-best scoring game in program history. Even more impressively, Hristova made her money from the floor, hitting a record 16 field goals on just 24 shots (66.7%). From deep, Hristova tied a career best with four triples on six attempts. She would add five rebounds and two assists to her game totals.
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.
Hristova has put together one of the finest seasons in program history as a redshirt-junior as the Bulgarian native enters the week averaging 21.0 points per game in 24 starts. Her 21.0 ppg ranks 13th in the nation entering the week and ranks as the third-best scoring average in WSU history. Hristova has gone for double-figures in 23 of 24 games on the year and started the season with a 19 game double-digit scoring streak that ranked as the sixth-longest streak in program history. On the year, the scoring sensation has eclipsed 20 points 13 times while posting at least 30 points four times. She has scored 505 total points on the year as she became just the seventh player in program history to eclipse 500 points in a season. In addition to her scoring, Hristova has posted a career-best 6.0 rebounds per game and has tallied five double-doubles on the year.
She was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week on Dec. 31 after scoring a career-best 38 points in 37 minutes against Washington to begin Pac-12 play. The 38 points ranked as the third-best scoring game in program history. Even more impressively, Hristova made her money from the floor, hitting a record 16 field goals on just 24 shots (66.7%). From deep, Hristova tied a career best with four triples on six attempts. She would add five rebounds and two assists to her game totals.
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.