These women’s basketball players posted big-time performances and were named to the NCAA.com starting five this week.
Maggie Doogan, Richmond
Richmond junior Maggie Doogan had a standout week, leading the team to two Atlantic 10 Conference wins over George Mason and Davidson, averaging 34.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and five assists per game while shooting 61.8 percent from the floor and connecting on 17 of 18 free throws over the two games.
Doogan led Richmond to an 88-86 win over George Mason on Jan. 8, scoring a career-high 37 points while matching a career high with eight assists. The 37 points for Doogan tied for fourth-most in Spiders women’s basketball history.
Against Davidson on Sunday, Doogan again led the team with 26 points and moved into Richmond’s top 20 leading scorers as the Spiders won easily 63-41. She passed Johanna McKnight (1,106 points) and Saona Chapman (1,100 points) to claim the No. 20 spot on the all-time scoring list with 1,121 points. Doogan was just shy of a double-double with a team-high seven rebounds and added two assists and one steal to her stat line.
The Spiders, 13-5 overall and 4-1 in A-10 play, continue conference play on Wednesday when they host St. Bonaventure.
Grace Larkins, South Dakota
South Dakota senior Grace Larkins had back-to-back career-high performances as the Coyotes won a pair of Summit League games.
After tying her career-high scoring total with 34 points in a 77-60 win over St. Thomas (MN) on Jan. 9, Larkins took things up a notch on Saturday, pouring in 45 points, the most in a single game in South Dakota history as the Coyotes defeated Omaha 71-66. She also recorded back-to-back double-doubles, bringing her streak to four straight games with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds.
In South Dakota’s home win over St. Thomas, Larkins totaled 34 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists. She also entered the top 10 in the Coyote record books for career steals in the game.
Against Omaha, Larkins’ line was 45 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and three steals. She converted 19 field goals, another school record, and became fifth all time in points and assists in a Coyote uniform. The 45 points is the second most by a Division I player this season, and the third most by a Summit League player in conference history.
Larkins stands fourth in the country in points per game (24.7) and is 18th in assists (5.7) and 42nd in rebounds (9.4). Her 445 points so far this season are the second most in Division I behind Arkansas’ Izzy Higginbottom (466). Larkins has also moved inside the top 10 in South Dakota history in career points (1,791), rebounds (771), assists (449), steals (180) and free throws made (398). She now has eight career 30-plus point scoring efforts and has scored 20 or more points in 12 of the Coyotes’ 18 games this season. She has nine double-doubles this season to bring her career total to 23.
Larkins and the Coyotes, 9-9 overall and 3-1 in Summit League play, are back in action Wednesday in Grand Forks, North Dakota, against North Dakota.
Morgan Maly, Creighton
Leveled 🆙@_morggaaannnnn averaged 25.5 points, 6.5 boards and 1.5 steals and shot 71% from behind the arc in a 2-0 week for @CreightonWBB. pic.twitter.com/sC0OoHGc53
— BIG EAST WBB (@BIGEASTWBB) January 13, 2025
Creighton senior guard/forward Morgan Maly totaled 51 points as the Bluejays rolled to a pair of Big East Conference wins.
Maly guided Creighton to a 71-68 home win over Marquette on Jan. 8 with a dominant 28 points on 10-of-11 shooting from the field. She was 8 of 9 from long range against the Golden Eagles.
Three days later in New Jersey, Maly delivered 23 points in the Bluejays’ 72-64 road win at Seton Hall. Maly shined in the biggest moment against the Pirates; with Creighton leading 64-62 with 2:29 remaining in the game, she connected on consecutive three-pointers and closed the game with a pair from the charity stripe to ensure the Bluejays’ win.
For the week, Maly went 18-for-27 (.667) from the field, 12-for-17 (.706) from beyond the three-point line and led the Bluejays with 13 rebounds.
Maly and the Bluejays, 14-3 overall and 6-0 in conference play, will return to the court Saturday against DePaul.
Rose Micheaux, Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech senior forward Rose Micheaux helped the Hokies to two victories last week with a pair of 20-point performances, her first such games in Atlantic Coast Conference play in her career.
On Jan. 9 at No. 13 Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech rallied from nine points down in the third quarter to hand the Yellow Jackets their first loss of the season, winning 105-94. Micheaux notched a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds and was a part of a starting five that all scored 17 or more points in the game, a first for the program. The 105 points scored was the most in an ACC game in program history.
Sunday afternoon, Micheaux again was a part of history as she went 9-for-9 from the field in a 20-point performance as Virginia Tech defeated Wake Forest 61-54. The nine field goals without a miss tied a program record for a single game.
The Hokies, 12-4 overall and 3-2 in ACC play, are back in action on Thursday, hosting rival Virginia.
Aneesah Morrow, LSU
LSU’s Aneesah Morrow posted two massive double-doubles in victories at No. 16 Tennessee and against Vanderbilt to help LSU remain unbeaten, hitting multiple career milestones along the way.
In Knoxville against the Lady Vols on Jan. 9, Morrow had 23 points to go with 21 rebounds as she became the first player in the country this season to record multiple 20-20 games, as the Tigers prevailed 89-87. She surpassed 2,500 career points in the win, and it also marked her 90th career double-double, tied for the third most in Division I history.
In LSU’s 83-77 win over Vanderbilt on Monday, the 6-1 senior forward scored 23 points and hauled in 15 rebounds, her eighth 20-15 game this season. It was Morrow’s ninth consecutive double-double and 17th this season as she surpassed 1,500 career rebounds. Morrow became the eighth player in DI history to hit both career marks of 2,500 career points and 1,500 career rebounds. Now with 91 career double-doubles, the next one will put Morrow in a tie for second most in DI history with Oregon’s Jillian Alleyne (2013-16).
LSU, 19-0 overall and 4-0 in SEC play, will return to action on Sunday at Florida.
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