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USA Today
20-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Oklahoma center Raegan Beers named Honorable Mention All-American
Oklahoma center Raegan Beers named Honorable Mention All-American Raegan Beers' first season in an Oklahoma women's basketball uniform was an unqualified success. On Wednesday, she added to her trophy case. Beers, the 6-foot-4 junior center who transferred from Oregon State before the season, was named an Honorable Mention All-American by both the Associated Press and the United States Basketball Writers Association. It marked the second straight year she earned such honors. Beers led the Sooners in scoring, rebounding, and blocked shots, averaging 17.5 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game. Her 66% shooting from the field ranked fourth in Division I. In addition, Beers notched 12 double-doubles during the regular season, the most games with a double-double since Joanna McFarland had 14 in the 2012-13 season. The All-American honors are just the latest on her resume. Earlier in March, Beers was named to the All-SEC first team and selected as a finalist for the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award. In the penultimate week of the regular season, she earned USBWA National Player of the Week honors after scoring 30 points in consecutive games against Vanderbilt and Arkansas. In reaching that total in two straight, she became the first Oklahoma women's basketball player to do so since Courtney Paris more than 15 years ago. Beers' All-American honor also marked the fourth straight season the Sooners have had at least one All-American under coach Jennie Baranczyk. Skylar Vann, Madi Williams, and Taylor Robertson also received All-American will seek to keep its season going Saturday at 1:30 p.m. The third-seeded Sooners will play No. 14-seed Florida-Gulf Coast in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, which can be seen on ESPNU. USBWA All-American Teams First Team Lauren Betts, UCLA Paige Buckers, Connecticut Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame Aneesah Morrow, LSU JuJu Watkins, Southern California Second Team Georgia Amoore, Kentucky Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt Madison Booker, Texas Ta'Niya Latson, Florida State Olivia Miles, Notre Dame Third team Audi Crooks, Iowa State Kiki Iriafen, Southern California Flau'Jae Johnson, LSU Sarah Strong, Connecticut Hailey Van Lith, Texas Christian
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Iowa's Lucy Olsen named USBWA National Player of the Week
After a dominant 28-point performance against No. 7 USC (19-2, 9-1 Big Ten), Iowa women's basketball (15-7, 5-6 Big Ten) star senior guard Lucy Olsen was named the National Player of the Week by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association on Tuesday morning. Olsen, an offseason transfer from Villanova, powered the Hawkeyes to the 76-69 upset victory over the Trojans by shooting 10-for-18 (55.6%) from the floor and 8-for-9 (88.9%) from the free throw line, including four rebounds, four assists, and three steals in 37 minutes of action. Olsen truly shined in the fourth quarter as she registered 15 points off 5-for-7 (71.4%) shooting from the floor and 5-for-5 (100%) from the charity stripe to go along with two steals and one rebound. B1G Lu 🤝 B1G Business. @LucyOlsenbball is the @USBWA National Player of the Week! #Hawkeyes — Iowa Women's Basketball (@IowaWBB) February 4, 2025 While the Player of the Week accolade is an individual award, the recognition could potentially motivate the team even more as they fight back into the Big Ten tournament and NCAA tournament conversation Iowa's next matchup will see them travel to Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minn., for a clash vs. Minnesota (18-5, 6-5 Big Ten) on Thursday at 7 p.m. CT on the Big Ten Network (BTN). Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes, and opinions. Follow Scout on X: @SpringgateNews This article originally appeared on Hawkeyes Wire: Iowa's Lucy Olsen named USBWA National Player of the Week
USA Today
05-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Iowa's Lucy Olsen named USBWA National Player of the Week
Iowa's Lucy Olsen named USBWA National Player of the Week After a dominant 28-point performance against No. 7 USC (19-2, 9-1 Big Ten), Iowa women's basketball (15-7, 5-6 Big Ten) star senior guard Lucy Olsen was named the National Player of the Week by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association on Tuesday morning. Olsen, an offseason transfer from Villanova, powered the Hawkeyes to the 76-69 upset victory over the Trojans by shooting 10-for-18 (55.6%) from the floor and 8-for-9 (88.9%) from the free throw line, including four rebounds, four assists, and three steals in 37 minutes of action. Olsen truly shined in the fourth quarter as she registered 15 points off 5-for-7 (71.4%) shooting from the floor and 5-for-5 (100%) from the charity stripe to go along with two steals and one rebound. While the Player of the Week accolade is an individual award, the recognition could potentially motivate the team even more as they fight back into the Big Ten tournament and NCAA tournament conversation Iowa's next matchup will see them travel to Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minn., for a clash vs. Minnesota (18-5, 6-5 Big Ten) on Thursday at 7 p.m. CT on the Big Ten Network (BTN). Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes, and opinions. Follow Scout on X: @SpringgateNews
