The four hottest players in NCAA women’s hoops this week

The GIST: Why let the winter chill bring you down when you can warm up with these searing-hot NCAA women’s basketball stars instead? As teams barrel through cutthroat nonconference play, let’s dig into the hoopers heating up the hardwood. Cozy.

🔥 Junior Audi Crooks, No. 10 Iowa State: Crooks is the talk of the town right now — the league’s scoring leader put up 30-plus points for the third straight game (!!!) in Wednesday’s rivalry win over No. 11 Iowa. That puts her on track to join Philadelphia 76er Joel Embiid as the only players in NCAA (women’s or men’s), NBA, and WNBA history to average at least one point per minute.

🔥 Junior Madison Booker, No. 2 Texas: The preseason All-American recorded her career-first triple-double during Wednesday’s blowout of UTRGV, recording 28 points, 10 assists, and 10 rebounds. Under her leadership, this talented squad is undefeated through one of the league’s toughest nonconference schedules — can they stay hot against No. 13 Baylor Sunday at 1 p.m. ET?

🔥Sophomore Sarah Strong and grad student Azzi Fudd, No. 1 UConn: Speaking of undefeated teams (of which there are 12), the reigning champs are rolling, powered by this dynamic duo. They’re averaging 17.9 and 18.2 points, respectively, and are in top form for tomorrow’s Elite Eight rematch against the still JuJu-less No. 16 USC at 5:30 p.m. ET. Locked in.