One day after receiving both the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Women's Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week and Pio of the Week awards, Carroll Forward Natalie Gricius has been named to the D3hoops.com National Team of the Week. A native of Oconomowoc, Wis., Gricius helped the 13th-ranked Pioneers win the Hope Tournament over the weekend, en route to Most Valuable Player honors as part of Hope's All-Tournament Team.

In last week's two games, Gricius averaged 19.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. In Friday's 51-point win over Olivet, Gricius scored 12 points in 14 minutes. She followed that up with game-highs of 27 points and eight rebounds in an 80-75 overtime victory at #12 Hope, handing the Dutch just their 12th loss in 272 career games at their home facility, Devos Arena. In that overtime period, Gricius played a vital role, scoring 12 of the team's 15 points in the extra frame, while converting 9-of-14 shots on the day and 8-of-9 from the free throw line.

Gricius is Carroll's second-leading scorer, ranking seventh in the CCIW with 16.3 points per game, which has helped the Pioneers get out to a 4-1 start to the season. She also ranks fifth in the conference in field goal percentage (.500), while also ranking fourth in free throw percentage (.822).

The Team of the Week is D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll, in their 28th season of recognizing the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous week. The entire Team of the Week can be found at: https://d3hoops.com/awards/tow/2024-25/week2.