| FAVORITES |
| Movie |
Love and Basketball |
| TV Show |
Teen Titans |
| App |
TikTok |
| Food |
My mom’s Mexican food |
| Five people I would like to meet |
Kobe Bryant, Drake, Kehlani, Michael B. Jordan, and …TBD |
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MWC Performer of the Week (Jan. 21, 2025)
Knox Female Athlete of the Week (Nov. 12, 2024)
2025-26
Second Team All Midwest Conference … MWC Player of the Week December 1 … Nidez Acuña led the league in field goal percentage (51.3 percent), was third in minutes (788), defensive rebounds (133), and defensive rebounds per game (5.3). She was also fourth in field goals (137), fifth in points per game (14.0), sixth in total rebounds (175), free throw percentage (74.7 percent), steals (50), and steals per game (2.5), seventh in rebounds per game (7.0) and free throws (71), and eighth in blocks (23) … Played in 26 games, starting 26, averaging 31.6 minutes per game … Averaged 13.8 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game … Went 142-277 from the field, 4-20 from three, and 72-99 from the free throw line … Had 25 blocks and 51 steals … Scored a season-high 28 points vs. Millikin on December 9 … Had a season-high 11 rebounds vs. Luther on November 8 … Had season-highs of four assists and three blocks vs. Webster on January 31 … Had a season-high six steals vs. Ripon on January 24 … Had a double-double vs. Luther on November 8 (11 rebounds, 13 points) … Had a double-double vs. Benedictine (19 points, 10 rebounds) on November 18 … Had a double-double vs. Lawrence (23 points, 10 rebounds) on December 2 … Had a double-double (25 points, 10 rebounds) vs. Webster on January 31.
2024-25
Saw action in every game as a rookie, starting all but one of the 25 games … finished the season 11th in the league in scoring (12.4 ppg), eighth in rebounding (team-high 6.8 rpg) and blocked shots (team-high 22), and fourth in free throw percentage (.757) … led the team in field goal percentage (.457, minimum 20 attempts) … her 311 total points are the second-most by any first-year player in program history, behind only teammate Bria Medina … began her collegiate career with double-doubles in each game of the Loras Tip-Off Classic, scoring 21 points with 12 boards versus the host and 18 points and 11 rebounds against Coe College, earning
Knox Female Athlete of the Week honors for her performance … had two more double-doubles during the season, producing 20 points and 12 rebounds in the 85-77 win over Aurora and 16 points and 12 boards (and a season-high four blocks … in an 81-53 victory over rival Monmouth … topped 20 points four times, including a season-high 26 on 11-of-16 field goals to help defeat Illinois College, 84-69 … was named the MWC Performer of the Week after that performance … scored in double figures 14 times … filled the stat sheet with 21 points, eight rebounds, a season-high five assists, three blocks and two steals in the 101-70 victory at Eureka … hit all eight of her free throw attempts at Grinnell.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played basketball at Sunnyside High … captained the team her senior year, leading her team to a 24-5 record … first Arizona player in the 4A to 6A range to surpass 1,000 points and rebounds in a career in 30 years.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Maria Acuña has one sister, Estefany … born on Jan. 23, 2006 … enjoys watching movies, building Legos and sleeping.
