AP Player of the Week: Caitlin Clark of Iowa has buzzer beater and triple double in two wins

The Associated Press national player of the week in women's basketball for Week 9 of the season: CAITLIN CLARK, Iowa The 6 foot senior guard from Des Moines, Iowa, averaged 34.5 points, 7.5 assists and 5.5 rebounds to help the Hawkeyes go 2 0 on the week. She hit a to help the Hawkeyes top Michigan State and then followed that up with her 14th career triple double .

Clark also won the award the first week of the season. RUNNER UP Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech. The graduate student center from Summerfield, North Carolina, to help the Hokies top previously unbeaten NC State. She averaged 27 points and 12 rebounds while shooting 71.4% in two wins. Kitley also became the school's all time leader in minutes played.

HONORABLE MENTION , Stanford; Tennessee; , Charlotte. KEEP AN EYE ON of UTSA. Had a career high 32 points and 19 rebounds in a win over Wichita State that was the Roadrunners' first conference victory since joining the American. She became the first member of the team to have at least 19 rebounds since 2016, tying her for the fifth best single game performance in school history.

___ AP voters: Pat Eaton Robb, Doug Feinberg, Pete Iacobelli, Teresa M. Walker, Joe Reedy, John Zenor. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 basketball polls throughout the season. . ___ AP women’s college basketball: and.