{"id":392471,"date":"2026-01-05T05:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T05:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/392471\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T05:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T05:22:08","slug":"davidsons-dunn-is-no1-of-perfect-10-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/392471\/","title":{"rendered":"Davidson&#8217;s Dunn is No1 of Perfect 10 players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Australian NCAAW Player Power Rankings: Top 10 Australians in Division I women\u2019s college basketball <\/p>\n<p>There continues to be countless Australian women shining bright in Division I college basketball, from freshmen to seniors, and the task to cut the list down to a top 10 is getting more difficult each week.<\/p>\n<p>With 2025 in the rear-view mirror, the first top 10 of 2026 is upon us.<\/p>\n<p>AUSTRALIAN NCAAW PLAYER POWER RANKINGS1. Charlise Dunn (Davidson) \u2013 SENIOR<\/p>\n<p>Best Performance \u2013 21 points (six triples) and eight rebounds in 34 minutes v NC State<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been a busy period for Davidson as the Wildcats chalked up three wins from their past four games, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball.com.au\/news\/australian-women-ncaaw-power-rankings-week-nov-26-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charlise Dunn<\/a> continuing her stellar form. Despite a loss to NC State, Dunn was on fire from deep (6\/13 3PT FG) to finish with 21 points and 8 rebounds, while she also recorded a strong double-double against Loyola Chicago with 13 points and 13 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u200dMinutes: 32.9 \u2502 Points: 16.3 \u2502 Rebounds: 7.8 \u2502 Assists: 2.3 \u2502 Steals: 2.1 \u2502 Blocks: 0.9 \u2502 FG: 5.9\u201314.1 (41.5%) \u2502 3PT: 2.1\u20136.6 (31.3%) \u2502 FT: 2.5\u20133.0 (84.4%) \u2502 Turnovers: 2.1 \u2502 Fouls: 2.12. Hannah Wickstrom (UC Riverside) SOPHOMORE<\/p>\n<p>Best Performance \u2013 36 points, six rebounds, two steals and two assists in 35 minutes v Hawaii<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball.com.au\/news\/ncaaw-australian-player-power-rankings-dec-week1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hannah Wickstrom<\/a> cannot be stopped. After matching her career-high of 30 points mid-last week against UC Merced, she backed that up a couple of days later to set a new career-high against Hawai\u2019i with 36 points. She forced her way to the free throw line (11\/11 FT) in that game and there\u2019s no doubt the sophomore has been one of the big improvers in the Big West Conference. Wickstrom has scored 88 points in her last three games!<\/p>\n<p>\u200dMinutes: 30.9 \u2502 Points: 20.8 \u2502 Rebounds: 6.9 \u2502 Assists: 2.3 \u2502 Steals: 3.0 \u2502 Blocks: 0.1 \u2502 FG: 7.6\u201315.7 (48.4%) \u2502 3PT: 1.0\u20133.9 (25.6%) \u2502 FT: 4.6\u20135.7 (80.7%) \u2502 Turnovers: 2.8 \u2502 Fouls: 1.43. Lara Somfai (Stanford) FRESHMAN<\/p>\n<p>Best Performance \u2013 18 rebounds and nine points in 24 minutes v Cornell<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball.com.au\/news\/lara-somfai-tamika-catchings-national-freshman-of-the-week-stanford\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lara Somfai<\/a> is proving herself as a rebounding machine and continues to be the premier freshman in the ACC. Averaging 15 rebounds across her last three games, Somfai has been a force, and set a new Stanford freshman single-game rebounding record with 18 boards against Cornell.<\/p>\n<p>\u200dMinutes: 24.1 \u2502 Points: 10.8 \u2502 Rebounds: 10.0 \u2502 Assists: 0.9 \u2502 Steals: 0.9 \u2502 Blocks: 0.8 \u2502 FG: 4.3\u201310.7 (40.0%) \u2502 3PT: 0.8\u20133.8 (21.1%) \u2502 FT: 1.5\u20132.1 (68.8%) \u2502 Turnovers: 2.5 \u2502 Fouls: 2.74. Erin Condron (UC San Diego) JUNIOR<\/p>\n<p>Best Performance \u2013 16 points, six rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 32 minutes v North Arizona<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball.com.au\/news\/australians-ncaaw-november-25-roundup-fuller-twidale-gray\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Erin Condron <\/a>has been the definition of consistency for UC San Diego, scoring in double figures in 10 straight games. She is in the midst of a breakout junior season, taking full advantage of increased playing time and has been key to the Tritons winning seven of their past nine games.<\/p>\n<p>\u200dMinutes: 30.3 \u2502 Points: 14.2 \u2502 Rebounds: 8.2 \u2502 Assists: 2.0 \u2502 Steals: 1.3 \u2502 Blocks: 1.3 \u2502 FG: 6.3\u201311.0 (56.8%) \u2502 3PT: 0.1\u20130.8 (11.1%) \u2502 FT: 1.5\u20133.3 (45.0%) \u2502 Turnovers: 2.2 \u2502 Fouls: 2.15. Bonnie Deas (Arkansas) FRESHMAN<\/p>\n<p>Best Performance \u2013 12 rebounds, seven points and four assists in 29 minutes v Arkansas State<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball.com.au\/news\/australian-bonnie-deas-best-rebounding-freshman-guard-ncaa-2025-26\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bonnie Deas<\/a> continues to make plays for the Razorbacks. In three of her past four games, she\u2019s recorded at least 12 rebounds, and is the leading rebounder among freshman guards in Division I.<\/p>\n<p>\u200dMinutes: 27.4 \u2502 Points: 11.0 \u2502 Rebounds: 10.2 \u2502 Assists: 2.7 \u2502 Steals: 1.6 \u2502 Blocks: 0.3 \u2502 FG: 3.7\u201311.8 (31.2%) \u2502 3PT: 0.8\u20133.0 (25.0%) \u2502 FT: 2.9\u20134.0 (71.9%) \u2502 Turnovers: 2.9 \u2502 Fouls: 3.16. Mia Jacobs (Oregon) SENIOR<\/p>\n<p>Best Performance \u2013 16 points, six rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes v Northwestern<\/p>\n<p>Oregon gave #6 Michigan all they could handle before heartbreakingly falling in double-OT, and despite fouling out in the first overtime period, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball.com.au\/news\/mia-jacobs-opens-up-on-move-to-university-of-oregon-ducks-for-ncaa-womens-college-basketball-season\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mia Jacobs<\/a> was a key reason for the Ducks being in the game with 16 points and 5 rebounds. A couple of days later, Oregon returned to the winner\u2019s list with a dominant win over Northwestern, 87-54, and Jacobs did a bit of everything with 16 points (4\/5 3PT FG), 6 rebounds and 4 assists.<\/p>\n<p>\u200dMinutes: 27.2 \u2502 Points: 14.5 \u2502 Rebounds: 6.3 \u2502 Assists: 1.8 \u2502 Steals: 1.9 \u2502 Blocks: 0.3 \u2502 FG: 4.4\u20139.3 (47.0%) \u2502 3PT: 2.1\u20135.3 (40.5%) \u2502 FT: 3.6\u20134.3 (85.3%) \u2502 Turnovers: 2.6 \u2502 Fouls: 2.07. Hilary Fuller (Belmont) SOPHOMORE<\/p>\n<p>Best Performance \u2013 20 points, four assists and three rebounds in 21 minutes v Bradley<\/p>\n<p>Hilary Fuller continues to rise up the rankings, averaging 18.8 points over her past four outings, leading the Bruins to wins in three of those games.<\/p>\n<p>\u200dMinutes: 20.6 \u2502 Points: 13.3 \u2502 Rebounds: 4.3 \u2502 Assists: 1.0 \u2502 Steals: 1.0 \u2502 Blocks: 1.1 \u2502 FG: 4.9\u201311.6 (42.3%) \u2502 3PT: 0.6\u20131.9 (30.8%) \u2502 FT: 2.9\u20133.9 (72.7%) \u2502 Turnovers: 2.6 \u2502 Fouls: 3.18. Dani Bayes (Boise State) SENIOR<\/p>\n<p>Best Performance \u2013 23 points, three steals and two rebounds in 36 minutes v Grand Canyon<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball.com.au\/news\/australians-ncaa-womens-basketball-november-15-wrap\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dani Bayes<\/a> returns to the top 10 once again, thanks to two efficient games in a row. Shooting over 50% from the field and 40% from deep over her last two games, Bayes scored 16 points against Nevada before recording 23 points against Grand Canyon.<\/p>\n<p>\u200dMinutes: 29.6 \u2502 Points: 13.8 \u2502 Rebounds: 3.9 \u2502 Assists: 2.9 \u2502 Steals: 1.9 \u2502 Blocks: 0.5 \u2502 FG: 4.4\u201310.6 (41.9%) \u2502 3PT: 1.8\u20134.7 (37.9%) \u2502 FT: 2.5\u20133.1 (79.5%) \u2502 Turnovers: 2.6 \u2502 Fouls: 1.99. Jess Petrie (Nebraska) JUNIOR<\/p>\n<p>Best Performance \u2013 17 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals in 31 minutes v Iowa<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball.com.au\/news\/australians-ncaa-womens-basketball-roundup-dec10-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jess Petrie<\/a> has been knocking on the door of the top 10 for a number of weeks and makes her debut as we turn over to 2026. The #20 ranked Cornhuskers suffered back-to-back losses, but both were against ranked opponents in USC (#17) and Iowa (#14), and Petrie was instrumental against the Hawkeyes.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a 10-point loss to Iowa, 86-76, scores were tied at 70-70 with just over five minutes to play, highlighting how competitive Nebraska was. For Petrie, she played a season-high 31 minutes and hit a season-high three tiples on her way to 17 points and 5 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u200dMinutes: 23.4 \u2502 Points: 12.2 \u2502 Rebounds: 5.0 \u2502 Assists: 1.5 \u2502 Steals: 1.0 \u2502 Blocks: 1.0 \u2502 FG: 4.9\u201310.5 (46.9%) \u2502 3PT: 1.1\u20133.6 (29.4%) \u2502 FT: 1.3\u20131.9 (69.2%) \u2502 Turnovers: 1.6 \u2502 Fouls: 1.710. Lulu Twidale (California) JUNIOR<\/p>\n<p>Best Performance \u2013 19 points (five triples), six assists, two rebounds and two steals in 26 minutes v Cal Poly<\/p>\n<p>\u200dMinutes: 32.9 \u2502 Points: 13.3 \u2502 Rebounds: 3.6 \u2502 Assists: 3.1 \u2502 Steals: 0.9 \u2502 Blocks: 0.0 \u2502 FG: 4.3\u201311.9 (35.9%) \u2502 3PT: 2.1\u20137.7 (26.9%) \u2502 FT: 2.6\u20133.3 (80.4%) \u2502 Turnovers: 2.9 \u2502 Fouls: 1.9<\/p>\n<p>With a career-high six assists against Cal Poly, Lulu Twidale was at her dangerous best; facilitating for her teammates and as we all know she can, knocking down triples on her way to 19 points (5\/11 3PT FG) and 6 assists. After her five triples against Cal Poly, Twidale moved into third all-time in program history for three-pointers made and has plenty of time ahead of her to climb even higher!<\/p>\n<p>OTHER TOP PERFORMERSRubi Gray (Sacramento State) SOPHOMORE<\/p>\n<p>Best Performance &#8211; 16 points, four steals and two rebounds in 36 minutes v Idaho State<\/p>\n<p>\u200dGP: 15\u00a0\u2502 MIN: 31.2 \u2502 PTS: 14.9 \u2502 FGM: 5.6 \u2502 FGA:12.0 \u2502 FG%: 46.4 \u2502 3PM: 2.1 \u2502 3PA: 6.2 \u2502 3P%: 34.5 \u2502 FTM: 1.6 \u2502 FTA: 1.9 \u2502 FT%:88.5 \u2502 REB: 2.4 \u2502 AST: 1.1 \u2502 STL: 1.4 \u2502 BLK: 0.4 \u2502 TO: 2.2 \u2502 PF: 2.0Katie Donovan (Davidson) JUNIOR<\/p>\n<p>Best Performance &#8211; 18 points and five steals in 38 minutes v Loyola Chicago <\/p>\n<p>\u200dGP: 16\u00a0\u2502 MIN: 32.0 \u2502 PTS: 11.5 \u2502 FGM: 4.1 \u2502 FGA:8.6 \u2502 FG%: 48.1 \u2502 3PM: 2.1 \u2502 3PA: 3.9 \u2502 3P%: 52.5 \u2502 FTM: 1.9 \u2502 FTA: 2.3 \u2502 FT%:82.9 \u2502 REB: 2.9 \u2502 AST: 1.3 \u2502 STL: 1.7 \u2502 BLK: 0.5 \u2502 TO: 2.1 \u2502 PF: 1.6Pania Davis (Florida State) JUNIOR<\/p>\n<p>Best Performance &#8211; 14 points, 16 rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks in 25 minutes v South Carolina State <\/p>\n<p>\u200dGP: 15\u00a0\u2502 MIN: 19.1 \u2502 PTS: 9.7 \u2502 FGM: 3.6 \u2502 FGA: 8.9\u2502 FG%: 40.6 \u2502 3PM: 0.1 \u2502 3PA: 0.8 \u2502 3P%: 8.3 \u2502 FTM: 2.5 \u2502 FTA: 3.9 \u2502 FT%: 62.7\u2502 REB: 6.5 \u2502 AST: 0.9 \u2502 STL: 0.9 \u2502 BLK: 1.4 \u2502 TO: 1.9 \u2502 PF: 2.8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australian NCAAW Player Power Rankings: Top 10 Australians in Division I women\u2019s college basketball There continues to be&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392472,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-392471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}