University of Minnesota Athletics
Banham Named B1G Co-Player of the Week
2/22/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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Rachel Banham has been named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week. Sharing the honor with Michigan State's Aerial Powers, this is Banham's third conference Player of the Week selection of the season.
Banham scored 116 total points in three games over the past week. She shot 46.3 percent from the field, including 16-of-28 (57.1 percent) from 3-point distance, and 24-of-28 (85.7 percent) at the free throw line. Banham added 6.3 assists and 5.3 rebounds per contest.
Against Iowa last Monday, Banham tallied 35 points including a game-winning at the buzzer. She was close to a triple-double with nine rebounds and eight assists.
Banham scored 29 points at Indiana before piling on 52 at Michigan State. Those 52 points vaulted her into first on the Big Ten's career scoring list with 2,921. She is the only Big Ten women's basketball player to score 50 or more points, and has done so twice this season. Banham made nine 3-pointers against the Spartans and helped the Gophers erase a 19-point deficit before eventually falling on the road.
In East Lansing, Banham also surpassed her own Minnesota season record for 3-pointers. She has 97 this season.
Reaction to Banham's Big Ten Record and 52-Point Game
ICYMI: There's a new leader atop the @B1Gwbball career scoring list, and its @GopherWBB star Rachel Banham. https://t.co/BlQ1vKg3cE
- Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) February 22, 2016
Perhaps Rachel Banam's biggest fan, @kobebryant once again has high praise for the @GopherWBB star: https://t.co/tTjw5td3ws
- ESPN Women's Hoops (@ESPN_WomenHoop) February 22, 2016
HUGE congrats to @rachelbanham15 on becoming the all-time leading scorer in the @bigten. What an amazing accomplishment!!! #Gophers
- Lindsay Whalen (@Lindsay_13) February 21, 2016
Congratulations to @rachelbanham15 for breaking the Big Ten record!! Way to represent! #bigten
- Kelly Mazzante (@maz132) February 22, 2016
What happens with a Kobe endorsement:
In February there have been over 17,000 tweets mentioning Rachel Banham. In January there were 763.- Taylor Rooks (@TaylorRooks) February 22, 2016
That's a new season record for @rachelbanham15 as she makes her 94th 3-pointer of the year. #Gophers pic.twitter.com/fE9Ng4ELXQ
- Minnesota WBB (@GopherWBB) February 21, 2016
