Scalia Earns Big Ten Player Of The Week Honors
11/20/2023 3:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Senior guard Sara Scalia has earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors, announced on Monday by the league.
A Stillwater, Minn. native, Scalia averaged 23.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists sand held a +8.0 assist-to-turnover ratio in IU's wins over Murray State and Lipscomb. She shot a collective 50 percent from the floor and 53.8 percent from long range while going a perfect 11-for-11 at the free throw line. This is the second Big Ten Player of the Week honor for Scalia, who earned the award in 2021-22 while at Minnesota.
In action against Murray State, she paced the Hoosiers with 22 points to go along with four rebounds, three assists and a steal. At the line in the win over the Racers, she went 8-for-8 and hit a pair of triples and committing no turnovers. On Sunday versus Lipscomb, Scalia tied an IU career-high 24 points on 5-for-7 shooting from beyond the arc and 57.1 percent overall from the floor. Stuffing the stat sheet, she added six rebounds, five assists and a steal.
The Hoosiers will travel to Fort Myers, Fla. to take part in the 2023 Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off on Thursday and Saturday against No. 19 Tennessee and Princeton.
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A Stillwater, Minn. native, Scalia averaged 23.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists sand held a +8.0 assist-to-turnover ratio in IU's wins over Murray State and Lipscomb. She shot a collective 50 percent from the floor and 53.8 percent from long range while going a perfect 11-for-11 at the free throw line. This is the second Big Ten Player of the Week honor for Scalia, who earned the award in 2021-22 while at Minnesota.
In action against Murray State, she paced the Hoosiers with 22 points to go along with four rebounds, three assists and a steal. At the line in the win over the Racers, she went 8-for-8 and hit a pair of triples and committing no turnovers. On Sunday versus Lipscomb, Scalia tied an IU career-high 24 points on 5-for-7 shooting from beyond the arc and 57.1 percent overall from the floor. Stuffing the stat sheet, she added six rebounds, five assists and a steal.
The Hoosiers will travel to Fort Myers, Fla. to take part in the 2023 Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off on Thursday and Saturday against No. 19 Tennessee and Princeton.
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