Mulloy named IIAC Player of the Week

Cornell freshman point guard Rikki Mulloy has been named Iowa Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the period ending Feb. 19.

Mulloy made a triumphant return to the lineup Saturday, scoring a career-high 29 points in leading the Rams to a 76-62 home win over Buena Vista in the regular-season finale. With the win, Cornell (9-14 overall, 7-9 IIAC) earned the No. 6 seed in the IIAC Tournament and travels to play No. 3 seed Dubuque (15-10, 10-6 IIAC) in a first-round game tonight (Tuesday, Feb. 21) in Dubuque.

Mulloy had 17 points by intermission as the Rams opened a 40-19 lead at halftime. She shot 9-of-14 from the field, knocked down five 3-point goals and made all six of her free throw attempts. Mulloy added four assists and three steals to a dynamic all-around performance.

Mulloy came back from an ankle injury that forced her to sit out Wednesday's 59-53 regular-season loss at Dubuque. Cornell beat the Spartans 54-47 on Dec. 7, 2011, in Mount Vernon. The Rams are making their first postseason appearance since 2006.

Mulloy is the IIAC's leading scorer at 16.1 points per game. She is third in the league in 3-pointers made (2.05 pg), fifth in free throw percentage (79.6) and fifth in steals (2.05 spg).