IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior Kathleen Doyle has been named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year, as voted on by the coaches and media, the conference office announced on BTN’s Women’s Sports Report on Monday.

Doyle also earned unanimous first team All-Big Ten honors (coaches & media). Sophomore Monika Czinano earned first team All-Big Ten honors from the media and second team accolades from the coaches. Senior Makenzie Meyer earned second team All-Big Ten honors from the coaches and media and was named Iowa’s Sportsmanship Award honoree. McKenna Warnock was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team by the coaches.

Doyle, a native of LaGrange Park, Illinois, is the sixth Hawkeye in program history to be named Big Ten Player of the Year. It is the third consecutive season that a Hawkeye has won the award after Megan Gustafson won the past two seasons (2017-18, 2018-19). Doyle is now a three-time All-Big Ten honoree.

In 18 conference contests this season, Doyle averaged 19.8 points, a conference best 6.3 assists, and shot 47.2 percent from the field. She registered double figures in all of Iowa’s 18 games, including two 30-point games and seven additional 20-point games. Doyle assisted five or more baskets 13 times. She had a career game against No. 12/13 Indiana, posting 31 points, 10 assists, and 9 rebounds against the Hoosiers and led the Hawkeyes to victories over regular-season Big Ten Co-Champions Northwestern and Maryland.

Doyle ranks fifth nationally in total assists (185) and seventh in assists per game (6.4). She also ranks in the top 50 in field goals made (144), free-throw attempts (182), final points (528), and points per game (18.2).

Czinano earns the first All-Big Ten honor of her career. In 17 conference games, she averaged 16.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, and shot 68.5 percent from the field to lead the conference. She posted 13 double-figure games, including eight 20-point performances.

The Watertown, Minnesota, native leads the nation in field-goal percentage (69.9) and ranks 21st in field goals made (197) — despite missing a game and a half due to injury.

Meyer also earns the first All-Big Ten honor of her career. Meyer averaged 13.4 points, 4.0 assists, and 3.4 rebounds in conference action this season. She netted double figures in 12 conference matchups this season, including four 20-point games.

The Mason City, Iowa, native ranks 29th nationally in 3-pointers made (75) and 32nd in 3-point percentage (41.4).

Warnock is the first Big Ten All-Freshman Team honoree since Doyle in 2017. She averaged 9.4 points per game, 5.1 rebounds, and recorded a 53.3 field goal percentage in league contests. Warnock recorded two double-doubles on the season, including 22 points and 10 rebounds against Michigan State on Jan. 26.

The No. 19/20 Hawkeyes open the 2020 Big Ten Tournament on Friday. Iowa faces the winner of Thursday’s matchup between sixth-seeded Ohio State and the winner of Wednesday’s matchup between Minnesota (11 seed) and Penn State (14 seed).

Class 5A Quarterfinals
#2 Iowa City High 59, #7 Cedar Rapids Prairie 40
#3 Johnston 75, #6 Southeast Polk 71
#1 Waukee 76, #8 Sioux City East 36
#4 Cedar Falls 40, #5 Waterloo West 35

Class 3A Quarterfinals

Clear Lake 60, Assumption, Davenport 46

Dike-New Hartford 56, Jesup 43

North Polk, Alleman 68, Red Oak 40

West Virginia (19-10, 7-9) vs. Iowa State (12-17, 5-11)
James H. Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa; Tuesday, 8 p.m. CST

BOTTOM LINE: West Virginia goes for the season sweep over Iowa State after winning the previous matchup in Morgantown. The teams last played on Feb. 5, when the Mountaineers shot 50 percent from the field while holding Iowa State’s shooters to just 39.7 percent en route to the 76-61 victory.

SENIOR STUDS: Iowa State’s Solomon Young, Prentiss Nixon and Michael Jacobson have collectively accounted for 36 percent of the team’s scoring this season and have scored 55 percent of all Cyclones points over the last five games.

BRILLIANT BOLTON: Rasir Bolton has connected on 33.6 percent of the 131 3-pointers he’s attempted and has gone 7 for 19 over the last five games. He’s also made 84.3 percent of his foul shots this season.

WINLESS WHEN: Iowa State is 0-8 this year when it scores 61 points or fewer and 12-9 when it scores at least 62.

UNDEFEATED WHEN: Iowa State is a perfect 6-0 when the team blocks at least seven opposing shots. The Cyclones are 6-17 this season when they block fewer than seven shots.

DID YOU KNOW: The sturdy West Virginia defense has held opponents to just 62.1 points per game, the 13th-lowest in Division I. Iowa State has given up an average of 72.7 points through 29 games (ranked 240th, nationally).

Purdue (15-14, 8-10) vs. No. 18 Iowa (20-9, 11-7)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa; Tuesday, 8 p.m. CST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 Iowa presents a tough challenge for Purdue. Purdue has won four of its 10 games against ranked teams this season. Iowa is coming off a 77-68 win over Penn State on Saturday.

SUPER SENIORS: Iowa’s Luka Garza, Joe Wieskamp and Ryan Kriener have combined to account for 59 percent of the team’s scoring this season, including 64 percent of all Hawkeyes points over the last five games.

GIFTED GARZA: Garza has connected on 35.6 percent of the 101 3-pointers he’s attempted and has gone 7 for 25 over his last five games. He’s also converted 64.1 percent of his free throws this season.

UNDEFEATED WHEN: The Hawkeyes are 18-0 when holding opponents to 43.1 percent or worse from the field, and 2-9 when opponents shoot better than that. The Boilermakers are 5-0 when they make 11 or more 3-pointers and 10-14 when the team hits fewer than 11 from long range.

THREAT FROM DEEP: Purdue’s Eric Hunter Jr. has attempted 110 3-pointers and connected on 37.3 percent of them, and is 4 for 17 over his last five games.

DID YOU KNOW: The sturdy Purdue defense has held opponents to just 62.2 points per game, the 15th-lowest in Division I. Iowa has given up an average of 71.9 points through 29 games (ranked 218th, nationally).

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Big 12 leading scorer Ashley Joens of Iowa State mixes toughness with her knack for putting the basketball in the hoop.

FILE – In this Dec. 11, 2019, file photo, Iowa State guard Ashley Joens runs up court during an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa, in Ames, Iowa. Big 12 leading scorer Ashley Joens of Iowa State mixes toughness with her knack for putting the basketball in the hoop. She grew up playing at home with her sisters, and their father told them no fouls would be called. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

She grew up playing at home with her sisters, and their father told them no fouls would be called. Joens said that taught her to keep playing even if she gets knocked around.

Besides scoring 21 points per game, she’s averaging almost 11 rebounds, shoots 82% from the free-throw line and has attempted a Big 12-high 218 foul shots. The Cyclones play at Kansas on Tuesday night.