AP Player Of The Week: Caitlin Clark Helps Iowa Win Third Straight Big Ten Tournament Title – News18

The Associated Press nationwide participant of the week in ladies’s basketball for Week 18 of the season:

The 6-foot senior had one other stellar week, averaging 28.6 factors and 11.3 assists in main Iowa to its third consecutive Big Ten Tournament title. She scored 30 of her 34 factors after halftime within the Hawkeyes 94-89 extra time win in opposition to Nebraska within the championship recreation and added 12 assists and 7 rebounds within the course of. In Iowa’s victory over Penn State within the quarterfinals, she set the Division I document for 3-pointers made, surpassing Steph Curry, and now has 173 this season. Clark was chosen because the event’s Most Outstanding Player for the third consecutive 12 months. This is her fourth participant-of-the-week honor this season.

Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame. The Irish freshman was named most dear participant of the Atlantic Coast Conference event after scoring 22 factors, flattening six rebounds and meting out six assists in her group’s 55-51 championship recreation win over North Carolina State. The 5-6 guard, who was additionally named the ACC’s freshman and defensive participant of the 12 months, got here up with two huge baskets late to assist the Irish declare their first event title since 2019. She additionally had 21 factors within the group’s quarterfinal win over Louisville.

Paige Bueckers, UConn; McKenzie Forbes, USC; Milaysia Fulwiley, South Carolina.

Jada Guinn, Chattanooga. The 5-8 guard averaged 27 factors and 6.3 rebounds and shot 61% from the sphere in main her group to the Southern Conference Tournament championship. She scored 18 of her 32 factors within the fourth quarter of the Mocs’ 69-60 win over UNC Greensboro within the title recreation and was named the event’s most excellent participant.

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AP voters: Pat Eaton-Robb, Doug Feinberg, Pete Iacobelli, Hank Kurz, Janie McCauley, Joe Reedy, Teresa M. Walker, John Zenor.

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AP ladies’s faculty basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball

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