AIKEN, S.C. – University of South Carolina Aiken women’s basketball standout Kwajelin Farrar has been named the South Carolina Education Lottery USC Aiken Student-Athlete of the Month for January.
Farrar guided USC Aiken to a 9-2 month while averaging a double-double.
The freshman from Grovetown, Ga., guided the team with 16.2 points and 10.1 rebounds per contest. She connected on 76-of-135 from the floor (56.3 percent) while canning 26-of-38 from the charity stripe (68.4 percent).
Farrar pulled down 111 rebounds (10.1 per game) for the month. For good measure, she blocked 16 shots, had eight assists and six steals.
She posted six double-double performances in the month and picked up PBC Player of the Week honors once. In the win over Francis Marion, Farrar posted career-high accolades with 25 points and 14 rebounds.
The Pacers are a game out of first place in the loss column in the PBC East.
The South Carolina Education Lottery USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Month award honors one student-athlete each month from an in-season sport for their hard work and effort. Each month during the 2016-17 athletic year one winner will be chosen from an in-season sport.
