STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford forward Lara Somfai was named the Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Week by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) on Tuesday.
Somfai averaged a near double-double of 14.5 points and 9.0 rebounds in Stanford’s two wins over UC Davis (70-45) and Lehigh (98-43) and had her third double-double of the season against the Aggies with 14 points and 12 rebounds. She is tied for the ACC lead in double-doubles (3) and is tied for the national lead in double-doubles among freshmen with four other players.
Somfai filled the stat sheet against Lehigh with 15 points, six rebounds, two assists and two blocks, becoming just the second major conference freshman in the country to have that line in a game this season (Madison Francis – Mississippi State – Nov. 9 vs. Mississippi Valley State).
She is one of two Power 4 freshmen in the country averaging 11.7 points and 8.0 rebounds (Bonnie Deas – Arkansas) and is sixth nationally in defensive rebound percentage at 32.7 percent.
Stanford next heads to Las Vegas for the Resorts World Classic after Thanksgiving. The Cardinal will play FGCU on Friday, Nov. 28 and Colorado State on Saturday, Nov. 29. Both games tip at 5 p.m. and will be broadcast on FloCollege.