University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

AIKEN, S.C. - University of South Carolina Aiken women's basketball standout Chidinma Okafor has been named the Hutson-Etherredge Companies and Auto-Owners Insurance USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Jan. 9, 2022.

Okafor is a 6-3 center from Santa Clarita, Calif.

She averaged 22 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game for the week.

Against No. 3 Lander, Okafor had 13 points, 14 rebounds, six blocks, an assist and a steal. At Flagler, she posted a career-high 31 points to go along with nine boards and a block.

The 31 points is the fifth most in USC Aiken Division II history while the 14 made field goals ties a school Division II record (since 2000).

The Hutson-Etherredge Companies and Auto-Owners Insurance USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Week honors one student-athlete each week from an in-season sport for their hard work and effort.




 

Jan. 10, 2022 - Chidinma Okafor
Jan. 3, 2022 - Tehree Horn
Dec. 27, 2021 - Chidinma Okafor
Dec. 20, 2021 - David Strother

Dec. 13, 2021 - Preston Parks

Dec. 6, 2021 - Preston Parks

Nov. 29, 2021 - Delaney Trushel

Nov. 22, 2021 - Tehree Horn
Nov. 15, 2021 - Tehree Horn
Nov. 8, 2021 - Alicia Pitt
Nov. 1, 2021 - Emily Lammers
Oct. 25, 2021 - Patrick Davis
Oct. 18, 2021 - Mary Cecil
Oct. 11, 2021 - Leo Johansson
Oct. 4, 2021 - Patrick Davis 
Sept. 27, 2021 - Caroline Foster
Sept. 20, 2021 - Tashiana Kwatowski
Sept. 13, 2021 - Alicia Pitt
Sept. 7, 2021 - Jaymee Kambel