AP Player of the Week: Liza Karlen of Marquette averaged 24.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocks
Marquette forward Liza Karlen poses for a photo on media day at Al McGuire Center, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, in Milwaukee. Karlen is The Associated Press national player of the week in women's college basketball. Credit: AP
The Associated Press national player of the week in women's basketball for Week 6 of the season:
LIZA KARLEN, Marquette
The 6-foot-2 senior forward from St. Paul, Minnesota, led the Golden Eagles to two wins last week, averaging 24.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 blocks while shooting 50% from the field. She had 25 points and 12 rebounds in the win over then-No. 20 Creighton and has helped Marquette to the first 11-0 start in program history.
RUNNER-UP
Rachael Rose, Wofford. The junior guard had 21 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in a 71-70 win over Virginia. It was Wofford's first-ever victory against an ACC school. Rose scored the game winning points with less than a second remaining.
HONORABLE MENTION
Kaitlyn Chen (Princeton), Caitlin Clark (Iowa) and Angel Reese (LSU)
KEEP AN EYE ON
Anne Simon of Maine. Had 34 points, hitting eight 3-pointers, and seven rebounds in a seven-point loss to Sun Belt preseason favorite James Madison. Simon also had four assists and two steals in the defeat.
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AP voters: Pat Eaton-Robb, Doug Feinberg, Pete Iacobelli, Teresa M. Walker, Joe Reedy, John Zenor.
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