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Formann Recognized as a USBWA National Player of the Week
December 24, 2024 | Women's Basketball
Was crucial in Colorado’s upset over No. 14 West Virginia
BOULDER – Colorado guard Frida Formann was one of five players the U.S. Basketball Writers Association selected as a National Player of the Week on Tuesday.
It is Formann's first career Player of the Week honor. She was picked as the USBWA Freshman of the Week after Colorado's upset win over No. 1 Stanford in January 2021.
The fifth-year graduate led the Buffaloes in a 65-60 come-from-behind win over No. 14 West Virginia to open Big 12 play on Saturday. Colorado trailed by as many as 16 in the contest, before roaring back in the fourth quarter. Formann led all players with a game-high 22 points in the win.
Formann was a key part of CU's offense in the first half against WVU, totaling 15 of the team's 25 points. She went 6-for-10 from the field and hit three of her four 3-pointers in the first two quarters, keeping Colorado within three points of the Mountaineers.
The Bagsværd, Denmark native, drilled a big 3-pointer late in the third quarter that helped the Buffs whittle at the WVU double-digit lead. Formann assisted on Jade Masogayo's go-ahead basket in the middle of the Buffs' momentum-shifting 22-4 run that carried CU to the victory.
Formann has scored in double figures in seven of her eight games since returning to the lineup. She missed the Buffs' first four games with an early-season injury. She's averaged 15.1 points per game this season
TCU's Madison Connor, USF's Sammi Puisis, UCS's JuJu Watkins and St. Joseph's Laura Ziegler were also honored.
Colorado will take to the road for its next two matchups, starting in Fort Worth against No. 11 TCU on New Year's Day.
It is Formann's first career Player of the Week honor. She was picked as the USBWA Freshman of the Week after Colorado's upset win over No. 1 Stanford in January 2021.
The fifth-year graduate led the Buffaloes in a 65-60 come-from-behind win over No. 14 West Virginia to open Big 12 play on Saturday. Colorado trailed by as many as 16 in the contest, before roaring back in the fourth quarter. Formann led all players with a game-high 22 points in the win.
Formann was a key part of CU's offense in the first half against WVU, totaling 15 of the team's 25 points. She went 6-for-10 from the field and hit three of her four 3-pointers in the first two quarters, keeping Colorado within three points of the Mountaineers.
The Bagsværd, Denmark native, drilled a big 3-pointer late in the third quarter that helped the Buffs whittle at the WVU double-digit lead. Formann assisted on Jade Masogayo's go-ahead basket in the middle of the Buffs' momentum-shifting 22-4 run that carried CU to the victory.
Formann has scored in double figures in seven of her eight games since returning to the lineup. She missed the Buffs' first four games with an early-season injury. She's averaged 15.1 points per game this season
TCU's Madison Connor, USF's Sammi Puisis, UCS's JuJu Watkins and St. Joseph's Laura Ziegler were also honored.
Colorado will take to the road for its next two matchups, starting in Fort Worth against No. 11 TCU on New Year's Day.
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