Women's Basketball

Collier Tabbed USBWA National Player of the Week

Sophomore Texas center Charli Collier has been named the Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), it was announced Tuesday.
 
Collier, who shared Big 12 Player of the Week honors, averaged a squad-best 15.0 points per game and 17.5 rebounds per game this week, playing 31.0 minutes per game.
 
In the win against top-ranked Stanford, Collier led the Longhorns with a game-high 20 points and a game-high and career-high 19 rebounds in 37 minutes of play. Collier’s 19 rebounds were the eighth-most in a single game in program history and made her the first Longhorn to record 19 or more boards in a single game since Nneka Enemkpali had 21 on Jan. 25, 2014 against Baylor. Collier also tied her career high with a pair of three-pointers made.
 
In the victory against Ohio, Collier totaled a game-high 16 rebounds to complement 10 points in 25 minutes of play.
 
Collier had a double-double in both games this week, giving her eight on the season, which ties her for second place in the NCAA. As a team, Texas leads the nation with 17 double-doubles.