Harvard's Harmoni Turner is AP women's basketball player of the week
Harmoni Turner, Harvard
The senior guard is The Associated Press women's college basketball player of the week. Turner scored a school record 44 points in the semifinals of the Ivy League Tournament and then added 24 in the championship game to help the Crimson earn their first NCAA bid since 2007.
Runner-Up
Katelyn Young, Murray State. The graduate student forward scored 23 of her 34 points in the first half and reached 3,000 for her career in the Missouri Valley Conference championship game win over Belmont. Young averaged 25.7 points in the tournament and earned MVP honors. She was 31-of-52 from the field in the tournament.
Honorable Mention
Meghan Andersen, Fairfield; Teneisia Brown, FDU; Paige Bueckers, UConn; Bella Nascimento, William & Mary.
Season Recap
JuJu Watkins of USC earned player of the week honors three times, the most of anyone this season. Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo, Florida State's Ta'Niya Latson and Vanderbilt's Mikayla Blakes all were honored twice.
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