Feb. 16, 2009

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Senior C.J. Pace from the South Carolina women’s basketball team has been named AgSouth Athlete of the Week.

Pace scored 14.0 points and grabbed 7.0 rebounds over two games last week, including the Gamecocks first home SEC win of the season against Alabama. She led the team in both points and rebounds against the Crimson Tide, narrowly missing a double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds to her credit. Pace scored 13 of her game-high 18 points in the second half, including a critical nine-point spurt that put the game away. She tied her career high with three assists in the victory after swiping a career-high three steals at Arkansas to open the week.