Ashley Katch, Simpson College, Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale
Katch, a sophomore center, led Simpson to its second straight Iowa Conference Tournament title. She averaged 16.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in two Tournament games. She shot 59.1 percent (13-of-22) from the floor and 66.7 percent (6-of-9) from the free throw line in victories over Loras (63-55) and Luther (81-68). She had matching 16-point, four-rebound performances in both games. She shot 66.7 percent, had two steals and an assist against Loras in the semifinals. In the Championship game, she shot 53.8 percent and had six blocks.

Kelli Staley, Buena Vista University, Charter Oak, Iowa/Boyer Valley
Staley, a senior forward, averaged 19.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals in two games during the week. She shot 51.9 percent (14-of-27) from the floor and 76.9 percent (10-of-13) from the free throw line in victories over Wartburg (68-65) and Dubuque (67-61). Staley scored 19 points (on 7-of-12 shooting), had five steals and four rebounds against Wartburg. Against Dubuque, she scored 20 points, including her 900th career point, to go along with seven rebounds, two steals and two assists. (IIAC Female Athlete of the Week)

Anne Straate, Luther College, Postville, Iowa/Postville
Straate, a senior forward, averaged 18.3 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 2.7 blocks and 2.3 steals in three games during the week. She shot 63.6 percent (21-of-33) from the floor and 81.3 percent (13-of-16) from the free throw line in victories over Central (97-72), Cornell (81-55) and Buena Vista (72-69) as Luther took over sole possession of second place in the Conference. She scored 17 points (on 7-of-13 shooting), had nine rebounds, two steals and a block against Central. Against Cornell, Straate scored 12 points (on 3-of-6 shooting), had seven rebounds, four steals, three blocks and three assists. She finished the week with a double-double against Buena Vista, scoring 26 points (on 11-of-14 shooting) to go along with 14 rebounds, five assists, four blocks and a steal. (IIAC Female Athlete of the Week)

Natalie Pucci, Loras College, West Dundee, Ill./Jacobs
Pucci, a sophomore guard, averaged 22.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists while playing all 80 minutes in two games during the week. She shot 40.5 percent (15-of-37) from the floor, including 45.0 percent (9-of-20) from behind the 3-point arc, and 75.0 percent (6-of-8) from the free throw line in victories over Dubuque (67-65) and Buena Vista (75-71). Against Dubuque, she scored 21 points (on 7-of-19 shooting), grabbed seven rebounds, and had four assists. Pucci scored a career-high 24 points (on 8-of-18 shooting), had five rebounds, two assists and two steals as Loras won at Buena Vista for the first time since the 2000-01 season and moved the Duhawks into a third-place tie in the Conference.

Katie Maguire, Buena Vista Univ., Treynor, Iowa/Treynor
Maguire, a senior guard, averaged 28.3 points, 5.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in three games during the week. She shot 55.0 percent (22-of-40) from the field, including 68.2 percent (15-of-22) from behind the 3-point arc, and 89.7 percent (26-of-29) from the free throw line in victories over Coe (90-68) and Cornell (81-73), and a loss to Simpson (91-82). Maguire scored 24 points (on 7-of-17 shooting), had six assists, three rebounds and three steals against Coe. In an overtime loss to Simpson, she became the fourth player in school history to score 1500 career points as she scored 32 (on 9-of-14 shooting) to go along with three steals, a rebound and an assist. She finished the week with a 29-point, nine-assist, five-rebound outing against Cornell, connecting on 6-of-9 shots, including all five 3-point attempts, and 12-of-13 free throws. (IIAC Female Athlete of the Week)

Katie Maguire, Buena Vista University, Treynor, Iowa/Treynor
Maguire, a senior guard, averaged 24.0 points, 11.0 assists and 6.0 rebounds per game during the week. She shot 38.7 percent (12-of-31) from the floor, including 42.9 percent (6-of-14) from behind the three-point arc, and 85.7 percent (18-of-21) from the free throw line in victories over Wartburg (91-76) and Dubuque (93-64). She fell one point shy of her career-high as she scored 33 points (on 9-of-17 shooting) against Wartburg to go along with nine assists and six rebounds. Against Dubuque she had a career-high 13 assists to go along with 15 points (on 3-of-14 shooting), six rebounds and two steals. (IIAC Female Athlete of the Week)

Katelyn Whiton, Simpson College, Panora, Iowa/Perry
Whiton, a sophomore forward, averaged 17.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.3 assists in three games during the week. She shot 57.5 percent (23-of-40) from the floor and 63.6 percent (7-of-11) from the free throw line in victories over Coe (70-47), Wartburg (75-50) and Cornell (75-47) as Simpson improved to 6-0 in Conference-play. Whiton scored 14 points (on 6-of-15 shooting), had six rebounds, a steal and a block against Coe. She scored 18 points (on 9-of-10 shooting), had seven rebounds, five steals and two assists against Wartburg. Whiton finished the week with a double-double against Cornell, scoring 21 points (on 8-of-15 shooting) and grabbing 10 rebounds. She also had two assists and a steal. (IIAC Female Athlete of the Week)

Dani Merriman, Cornell College, Colorado Springs, Colo./William J. Palmer
Merriman, a freshman guard, scored 20 points, had five rebounds, two steals and an assist in Cornell’s 62-57 victory over Buena Vista. She shot 63.6 percent from the floor (7-of-11), including 60.0 percent (6-of-10) from behind the 3-point arc as Cornell snapped Buena Vista’s 28-game Conference regular season winning streak and halted its own 18-game Conference losing streak. In loses to Wartburg (75-70) and Waldorf (76-50), she scored 10 and three points, respectively.

Kelli Staley, Buena Vista University, Charter Oak, Iowa/Boyer Valley
Staley, a senior forward, averaged 21.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.0 assists in two games during the week. She shot 52.2 percent (12-of-23) from the floor, including 3-of-7 from behind the 3-point arc, and 78.9 percent (15-of-19) from the free throw line in victories over Mount Marty (73-57) and Nebraska Wesleyan (89-69). Staley scored 11 points, had eight rebounds (0-8), an assist, a steal and a block against Mount Marty, becoming the fourth player in school history to record 200 career steals. She scored a career-high 31 points (on 11-of-14 shooting) against Nebraska Wesleyan to go along with six rebounds (1-5), three steals and an assist. (IIAC Female Athlete of the Week)

Heather Kay, Simpson College, Walnut, Iowa/Walnut
Kay, a senior forward, averaged 11.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists in two games. She shot 40.0 percent (6-of-15) from the floor, including 75.0 percent (3-of-4) from behind the 3-point arc, and 66.7 percent (8-of-12) from the free throw line in a loss to #9-ranked Scranton (71-54) and a victory over Bates (82-71) at the adidas/D-3 Desert Shootout in Las Vegas, Nev. In a losing effort, Kay scored 12 points (on 3-of-9 shooting), had five rebounds (2-3), three assists and two steals. She recorded a double-double the third-place game against Bates, scoring 11 points (on 3-of-6 shooting) and grabbing 12 rebounds (2-10) to go along with five assists, a steal and a block. (IIAC Female Athlete of the Week)