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Pulliam, Kunaiyi-Akpanah Earn All-Big Ten Honors
3/4/2019 1:14:00 PM | Women's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. – Sophomore guard Lindsey Pulliam and senior forward Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah earned All-Big Ten Team selections, the conference announced Monday afternoon. The awards were revealed live on The Women's Sports Report on Big Ten Network.
Pulliam was named First Team All-Big Ten as selected by the conference's coaches and media after averaging 16.7 points per game, the fourth highest mark in the Big Ten. Kunaiyi-Akpanah received a First Team All-Big Ten selection by the conference media and a Second Team nod by the coaches.
Pulliam has led the Wildcats in scoring all season. The Silver Spring, Maryland native owns the fifth longest double-digit scoring streak in Northwestern history at 28 games and has recorded 483 total points in her sophomore campaign.
Kunaiyi-Akpanah pulled down her 1,000th career rebound against Nebraska on Feb. 21 in Welsh-Ryan Arena. The senior captain joins Nia Coffey (2013-16) as the only players in Northwestern history to accomplish this milestone. Kunaiyi-Akpanah ranks third in the Big Ten with 11.0 rebounds per game, second in the conference with 16 double-doubles and fourth in the country with 143 offensive rebounds.
Junior Bryana Hopkins, who averages 16.3 minutes per game, received the Big Ten Sportsmanship honor.
Northwestern opens the 2019 Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, March 7 at 11 a.m., CT. The eighth-seed Wildcats play No. 9 Michigan State in the second round. The winner will advance to play No. 1 seed Maryland on Friday. The game will be televised on Big Ten Network.
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Pulliam was named First Team All-Big Ten as selected by the conference's coaches and media after averaging 16.7 points per game, the fourth highest mark in the Big Ten. Kunaiyi-Akpanah received a First Team All-Big Ten selection by the conference media and a Second Team nod by the coaches.
Pulliam has led the Wildcats in scoring all season. The Silver Spring, Maryland native owns the fifth longest double-digit scoring streak in Northwestern history at 28 games and has recorded 483 total points in her sophomore campaign.
Kunaiyi-Akpanah pulled down her 1,000th career rebound against Nebraska on Feb. 21 in Welsh-Ryan Arena. The senior captain joins Nia Coffey (2013-16) as the only players in Northwestern history to accomplish this milestone. Kunaiyi-Akpanah ranks third in the Big Ten with 11.0 rebounds per game, second in the conference with 16 double-doubles and fourth in the country with 143 offensive rebounds.
Junior Bryana Hopkins, who averages 16.3 minutes per game, received the Big Ten Sportsmanship honor.
Northwestern opens the 2019 Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, March 7 at 11 a.m., CT. The eighth-seed Wildcats play No. 9 Michigan State in the second round. The winner will advance to play No. 1 seed Maryland on Friday. The game will be televised on Big Ten Network.
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