(Week 14) Trista Thorn

Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week
Trista Thorn – VIU Mariners

In an epic season-ending matchup between the top two seeds in the PACWEST, Mariners guard Trista Thorn led VIU’s offensive attack in two hard-fought victories over Douglas College. On Friday, she made an early statement by scoring seven points in the opening quarter and tied teammate Kaia Simpson with a game-high 13 points on 57% shooting. Trista added four rebounds, a steal, and a block. In the rematch, she took her game to a higher level and got her team’s momentum rolling again with another six first quarter points and scored a game-high 25 points in 25 minutes on 60% shooting. She pulled down another seven rebounds—good for second on the team—and added two assists, two blocks, and a steal.