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I believe the two best seasons by freshmen this year were by Nebraska's 6'4" Jessica Shepherd w/ 19.0 ppg & 8.6 rpg shooting 51.7% from the field, as well as California's 6'4" Kristine Anigwe w/ 20.5 ppg & 9.3 rpg shooting 57% from the field.
Unfortunately, Nebraska lost their important senior leader Rachel Theriot to injury late in the season. Though they still finish 18-12, Creme does not project them to make the NCAA tournament. California had a very disappointing season, though they upset #10/11 ASU in the conference tournament before falling to #12/14 UCLA in overtime, they finish with a losing record of 15-17.
The two players met head-to-head in non-conference play, and Kristine Anigwe definitely dominated, scoring 29 points & 10 rebounds compared to Jessica Shepard's 6 points & 4 rebounds (fouling out) in what was an overtime win for Cal.
Kelsey Mitchell won NFOY last year, and although they made the NCAA tournament, they finished just outside the top 25 rankings. However, before Mitchell, it seems as if every NFOY winner played for a top 10 team.
Of the ranked teams this year, I can only think of Ogunbowale & Mabrey making double-digit scoring impacts, at about 12 & 11 ppg each respectively.
Unfortunately, Nebraska lost their important senior leader Rachel Theriot to injury late in the season. Though they still finish 18-12, Creme does not project them to make the NCAA tournament. California had a very disappointing season, though they upset #10/11 ASU in the conference tournament before falling to #12/14 UCLA in overtime, they finish with a losing record of 15-17.
The two players met head-to-head in non-conference play, and Kristine Anigwe definitely dominated, scoring 29 points & 10 rebounds compared to Jessica Shepard's 6 points & 4 rebounds (fouling out) in what was an overtime win for Cal.
Kelsey Mitchell won NFOY last year, and although they made the NCAA tournament, they finished just outside the top 25 rankings. However, before Mitchell, it seems as if every NFOY winner played for a top 10 team.
Of the ranked teams this year, I can only think of Ogunbowale & Mabrey making double-digit scoring impacts, at about 12 & 11 ppg each respectively.