COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Each week during the 2019-20 season a Maryland student-athlete, who has shown excellence on and off the court, will be selected as the Solomon Eye Associates Terp of the Week. This week's Solomon Eye Associates Terp of the Week is sophomore Shakira Austin of women's basketball.

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Sophomore Shakira 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. She was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll. Against George Washington, she scored 15 points with eight boards. 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.