Harmon's Career Week Garners Big 12 Starting Five NodHarmon's Career Week Garners Big 12 Starting Five Nod
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Harmon's Career Week Garners Big 12 Starting Five Nod

by Alex Clough

ORLANDO - You can't open a UCF career much better than Leah Harmon.

Fresh off yet another career week, which saw her score 78 points across four games, the sophomore has been named to the Big 12 Starting Five as a top performer, becoming the third Knight to secure a weekly honor since joining the conference.

Averaging 19.5 points as the Black and Gold went 3-1, including a 2-1 record at the Discover Puerto Rico Shootout in San Juan, Harmon has broken records throughout her opening eight games of the season.

Across the four games, Harmon never scored below 17 points, matching that total in three contests before setting a career high with 27 points in a 57-56 win over Rice. The Miami transfer’s 27 points were the sixth-most in a UCF neutral site game in program history, while her 10 free throws made her just the 16th Knight since 1999 to reach double digits.

Harmon has tallied five or more field goals in her first eight games of the season, becoming the first player to do so to open their Black and Gold career. A true three-level scorer, Harmon connected on multiple three-pointers in each game, including three in her final two contests of the week. 

During the opener in San Juan, the New Jersey native dished six assists, marking a career high for the second year. Among Big 12 players, Harmon ranks seventh in points per game (17.4) and fourth in three-point percentage (44.4), a clip that also placed her 50th in the nation.

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Harmon and the Knights will return to the floor on Wednesday to commence a non-conference finale homestand, first welcoming Stetson for a 7 p.m. tipoff at Addition Financial Arena.