ESPNW Labels Tillett Coach of the Week in Women’s Power Rankings

3/8/2023 10:19:00 AM

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – ESPN writer M.A. Voepel tabbed Saint Louis women's basketball head coach Rebecca Tillett the Coach of the Week Monday in the final installment of ESPN's 2022-23 women's college basketball Power Rankings.

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Voepel wrote:
The Billikens earned the first NCAA tournament appearance in program history with their run through the Atlantic 10 tournament. They were the No. 3 seed, but their 17-17 record is deceiving. They've won 11 of their last 12 games, getting their second victory this season against top-seeded UMass in the A-10 title game.

Iowa's Clark wasn't the only one with a triple-double to secure a tournament championship Sunday; Saint Louis' Julia Martinez did it as well with 17 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists as St. Louis won 91-85 in overtime.

Tillett is in her first season at SLU after four years with Longwood; she led the Lancers to their first NCAA tournament last year. Tillett is just the second coach in D-I history to win an automatic NCAA berth in different leagues in consecutive years.

After a playing career with at William and Mary, Tillett coached at the high school level in Virginia for a decade before going to the college ranks. She took over at Longwood after being an assistant at Navy.