Women's Hoop Report 56

The games that are considered for National Players of the Week range from Feb. 19 - Feb. 25.

Kierstan Bell - Florida Gulf Coast - Sophomore - Guard

The numbers that Kierstan Bell scored against Jacksonville in back-to-back games are simply astonishing. Here's what she did in two road wins. On Feb. 20, she guided Florida Gulf Coast to an 89-64 win behind 36 points and 12 rebounds. She hit 15-of-22 shots, which is 68 percent. The 6-1 guard also registered three steals and two blocks. The next game she posted 42 points and 15 rebounds to go with three blocks in an 87-58 win. Both games are her top two scoring outputs of the season. She averages 25.3 points and 11.2 rebounds on the year.

Bethy Mununga - South Florida - Senior - Forward

On Feb. 24, Bethy Mununga had her second game where she grabbed at least 20 rebounds this season. In a 56-47 victory over host Temple, she collected 20 rebounds with 10 points. Prior to that game she led her team to another win when it hosted Tulane, Feb. 20. She scored 17 points and yanked away 17 rebounds. Mununga also had three assists and five steals during that contest. She is averaging 11.7 points and 12.9 boards for the season. The rebounding machine has only had three games with less than 10 rebounds. Mununga has also posted nine double-doubles for the 2020-21 season. She also had a 20-20 game when she posted 23 points and 21 rebounds against Eastern Carolina, Jan. 2.

Taylor Mole - UC Santa Barbara - Junior - Guard/Forward

Taylor Mole is making a big impact in her first season at UC Santa Barbara. The transfer averaged 1.5 points and eight minutes per game at Colorado State during the 2019-20 season. This season she is making the most of her 33 minutes per game with averages of 15.2 points, 10 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 1.2 steals per game. She led her team to an upset road win over Bakersfield on Feb. 19. Mole scored 20 points, snatched 14 rebounds, passed out four assists, rejected four shots by way of the block and stole the ball twice. She also connected on six of her 10 three point attempts. This was her fifth straight game with 10 or more rebounds. She also posted her sixth double-double of the season. Mole has scored at least 20 points three times this season.

Beyonce Bea - Idaho - Sophomore - Forward/Center

On Feb. 20, Beyonce Bea led the Idaho Vandals to an 11-point win over Portland State. She scored 24 points with season highs in rebounds (15) and assists (six). Bea made 10-of-19 shots and scored at least 20 points for the second straight game. She has four games with at least 20 points this season, two of which came against Portland State this month. Bea is averaging 16.1 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks. She had three blocks on Feb. 20, giving her at least as many rejections for the fifth time this season. Bea has recorded four double-doubles this season.

Oshlynn Brown - Ball State - Senior - Forward

Oshlynn Brown's late season surge continued on Feb. 24, when she led Ball State to a third straight road win. In an 82-79 win over Mid American Conference foe Northern Illinois, Brown scored 26 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, dished out three assists and stole the ball two times. She made 11-of-17 shots, matching her season high in field goals made. The performance was her third consecutive double-double, giving her 11 for the season. She is averaging 18.9 points and 11.7 rebounds for the entire season. Brown has had seven games with at least 21 points or more this season and only one game with less than 10 points.