Iowa's Caitlin Clark named first team All-American; Cyclone star Ashley Joens named third team
Iowa's Caitlin Clark was named AP first Team All-American on Wednesday.
Clark and South Carolina's Aliyah Boston were unanimous choices by the 28-member national media panel that votes in the AP Top 25 each week.
Clark could join the three-timers club next season. The junior once again put up eye-popping numbers averaging 27 points, second-best in the nation. She also had 8.3 assists and 7.5 rebounds per game to help Iowa win the Big Ten Tournament title for a second consecutive year.
“It’s one thing to be a first-team All-American, but another to receive it in back-to-back seasons,” Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said. “Our program, university, and state is so proud of all the things she has accomplished thus far. There’s nobody more deserving than a generational player like Clark.”
Clark is the second leading scorer in the country, trailing only Villanova's trailed only Madison Siegrist in scoring. The Villanova star averaged 28.9 points this season and set a career Big East scoring record.
Iowa State's Ashely Joens was named AP's third Team All-American. Joens is the leading scorer in Iowa State women's basketball history. So far this season, she averages 21.5 points per game and nearly 10 rebounds per game.
For the women's NCAA Tournament:
- Iowa is the 2-seed in their own region. They will host Southeast Louisiana at 3 p.m. Friday on ESPN.
- Iowa State is the 5-seed in the Knoxville Region. They will play Toledo (ISU coach Bill Fennelly's former team) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Knoxville, Tennessee, on ESPN2.
