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Oluchi Okananwa Continues Dazzling Form In NCAA Women’s Basketball
Oluchi Okananwa was again the biggest shining light for Maryland University, as the Nigerian-born lass helped The Terps clinch yet another victory in USA’s National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) women’s basketball league.
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Sports247 reports that Okananwa struck 25 points to guide her squad to a sixth straight victory and a first-round bye in the Big Ten Tournament with a 79-57 win over Northwestern Wildcats.
Okananwa’s side are now sixth in the Big Ten standings and still in contention for a double-bye if they beat number eight placed Michigan on Sunday, while hoping that both Ohio State and Minnesota lose out.
Nonetheless, on a night when fellow-Nigerian-born star, Isi Ozzy-Momodu was sidelined for a second consecutive game with a lower-leg injury, Okananwa led The Terps’ charge with a performance that has become typical for her.
The highly-rated junior, who has been the driving force of Maryland’s success this season, hit 25 points on 11-of-20 shooting, once again leading in scoring and her team continues to stay hot heading into the home stretch.
Observers are now joking that The Terps will go as far as Okananwa leads them, as her 17.7 points per game this season have led them to a 23-6 record and the rest of the squad fed off her lead offensively.
Maryland had eight players score, while four of them logged double-figure points and, despite Okananwa clearly standing out, The Terps have a balanced attack that continues scoring freely.
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