SCIAC Honors Female Athlete of the Week:
La Verne's Marissa Raya
January 23, 2008
ULV: Marissa Raya, Basketball
A senior from Pasadena, Raya averaged 29.5 points in two wins last
week to help propel La Verne into a first-place tie in the
conference standings. The SCIAC's leading scorer at 20.1
points per game, Raya poured in a career-high 35 points in the
Leopards' 86-64 road win over Cal Lutheran on Jan. 17. She
connected on a season-high six three-point field goals against the
Regals while recording her 100th block of her career with two
rejections in the contest. She tallied a team-high 23 points
in ULV's 87-52 triumph over Whittier College on Jan. 19, finishing
5-of-8 in three-point field goal attempts. Raya also
collected five steals against the Poets to move within one steal of
the school career record. For the week, Raya shot 60.6%
(20-of-33) from the field, including a 61.1% clip (11-of-18) from
three-point range as the Leopards remain unbeaten in league play at
4-0.













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