ATHLE TE OF THE MONTH
ALIYAH BOSTON S
outh Carolina freshman Aliyah Boston started her Gamecock career with a bang, posting a triple-double in her very first regular-season game. She continued her dominant play through January, winning four SEC Freshman of the Week awards and one national honor. Through 17 games, Boston was averaging 13 points and 8.8 rebounds per game with a team-high 53 blocks and 22 steals, while shooting 61.6 percent from the field and 77 percent from the freethrow line. She had 16 double-figure scoring games, six double-doubles and one triple-double to earn a spot on the Midseason Top 25 list for the prestigious Wooden Award. Boston’s best game came on Jan. 9 when she had 19 points and 25 rebounds, the second-highest rebounding performance in program history.
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ATHLETE OF THE MONTH
JANUARY 2020
