MARTINGY, Switzerland – Purdue women's basketball incoming freshman Ainhoa Holzer received two major honors within the Swiss Basketball League ahead of her first season in West Lafayette.
This week, Holzer was named the Sixth Woman of the Year and the Most Improved Player of the SBL, released by the Le Cinq Majeur publication.
Holzer received 61.5% of the vote from the league for Sixth Woman and 42.9% for Most Improved.
In 22 games this season for BBC Troistorrents, Holzer averaged 6.7 points, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals over 22.5 minutes per game. Holzer shot 54% from the field this season with a 42.4% clip from behind the arc.
Holzer was also named the 2021 Rising Young Star of the Swiss Basketball League.