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Bell Earns Spot on B1G Weekly Honor Roll
2/11/2019 12:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MINNEAPOLIS – For the fourth time this season and the eighth time in her career, Minnesota senior Kenisha Bell has been named to the Big Ten's weekly Honor Roll.
Bell averaged 23.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 3.0 assists last week as Minnesota went 2-0 and ran its win streak to four straight games.
The Minneapolis native was one of three Gophers in double figures as she led all scorers with 22 points and added seven rebounds in a 65-61 win at Indiana Wednesday. Half of her points came from the free throw line as she finished 11-of-17 at the charity stripe. It was Bell's 10th game this year with at least 20 points, most on the team, and the 35th such game of her Minnesota career. With her 17 free throw attempts, which tied a season high, Bell jumped from 11th to a tie for fourth on the Gophers' single-season list.
Sunday, Bell posted her fourth double-double of the season and her 11th as a Gopher as she finished with a game-high 24 points and matched a season high with 11 rebounds in a 73-64, overtime win over Northwestern. She was 11-for-22 from the floor, setting a season high in made field goals, while her 22 field goal attempts give her 1,354 in her Gophers career to pass Emily Fox (1,338) for ninth in program history. Bell also dished out five assists and recorded five steals, going over the 200-steal mark for her Minnesota career in the process.
Down two late in the fourth quarter, Bell grabbed an offensive rebound and laid it in with seven seconds left to tie the game at 58-58. She then scored four points in overtime to help the Gophers secure the win.
For the season, Bell is averaging a team-high 19.0 points, 4.2 assists and 2.2 steals per game. She is also second on the squad with 5.7 rebounds per contest.
As of Feb. 9, Bell was leading the country in free throws attempted and ranked fourth in free throws made. In addition to leading the Big Ten in both of those categories, Bell was also leading the conference in steals, ranked second in field goals made and attempted, and was third in points per game and steals per game.
Bell's honor is the sixth for the Gophers this year, as she was also named to the Honor Roll on Dec. 24, Dec. 3 and Nov. 26, while Destiny Pitts was recognized on Dec. 10 and Taiye Bello on Nov. 19.
Minnesota (17-7, 6-7 Big Ten) is back in action Thursday night at Purdue. Tipoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network.
Bell averaged 23.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 3.0 assists last week as Minnesota went 2-0 and ran its win streak to four straight games.
The Minneapolis native was one of three Gophers in double figures as she led all scorers with 22 points and added seven rebounds in a 65-61 win at Indiana Wednesday. Half of her points came from the free throw line as she finished 11-of-17 at the charity stripe. It was Bell's 10th game this year with at least 20 points, most on the team, and the 35th such game of her Minnesota career. With her 17 free throw attempts, which tied a season high, Bell jumped from 11th to a tie for fourth on the Gophers' single-season list.
Sunday, Bell posted her fourth double-double of the season and her 11th as a Gopher as she finished with a game-high 24 points and matched a season high with 11 rebounds in a 73-64, overtime win over Northwestern. She was 11-for-22 from the floor, setting a season high in made field goals, while her 22 field goal attempts give her 1,354 in her Gophers career to pass Emily Fox (1,338) for ninth in program history. Bell also dished out five assists and recorded five steals, going over the 200-steal mark for her Minnesota career in the process.
Down two late in the fourth quarter, Bell grabbed an offensive rebound and laid it in with seven seconds left to tie the game at 58-58. She then scored four points in overtime to help the Gophers secure the win.
For the season, Bell is averaging a team-high 19.0 points, 4.2 assists and 2.2 steals per game. She is also second on the squad with 5.7 rebounds per contest.
As of Feb. 9, Bell was leading the country in free throws attempted and ranked fourth in free throws made. In addition to leading the Big Ten in both of those categories, Bell was also leading the conference in steals, ranked second in field goals made and attempted, and was third in points per game and steals per game.
Bell's honor is the sixth for the Gophers this year, as she was also named to the Honor Roll on Dec. 24, Dec. 3 and Nov. 26, while Destiny Pitts was recognized on Dec. 10 and Taiye Bello on Nov. 19.
Minnesota (17-7, 6-7 Big Ten) is back in action Thursday night at Purdue. Tipoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network.
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