ROSEMONT, Ill. --Â Freshman
Ashley Owusu and sophomore
Shakira Austin of the ninth-ranked Maryland women's basketball team (5-1) earned conference weekly honors Monday.
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Owusu earned her second straight Big Ten Freshman of the Week nod and Austin was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll for her seventh career weekly honor.
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Owusu averaged 13.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 7.5 assists with just four total turnovers in the Terps' two dominant wins this week. Against 2019 NCAA Tournament Team Quinnipiac, Owusu led the Terrapins in scoring with 19 points off 8-for-12 shooting from the field, with six boards and six assists. Over the Terps' four-game win streak, she is averaging 13.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists.
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Austin led the Terrapins in scoring and rebounding this week with 15.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in two victories. She shot 80 percent from the field (12-for-15) with 3.5 assists, 3.5 steals and 2.5 blocks. Against George Washington, she scored 15 points with eight boards.
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In the Terps' matchup with Quinnipiac, Austin was 7-for-8 from the floor with 16 points, all in the first half, with seven boards. Maryland led 45-24 at half, with Austin accounting for more than a third of the Terps' points. Over the Terps' four-game win streak over the last two weeks, Austin is averaging 15.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and shooting 75 percent from the field.
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She was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week six times last year.
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The Terps are ranked No. 9 in the AP poll released Monday and No. 10 in the Nov. 19 USA Today Coaches poll. Â
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Next, the Terrapins will hit the road to play in the Daytona Beach Invitational over Thanksgiving. Maryland will play two 2019 NCAA Tournament Teams in Clemson (2-4) Friday at 5:45 p.m. and Belmont (3-2) Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Both games will be played at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach and will be streamed on
PassThaBall.com.
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