A little news before the #BigSkyWBB Tournament gets started.
Congratulations to @ReganSchenck, @khiarica and @JacqulynnNakai!
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— NAU Women's Basketball (@NAU_WBB) March 7, 2021
Jacqulynn Nakai was named Newcomer of the Year by the Big Sky Conference on Sunday. Nakai averaged 14.8 points a game (fourth in the Big Sky) and 2.9 (13th) for NAU. Nakai scored 17 points against the University of Arizona in McKale Center in a 76-63 loss in November.
Nakai also earned a spot on the All-Conference Team in the honorable mention category as a guard. The Big Sky Tournament starts Monday and the Lumberjacks will meet Weber State in Boise.
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