INDIANAPOLIS The honors continued to roll in for Colorado freshman
Frida Formann on Tuesday. She added to her collection with the announcement of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association s Tamika Catchings Women s Freshman of the Week, a day after being named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week.
It is the first time a Colorado women s basketball player has earned the honor.
McKinley Wright IV earned a National Freshman of the Week award during his rookie season in 2017-18.
Formann, bounced back over the weekend after a 0-for-5 shooting performance to start the week at Southern California. The freshman guard from Bagsværd, Denmark, went 7-for-8 from the field in Colorado s win over Cal, setting a season-high with 19 points. She shot 5-for-6 from behind the arc and snagged a season-best seven rebounds. Formann totaled 15 points against Stanford. She scored five points in the overtime period, including the go-ahead 3 to give put CU in front, 72-70. Formann also had a key block o