Gosschalk Named Big West's Top Player

2/10/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Gosschalk Earns Weekly Award From Big West
Senior Averages 18.5 Points Per Game, Shoots 64% From Floor

IRVINE, CA-- Senior forward Jinga Gosschalk (Amsterdam, Holland) was named the Big West Conference's Player of the Week after averaging 18.5 points per game, including six three pointers in wins over CS Fullerton and UC Riverside.

Gosschalk (pronounced HAWS-hall-ik) scored 17 and 20 points against the Titans and Highlanders, respectively, shooting an identical 7-of-11 from the field and 3-of-6 from the three-point arc. For the week, Gosschalk shot .637 (14-of-22), including .500 (6-of-12) from three-point land.

Gosschalk led the 49ers in scoring both games as the 49ers improved to 7-2 in the Big West and 10-10 overall.

The 49ers play host to CS Fullerton on Thursday and Idaho on Saturday. Both games are at 7:30 p.m. in The Pyramid.