USBWA names Cooke its National Player of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- One day after being named the North Coast Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week for women's basketball, Kenyon College sophomore Claudia Cooke was tabbed the U.S. Basketball Writers Association NCAA Division III National Player of the Week.

Both of Cooke's awards were based on her play in the Ladies' pair of weekend wins over Muskingum University and Earlham College. In those games, Cooke piled up combined statistics that included 37 points, 26 rebounds, seven blocks, six assists and a couple of steals. She recorded double-doubles in each game and shot a combined 68.0 percent (17-of-25) from the field.

In Saturday's matchup against Muskingum, Cooke played 39 minutes, scored 18 points, registered 12 rebounds and had three assists and three blocks in the Ladies' 83-77 victory.

On Sunday, Cooke continued her dominant play in Kenyon's 77-35 victory over Earlham. In 24 minutes of work, she scored a season- and career-high 19 points to go along with a season- and career-high 14 rebounds. She also had four blocks and chalked up three more assists.

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Players Mentioned

#30 Claudia Cooke: F; 6' 1"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#30 Claudia Cooke
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: F

Players Mentioned

#30 Claudia Cooke

Players Mentioned

#30 Claudia Cooke