STANFORD, Calif. – Freshman Lara Somfai was named ACC Rookie of the Week for games played between November 3-9, the conference announced Monday. ACC women’s basketball weekly awards are voted on by the league’s Blue Ribbon Panel.
The Cardinal’s leading scorer and rebounder, Somfai averaged a double-double in Stanford’s three wins to open the season against UNC Greensboro (87-42), Santa Clara (79-58) and Cal Poly (90-55). The 6-foot-3 forward put up 14.3 points and 10.3 rebounds in 22.2 minutes per game. She had 15 and eight in her debut against the Spartans, 14 and 13 against the Broncos, and 14 and 10 against the Mustangs.
Somfai is tied for the national lead with two double-doubles and one of two freshmen in the country with multiple (Blair Baugus – Middle Tennessee). On Sunday, she became the first Stanford freshman with double-doubles in back-to-back games since Ashten Prechtel in 2019-20.
When she went for 14 points, 10 rebounds and three steals on Sunday against Cal Poly, Somfai became the first major conference freshman to do that since UConn's Sarah Strong against Villanova on March 9, 2025 (20 pts, 16 rebs, 3 stls) and the first ACC freshman to do it since Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo against Virginia Tech on Feb. 29, 2024 (23 pts, 12 rebs, 3 stls).
She is the first ACC weekly award winner for Stanford since it moved conferences prior to the 2024-25 campaign.
Somfai and the Cardinal return to the court at Washington State on Friday, Nov. 14 at 4 p.m. on ESPN+.