As the calendar ticks over to March, we all know exciting times are ahead for college basketball, and there\u2019s Australian women all over the USA making noise. <\/p>\n
Let\u2019s break it all down. <\/p>\n
AUSTRALIAN NCAAW PLAYER POWER RANKINGS 1. Hannah Wickstrom (UC Riverside) SOPHOMORE <\/p>\n
Best Performance \u2013 24 points, 12 rebounds and two assists in 32 minutes v Cal State Northridge <\/p>\n
Hannah Wickstrom has risen to top five in the nation for scoring (23.6 points per game) and she was her usual dominant self against Cal State Northridge, continuing to prove herself as a three-level scorer with an abundance of offensive weapons. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s been a stunning sophomore season for Wickstrom and just one regular season game remains for the Highlanders in season 2025-26. <\/p>\n
GP: 26 \u2502 MIN: 34.0 \u2502 PTS: 23.6 \u2502 FGM: 8.6 \u2502 FGA: 17.2 \u2502 FG%: 49.8 \u2502 3PM: 1.7 \u2502 3PA: 4.9 \u2502 3P%: 35.4 \u2502 FTM: 4.8 \u2502 FTA: 5.7 \u2502 FT%: 83.9 \u2502 REB: 7.5 \u2502 AST: 2.7 \u2502 STL: 2.5 \u2502 BLK: 0.2 \u2502 TO: 3.2 \u2502 PF: 2.0 <\/p>\n
2. Lulu Twidale (California) JUNIOR <\/p>\n
Best Performance \u2013 25 points, five rebounds and three assists in 31 minutes v SMU <\/p>\n
Lulu Twidale is in the best form of her life and she\u2019s showing no signs of slowing down. Over the past four games, she\u2019s been unstoppable, averaging 24 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, while hitting a ridiculous 21 triples over that span. <\/p>\n
Twidale hit seven triples in the blowout win over SMU and that marked eight of her last 14 games hitting at least four three-pointers. <\/p>\n
GP: 30 \u2502 MIN: 36.5 \u2502 PTS: 15.8 \u2502 FGM: 5.0 \u2502 FGA: 13.1 \u2502 FG%: 37.9 \u2502 3PM: 3.0 \u2502 3PA: 8.9 \u2502 3P%: 33.7 \u2502 FTM: 3.0 \u2502 FTA: 3.4 \u2502 FT%: 86.9 \u2502 REB: 3.7 \u2502 AST: 3.8 \u2502 STL: 0.8 \u2502 BLK: 0.0 \u2502 TO: 3.1 \u2502 PF: 1.8 <\/p>\n
3. Erin Condron (UC San Diego) JUNIOR <\/p>\n
Best Performance \u2013 15 points, 12 rebounds, three steals and two assists in 28 minutes v Cal Poly <\/p>\n
UC San Diego sit equal-first in the Big West Conference as we move into March and Erin Condron has been at the forefront of their success, leading the team in scoring (15.6 points) and rebounding (8.5). <\/p>\n
She posted her fourth double-double in the past seven games when she led the Tritons to a big win over the Mustangs. <\/p>\n
GP: 28 \u2502 MIN: 33.5 \u2502 PTS: 15.6 \u2502 FGM: 6.4 \u2502 FGA: 12.0 \u2502 FG%: 53.4 \u2502 3PM: 0.1 \u2502 3PA: 0.5 \u2502 3P%: 23.1 \u2502 FTM: 2.7 \u2502 FTA: 4.1 \u2502 FT%: 65.8 \u2502 REB: 8.5 \u2502 AST: 1.6 \u2502 STL: 1.1 \u2502 BLK: 1.3 \u2502 TO: 2.4 \u2502 PF: 2.0 <\/p>\n
4. Charlise Dunn (Davidson) \u2013 SENIOR <\/p>\n
Best Performance \u2013 22 points and four rebounds in 26 minutes v Fordham <\/p>\n
It was an emotional senior night for Charlise Dunn and Davidson when they hosted Saint Louis over the weekend, but once the ball was tipped, Dunn got straight to business and led the Wildcats to their fourth win in a row. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s been an incredible college career for Dunn, who fought all the way back from an ACL injury in her sophomore season to get herself back to being the star of the show for the Wildcats. She heads into March in great form. <\/p>\n
GP: 31 \u2502 MIN: 33.7 \u2502 PTS: 15.4 \u2502 FGM: 5.5 \u2502 FGA: 13.5 \u2502 FG%: 40.7 \u2502 3PM: 1.9 \u2502 3PA: 6.4 \u2502 3P%: 30.3 \u2502 FTM: 2.5 \u2502 FTA: 3.0 \u2502 FT%: 82.8 \u2502 REB: 7.5 \u2502 AST: 1.9 \u2502 STL: 1.8 \u2502 BLK: 0.7 \u2502 TO: 2.4 \u2502 PF: 2.0 <\/p>\n
5. Lara Somfai (Stanford) FRESHMAN <\/p>\n
Best Performance \u2013 19 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 26 minutes v SMU <\/p>\n
Lara Somfai matched her career-high with 19 points against SMU and then followed that up a couple of days later with a performance that once again displayed her all-round game with 11 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in a blowout win over Clemson. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s been an incredible, record-breaking freshman season for Somfai and the Cardinal tip off their ACC Tournament play against Miami this week. <\/p>\n
GP: 31 \u2502 MIN: 25.8 \u2502 PTS: 10.7 \u2502 FGM: 4.2 \u2502 FGA: 10.2 \u2502 FG%: 41.0 \u2502 3PM: 1.1 \u2502 3PA: 3.7 \u2502 3P%: 28.6 \u2502 FTM: 1.3 \u2502 FTA: 1.7 \u2502 FT%: 78.0 \u2502 REB: 9.2 \u2502 AST: 1.4 \u2502 STL: 0.7 \u2502 BLK: 0.7 \u2502 TO: 2.2 \u2502 PF: 2.6 <\/p>\n
6. Antoniette Emma-Nnopu (Weber State) SENIOR <\/p>\n
Best Performance \u2013 five points, 13 rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks in 33 minutes v Idaho State <\/p>\n
Antoniette Emma-Nnopu was beasting on the boards against Idaho State, but it wasn\u2019t enough as the Wildcats fell in a close one, 59-54. <\/p>\n
Emma-Nnopu will celebrate senior night this week against Portland State, which will be the culmination of an impressive collegiate career, highlighted by her phenomenal senior season. <\/p>\n
GP: 28 \u2502 MIN: 27.2 \u2502 PTS: 14.0 \u2502 FGM: 5.0 \u2502 FGA: 9.8 \u2502 FG%: 51.6 \u2502 3PM: 0.6 \u2502 3PA: 1.7 \u2502 3P%: 37.5 \u2502 FTM: 3.3 \u2502 FTA: 4.4 \u2502 FT%: 75.6 \u2502 REB: 9.9 \u2502 AST: 2.5 \u2502 STL: 1.9 \u2502 BLK: 1.3 \u2502 TO: 2.6 \u2502 PF: 3.3 <\/p>\n
7. Tess Heal (Kansas State) SENIOR <\/p>\n
Best Performance \u2013 16 points, four steals, three assists and two rebounds in 34 minutes v Iowa State <\/p>\n
It\u2019s been a tough couple of weeks for Kansas State, but Tess Heal remains the steady hand. In 13 of her past 14 games, Heal has scored in double figures and despite the loss to Iowa State, she was involved in everything on both ends of the floor. <\/p>\n
GP: 28 \u2502 MIN: 27.4 \u2502 PTS: 11.0 \u2502 FGM: 3.4 \u2502 FGA: 7.0 \u2502 FG%: 49.5 \u2502 3PM: 0.8 \u2502 3PA: 2.2 \u2502 3P%: 36.7 \u2502 FTM: 3.3 \u2502 FTA: 3.9 \u2502 FT%: 85.6 \u2502 REB: 3.7 \u2502 AST: 1.6 \u2502 STL: 1.1 \u2502 BLK: 0.3 \u2502 TO: 1.4 \u2502 PF: 1.6 <\/p>\n
8. Hilary Fuller (Belmont) SOPHOMORE <\/p>\n
Best Performance \u2013 22 points, seven rebounds, three blocks and two assists in 26 minutes v Indiana State <\/p>\n
Hilary Fuller\u2019s sophomore season jump has been incredible to witness, and she continues to stack monster games. <\/p>\n
Top-scoring in an important win over Indiana State, Fuller was dominant in the closing stages of the third quarter when the game was up for grabs. Hitting two big buckets and blocking a pair of shots in the closing stages of the third, Fuller helped the Bruins pull away and take control of the game. <\/p>\n
GP: 26 \u2502 MIN: 21.1 \u2502 PTS: 14.0 \u2502 FGM: 5.1 \u2502 FGA: 12.7 \u2502 FG%: 40.0 \u2502 3PM: 0.9 \u2502 3PA: 2.5 \u2502 3P%: 34.8 \u2502 FTM: 2.9 \u2502 FTA: 4.2 \u2502 FT%: 70.4 \u2502 REB: 4.6 \u2502 AST: 1.2 \u2502 STL: 1.0 \u2502 BLK: 1.5 \u2502 TO: 2.7 \u2502 PF: 3.2 <\/p>\n
9. Katie Donovan (Davidson) JUNIOR <\/p>\n
Best Performance – 24 points, three rebounds and three steals in 38 minutes v Saint Louis <\/p>\n
Katie Donovan returns to the top 10 this week as her super consistent junior season rolls on. <\/p>\n
She has been one of the most efficient shooters in the nation, hitting a ridiculous 46.3% of triples and she knocked down three long range shots on her way to 24 points against Saint Louis. <\/p>\n
GP: 30 \u2502 MIN: 33.5 \u2502 PTS: 12.2 \u2502 FGM: 4.1 \u2502 FGA: 8.9 \u2502 FG%: 45.5 \u2502 3PM: 2.1 \u2502 3PA: 4.5 \u2502 3P%: 46.3 \u2502 FTM: 2.0 \u2502 FTA: 2.6 \u2502 FT%: 79.2 \u2502 REB: 3.1 \u2502 AST: 1.4 \u2502 STL: 1.3 \u2502 BLK: 0.5 \u2502 TO: 2.0 \u2502 PF: 1.6 <\/p>\n
10. Bonnie Deas (Arkansas) FRESHMAN <\/p>\n
Best Performance \u2013 Eight points, 11 rebounds, six assists and three steals in 36 minutes v Auburn <\/p>\n
It had been a long time coming, but finally the Razorbacks broke through for their first win since late-December and Bonnie Deas put together a signature Bonnie Deas performance against Auburn. <\/p>\n
Throwing herself at everything on defence and dishing out some nice dimes too, the win provided some well-deserved reward for effort for Deas and her teammates. <\/p>\n
GP: 31 \u2502 MIN: 27.7 \u2502 PTS: 10.3 \u2502 FGM: 3.6 \u2502 FGA: 11.3 \u2502 FG%: 31.6 \u2502 3PM: 0.9 \u2502 3PA: 3.3 \u2502 3P%: 26.0 \u2502 FTM: 2.3 \u2502 FTA: 3.3 \u2502 FT%: 68.7 \u2502 REB: 9.0 \u2502 AST: 2.4 \u2502 STL: 1.4 \u2502 BLK: 0.2 \u2502 TO: 2.7 \u2502 PF: 2.8 <\/p>\n
OTHER TOP PERFORMERS <\/p>\n
Rubi Gray (Sacramento State) SOPHOMORE <\/p>\n
Best Performance – 19 points and five rebounds in 38 minutes v Montana State <\/p>\n
GP: 30 \u2502 MIN: 33.7 \u2502 PTS: 14.4 \u2502 FGM: 5.3 \u2502 FGA: 13.3 \u2502 FG%: 40.0 \u2502 3PM: 2.3 \u2502 3PA: 7.1 \u2502 3P%: 32.5 \u2502 FTM: 1.5 \u2502 FTA: 1.7 \u2502 FT%: 86.3 \u2502 REB: 2.9 \u2502 AST: 1.2 \u2502 STL: 1.1 \u2502 BLK: 0.3 \u2502 TO: 2.2 \u2502 PF: 2.3 <\/p>\n
Sophie Burrows (Syracuse) JUNIOR <\/p>\n
Best Performance \u2013 Nine points, eight rebounds, three assists and three blocks in 33 minutes v Notre Dame <\/p>\n
GP: 28 \u2502 MIN: 29.7 \u2502 PTS: 11.1 \u2502 FGM: 4.2 \u2502 FGA: 10.9 \u2502 FG%: 38.6 \u2502 3PM: 1.8 \u2502 3PA: 5.6 \u2502 3P%: 31.6 \u2502 FTM: 0.9 \u2502 FTA: 1.1 \u2502 FT%: 77.4 \u2502 REB: 5.6 \u2502 AST: 2.3 \u2502 STL: 2.1 \u2502 BLK: 0.9 \u2502 TO: 2.0 \u2502 PF: 1.5 <\/p>\n
Amelia Hassett (Kentucky) SENIOR <\/p>\n
Best Performance \u2013 15 points and eight rebounds in 31 minutes v Vanderbilt <\/p>\n
GP: 30 \u2502 MIN: 32.3 \u2502 PTS: 10.4 \u2502 FGM: 3.6 \u2502 FGA: 9.0 \u2502 FG%: 39.5 \u2502 3PM: 2.7 \u2502 3PA: 7.7 \u2502 3P%: 34.8 \u2502 FTM: 0.7 \u2502 FTA: 0.8 \u2502 FT%: 79.2 \u2502 REB: 5.5 \u2502 AST: 1.6 \u2502 STL: 0.9 \u2502 BLK: 1.4 \u2502 TO: 1.2 \u2502 PF: 2.2 <\/p>\n
Hannah Chicken (Portland State) FRESHMAN <\/p>\n
Best Performance \u2013 10 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals in 20 minutes v Montana State <\/p>\n
GP: 29 \u2502 MIN: 25.5 \u2502 PTS: 11.3 \u2502 FGM: 4.3 \u2502 FGA: 8.9 \u2502 FG%: 48.6 \u2502 3PM: 0.6 \u2502 3PA: 1.4 \u2502 3P%: 40.5 \u2502 FTM: 2.0 \u2502 FTA: 2.5 \u2502 FT%: 81.9 \u2502 REB: 5.9 \u2502 AST: 1.6 \u2502 STL: 1.3 \u2502 BLK: 0.7 \u2502 TO: 3.0 \u2502 PF: 2.7 <\/p>\n
Lily Carmody (Boston College) SOPHOMORE <\/p>\n
Best Performance \u2013 10 points and two assists in 22 minutes v Syracuse <\/p>\n
GP: 30 \u2502 MIN: 29.1 \u2502 PTS: 12.9 \u2502 FGM: 4.6 \u2502 FGA: 9.7 \u2502 FG%: 47.2 \u2502 3PM: 0.6 \u2502 3PA: 1.9 \u2502 3P%: 31.5 \u2502 FTM: 3.1 \u2502 FTA: 3.8 \u2502 FT%: 82.6 \u2502 REB: 3.6 \u2502 AST: 2.1 \u2502 STL: 1.4 \u2502 BLK: 0.2 \u2502 TO: 3.1 \u2502 PF: 3.2 <\/p>\n
Libby Hutton (Boise State) SOPHOMORE <\/p>\n
Best Performance \u2013 12 points, nine rebounds, three assists and three blocks in 27 minutes v Utah State <\/p>\n
GP: 30 \u2502 MIN: 25.7 \u2502 PTS: 10.1 \u2502 FGM: 3.9 \u2502 FGA: 8.2 \u2502 FG%: 47.3 \u2502 3PM: 0.0 \u2502 3PA: 0.2 \u2502 3P%: 14.3 \u2502 FTM: 2.3 \u2502 FTA: 3.3 \u2502 FT%: 71.4 \u2502 REB: 6.3 \u2502 AST: 1.6 \u2502 STL: 0.8 \u2502 BLK: 0.9 \u2502 TO: 1.9 \u2502 PF: 2.4 <\/p>\n
Dani Bayes (Boise State) SENIOR <\/p>\n
Best Performance \u2013 18 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals in 30 minutes v Utah State <\/p>\n
GP: 30 \u2502 MIN: 29.2 \u2502 PTS: 12.9 \u2502 FGM: 4.3 \u2502 FGA: 10.4\u2502 FG%: 41.5 \u2502 3PM: 2.0 \u2502 3PA: 4.9 \u2502 3P%: 41.2 \u2502 FTM: 2.2 \u2502 FTA: 2.7 \u2502 FT%: 80.5 \u2502 REB: 4.6 \u2502 AST: 2.9 \u2502 STL: 1.6 \u2502 BLK: 0.4 \u2502 TO: 2.6 \u2502 PF:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the calendar ticks over to March, we all know exciting times are ahead for college basketball, and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":515224,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-515223","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\/515223","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=515223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/515224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=515223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=515223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=515223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}