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AMES -- Iowa State's Tjasa Turnsek earned her first Big 12 Conference weekly award, recognized as the league's Freshman of the Week after three games to open the women's basketball season.
Turnšek averaged 19 points and 7 rebounds in Week 1 for the Cyclones, making her the third-leading scorer in the league for the week. She finished among the top 15 in field-goal percentage after shooting at a 58.3 percent clip (21-for-36).
Turnšek scored in double figures in each of her first three collegiate games, including an 18-point, 13-rebound performance in a 68-44 win over Nicholls for her first career double-double. It made her the second-fastest player in Cyclone history to achieve a double-double.
Turnšek is the first Iowa State player to be named Freshman of the Week since the 2023-24 season.