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Bello Named to Big Ten Honor Roll
11/19/2018 1:16:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MINNEAPOLIS -- Junior Taiye Bello was named to the Big Ten Honor Roll Monday after posting consecutive double-doubles as No. 23 Minnesota (3-0) went 2-0 last week.
Bello, who was named to the Honor Roll for the first time in her career, now has double-doubles in all three games this season and seven in her career. Minnesota is 7-0 in those games.
In a 78-53 win at Xavier Wednesday, Bello had 11 points and 16 rebounds, which tied a career high at the time. She actually had her double-double by the intermission, pouring in 10 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in the opening 20 minutes.
Saturday night, Bello helped Minnesota rally for a 53-48 win over San Diego. Bello finished with 13 points and a career-high 18 rebounds. She did most of her damage in the pivotal fourth quarter, tallying eight points and 11 rebounds in the final frame.
The 18 rebounds were the most by a Gopher since Amanda Zahui B. had 22 against DePaul in the NCAA Tournament on March 20, 2015. In addition, Bello is the first Minnesota player to have three straight double-doubles since Zahui B. ended the 2014-15 season with four in a row.
Through Sunday's games, she was leading the country in rebounds per game (16.0) and offensive rebounds per game (7.0). She was also leading the Big Ten with three double-doubles (fifth nationally) and 9.0 defensive rebounds per game (15th nationally).
Bello, who was named to the Honor Roll for the first time in her career, now has double-doubles in all three games this season and seven in her career. Minnesota is 7-0 in those games.
In a 78-53 win at Xavier Wednesday, Bello had 11 points and 16 rebounds, which tied a career high at the time. She actually had her double-double by the intermission, pouring in 10 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in the opening 20 minutes.
Saturday night, Bello helped Minnesota rally for a 53-48 win over San Diego. Bello finished with 13 points and a career-high 18 rebounds. She did most of her damage in the pivotal fourth quarter, tallying eight points and 11 rebounds in the final frame.
The 18 rebounds were the most by a Gopher since Amanda Zahui B. had 22 against DePaul in the NCAA Tournament on March 20, 2015. In addition, Bello is the first Minnesota player to have three straight double-doubles since Zahui B. ended the 2014-15 season with four in a row.
Through Sunday's games, she was leading the country in rebounds per game (16.0) and offensive rebounds per game (7.0). She was also leading the Big Ten with three double-doubles (fifth nationally) and 9.0 defensive rebounds per game (15th nationally).
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