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February 26, 2018 | Women's Basketball
Second-straight year Badgers earn two award winners
2017-18 All-Big Ten teams
MADISON, Wis. – Cayla McMorris and Marsha Howard from the Wisconsin women's basketball team have been earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors by league coaches and media, the conference office announced on Monday.
McMorris was a consensus honorable mention pick, earning her second-straight award by the media while Howard was recognized for the first season by league media.
McMorris notched her 1,000th career point, hitting a driving lay-up early in the third quarter against OSU on Feb. 3. The senior from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, became the 25th UW player to score 1,000 career points. She ranks 23rd on the Badger record list with 1,052 career points.
On the season, the 6-0 guard leads the Badgers with 13.4 points per game, which ranks 19th in the Big Ten. She also ranks second on the team with 6.3 rebounds per game, which ranks 19th in the conference. McMorris has 52 assists this season, ranking third on the team with 2.0 assists per game.
Howard ranks sixth in the Big Ten with a field goal percentage of .503. In conference-only games, she ranks sixth at 52.2 percent. She has scored in double figures in 19 games, including a team-best six games with 20-or-more points.
A native of Chicago, Howard ranks second on the team and 23rd in the Big Ten with 12.4 points per game. She leads the Badgers and 15th in the Big Ten with 7.0 rebounds per game. She also ranks second on the squad with 29 steals (1.0/game).
The Badgers (9-20, 2-14 B1G) compete in the 25th Big Ten Tournament, beginning on Wednesday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Wisconsin earned the No. 13 seed in the tournament, taking on No. 12 Northwestern (11-19, 4-12) on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday's winner will advance to the second round to take on No. 5-seed Iowa (23-6, 11-5) on Thursday at 1:30 p.m.
MADISON, Wis. – Cayla McMorris and Marsha Howard from the Wisconsin women's basketball team have been earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors by league coaches and media, the conference office announced on Monday.
McMorris was a consensus honorable mention pick, earning her second-straight award by the media while Howard was recognized for the first season by league media.
McMorris notched her 1,000th career point, hitting a driving lay-up early in the third quarter against OSU on Feb. 3. The senior from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, became the 25th UW player to score 1,000 career points. She ranks 23rd on the Badger record list with 1,052 career points.
On the season, the 6-0 guard leads the Badgers with 13.4 points per game, which ranks 19th in the Big Ten. She also ranks second on the team with 6.3 rebounds per game, which ranks 19th in the conference. McMorris has 52 assists this season, ranking third on the team with 2.0 assists per game.
Howard ranks sixth in the Big Ten with a field goal percentage of .503. In conference-only games, she ranks sixth at 52.2 percent. She has scored in double figures in 19 games, including a team-best six games with 20-or-more points.
A native of Chicago, Howard ranks second on the team and 23rd in the Big Ten with 12.4 points per game. She leads the Badgers and 15th in the Big Ten with 7.0 rebounds per game. She also ranks second on the squad with 29 steals (1.0/game).
The Badgers (9-20, 2-14 B1G) compete in the 25th Big Ten Tournament, beginning on Wednesday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Wisconsin earned the No. 13 seed in the tournament, taking on No. 12 Northwestern (11-19, 4-12) on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday's winner will advance to the second round to take on No. 5-seed Iowa (23-6, 11-5) on Thursday at 1:30 p.m.
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