AP Player of the Week: Hannah Hidalgo of Notre Dame had first career triple-double
The Associated Press national player of the week in women's basketball for Week 7 of the season:
HANNAH HIDALGO, Notre Dame
The 5-foot-6 freshman guard from Haddonfield, New Jersey, led the Fighting Irish to a win last week over Western Michigan with her first career triple-double. Hidalgo had 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to go along with five steals. She's leading the country with six steals a game.
RUNNER-UP
Caitlin Clark, Iowa. The senior guard had 35 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists in a 98-69 win over Loyola-Chicago. On the season, Clark is averaging 30.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 7.4 assists.
HONORABLE MENTION
McKenzie Forbes, Southern California; Ayoka Lee, Kansas State; Sedona Prince, TCU.
KEEP AN EYE ON
Aleighyah Fontenot of Southern. Had 22 points, hitting six 3-pointers to help the Jaguars knock off Oklahoma. It was the first win against a Division I opponent this season for Southern, which has played a difficult non-conference schedule with games against Baylor, Texas and Kansas State.
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AP voters: Pat Eaton-Robb, Doug Feinberg, Pete Iacobelli, Teresa M. Walker, Joe Reedy, Dave Zelio, John Zenor.
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AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball
