USBWA Drexel News

For the period through Sunday, Jan. 26, the five Ann Meyers Drysdale national women's honorees of the week are Drexel guard Amaris Baker; UCLA center Lauren Betts; Florida State guard Ta'Niya Latson; Bucknell forward Ashley Sofilkanich; Murray State forward Katelyn Young; the Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Week is Vanderbilt guard Makayla Blakes and the National Team of the Week is Texas.

Eight returning All-Americans including the nation’s leading scorer and assists leaders and six conference players of the year headline the 2022-23 U.S. Basketball Writers Association Women's All-America Team. There are 13 different schools represented on the 15-player team that for the second consecutive season has top-ranked and overall No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed South Carolina and Stanford each earning claiming two selections.

For the season’s second weekly women’s awards from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association for games ending Sunday, Dec. 18, Drexel graduate guard Keishana Washington is the Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week, Santa Clara guard Tess Heal is the Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Week  and St. John’s is the National Team of the Week.

For the season's ninth honorees for games ending Sunday, January 30, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Ann Meyers Drysdale Women's National Player of the Week goes to Michigan forward Naz Hillmon, the organization's Tamika Catchings women's freshman player honor goes to DePaul forward Aneesah Morrow, and the USBWA women's team citation goes to Drexel.

For the season's 12th U.S. Basketball Writers Association Ann Meyers Drysdale Women's National Player of the Week and the organization's Tamika Catchings women's freshman player honor, Drexel guard Keishana Washington is national player while Middle Tennessee guard Aislynn Hayes for the third time this season has been chosen for the freshman citation after each helped their teams go unbeaten ending the week of Sunday, Feb. 2.