ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) 鈥� Michigan’s is making a name for herself in March Madness.
and get a lot of attention and accolades, and rightfully so, but Holloway is showing she is also a potential star in women’s college basketball.
Her teammates say she’s the best point guard in the country.
And, she agrees.
鈥淚 can鈥檛 really say anybody else,鈥� Holloway said.
will get at least one more opportunity in to show what she can do.
鈥淪he鈥檚 just a special player, and you put her alongside those other really special players, and we got a chance to create something special,鈥� coach said.
The second-seeded will face third-seeded on Saturday in the Sweet 16. The winner will play top-seeded or fifth-seeded on Monday in the Fort Worth Regional final with a spot in the Final Four at stake.
Michigan hasn’t made it past the Elite Eight in program history, but the maize and blue have never had a team as talented as the current squad that has led by Olson, Swords and Holloway.
Olson is a third-team Associated Press All-America player and a first-team All-Big Ten honoree. Swords, who represented Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics, was also first-team All-Big Ten.
鈥淭hey definitely deserve everything that does come their way,鈥� Holloway said. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e the hardest workers I know.鈥�
Holloway did earn honorable mention recognition in the conference, ranking behind 25 Big Ten players on the first, second and third team. That seems to underestimate the impact she has at both ends of the court during the best regular season in Michigan history that led to the program’s best seeding in the the NCAA Tournament.
鈥淪he鈥檚 the best point guard in the country,鈥� Olson said.
Second-team players Hannah Hidalgo of Notre Dame, TCU’s Olivia Miles and Ohio State’s Jaloni Cambridge are widely recognized as the top point guards in the country.
Holloway has a chance to be part of the conversation if she can help the Wolverines reach the Final Four for the first time, a tough task with the Cardinals up next and potentially the top-seeded Longhorns awaiting in their home state.
Even if Holloway has to match up with the best players in women’s basketball, she will be prepared after growing up competing against her brother, Aden, Alabama’s second-leading scorer going into its Sweet 16 matchup with Michigan on Friday night. Aden Holloway was suspended indefinitely after being earlier this month.
In 1-on-1 games, he never took it easy on his little sister.
鈥淲e didn’t keep score, but we played all the time,鈥� she said. 鈥淧laying bully ball, and everything.鈥�
Holloway, who is from Charlotte, North Carolina, does just about everything for the Wolverines.
She is the primary ball handler for one of the highest-scoring teams in the country, averaging 4.8 assists. She scores on 3-pointers 鈥� including a career-high five in the first round against Holy Cross 鈥� mid-range jumpers and layups to average 12.6 points.
In the first round, Holloway led the team with 20 points and followed that up by leading the team in rebounds (nine), assists (six) and scored 13 points in the second round against N.C. State.
鈥淪he鈥檚 shooting 40% from 3 and has made the second most on the team,鈥� Wolfpack coach Wes Moore said. “And then with her quickness and ability to get to the rim, that鈥檚 a tough matchup. So I think start there. She鈥檚 one of the top in the category of steals, so she makes plays on defense and gets them going in transition.
鈥淲hen you鈥檙e recruiting if you can get a player that can shoot 40% from 3 and be explosive to the rim, that鈥檚 a heck of a player.鈥�
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