ATLANTA  –  Senior Kaila Charles of 10th-ranked Maryland was named to the Citizen Naismith Trophy Women's Player of the Year midseason list Tuesday. Charles is one of 30 top players in the country on the list. This is the third straight season Charles is on the Citizen Naismith Trophy midseason list.
 
Charles, who is the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year, is leading the Terrapins (20-4, 11-2 B1G) in scoring (14.9 ppg) and rebounding (7.8 rpg). She is also averaging 1.8 steals per game and shooting 50 percent from the field on the season.
 
Charles recently moved to No. 8 on Maryland's all-time scoring list with 1,886 career points. She is also No. 9 on the Terps' all-time rebounding list with 886 career boards. Charles has started in all 127 games of her career and has a chance to break Alyssa Thomas' record of 135.
 
The 10 semifinalists for the Citizen Naismith Trophy will be announced on March 3, and the finalists will be revealed on March 20. The winner of the 2020 Citizen Naismith Trophy for Women's Player of the Year will be announced on April 4.
 
Charles is also one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award. Fans can vote for her here. She was also named to the Wooden Award Midseason List last week. Senior Blair Watson is one of 15 players on the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year watch list.
 
Charles was named Big Ten Player of the Week for the second time this season and for her 12^th weekly career weekly honor earlier this week. Freshman teammate Ashley Owusu earned her third Big Ten Freshman of the Week award. Owusu averaged 18.3 points per game, 7.3 assists with 2.0 turnovers, while going 14-for-17 from the free throw line. She shot over 52 percent from the field (19-36) and 3-for-5 from outside the arc.
 
The Terps have won nine straight games, dating back to Jan. 12. Maryland reached the 20-win mark for the 16^th straight season Sunday.
 
Next, the Terrapins will host No. 17 Iowa (20-4, 11-2) Thursday at 6 p.m.
 
Thursday's game is Kaila Charles bobblehead night, when 400 lucky fans will win a Kaila Charles bobblehead.
 
For tickets, click here. Parking will be available after 4 p.m. in lots 4B, 9B, 11B and the Terrapin Trail Garage.
 
The Terps-Hawkeyes game will be televised on the Big Ten Network. Fans can watch at FoxSports.com or the Fox Sports app using their cable login information.