AIKEN, S.C. - University of South Carolina Aiken women's basketball player Daniela Tarailo was named the South Carolina Education Lottery USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Week on Sunday, January 20, 2013. 

Tarailo closed out USC Aiken's 1-1 week last week averaging a team-best 21 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game.

Currently in the top-5 in NCAA Division II and first in the Peach Belt Conference in 3-pointers made per game, Tarailo closed out last week shooting 43.5 percent (10-for-23) from beyond the arc.

Tarailo opened last week by leading the nationally third-ranked Pacers with 12 points in USC Aiken's narrow home loss to national No. 4 Clayton State on Wednesday, Jan. 16.

Tarailo concluded last week for the Pacers by scoring a career-best 30 points in 32 minutes in USC Aiken's road win over Young Harris on Saturday, Jan. 19.

Tarailo was 10-for-19 from the field in claiming the 30 points. She knocked down a career-high seven 3-pointers in the game, while shooting 70 percent (7-for-10) from beyond the arc in the game.

Tarailo, who just missed on a double-double in the contest as she also obtained nine rebounds, was 3-for-3 from the free throw line in the game.

Tarailo with her 30 points became the first Pacer to score 30 or more points in a game since Meredith Legg scored 34 points in then No. 18 USC Aiken's 80-60 win over No. 26 Shaw on Jan. 2, 2009.

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 in 2012-13 for their hard work and effort.

To learn more about the South Carolina Education Lottery USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Week award, please visit USC Aiken's official athletic website at www.PacerSports.com.