AIKEN, S.C. - University of South Carolina Aiken women's basketball player Kayla Harris was selected as the South Carolina Education Lottery USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Week on March 14, 2011.

The 2010-11 Peach Belt Conference Freshman of the Year, Harris was impressive in her first NCAA Tournament appearance.

The Raleigh, N.C. native averaged a team-best 16.0 points per game in USC Aiken's two games in the 2011 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional at the Athletics & Fitness Center on the campus of Clayton State University in Morrow, Ga.

The freshman forward shot 42.9 percent (9 for 21) from the field in the two games. She hit 84.6 percent (11 for 13) of her free throw attempts.

In USC Aiken's first ever NCAA Tournament victory against Tusculum on Friday, March 11, Harris scored a team-high 17 points. She also had three assists and a steal in USC Aiken's 69-66 win.

In eighth-ranked USC Aiken's season-ending loss to No. 6 Lander on Saturday, March 12, Harris finished with a team-high 15 points and eight rebounds. She was 8 for 9 from the charity stripe in USC Aiken's loss to the Bearcats.

The South Carolina Education Lottery USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Week award honors one student-athlete each week from an in-season sport for their hard work and effort.

Check www.PacerSports.com throughout the course of the 2010-11 athletic year to learn more about the South Carolina Education Lottery USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Week award.